[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Klar Technologies SA de CV SFP

Role Description

We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help us build and scale our data platform from the ground up. You’ll play a key role in designing and implementing modern data architectures, including data lakes, lakehouses, and streaming pipelines, that will power critical business use cases such as AI, real-time analytics, reporting, reconciliations, and fraud detection.

This role is highly impactful: you’ll be working on core platform initiatives from day one, shaping how data is ingested, stored, processed, and consumed across the company.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data lakes and lakehouses, with a strong focus on Apache Iceberg and AWS-native services (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena).
• Develop streaming and batch data pipelines to handle large-scale, high-velocity data from multiple sources.
• Build out our real-time ingestion layer using Kafka (or similar), ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Optimize and maintain AWS-based infrastructure, including Redshift and surrounding services.
• Define and implement best practices for data quality, governance, monitoring, and reliability.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams to deliver scalable data solutions for AI/ML, fraud detection, and regulatory reporting.
• Take ownership of projects, work independently, and help guide the direction of our data platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, with a track record of building large-scale data platforms.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience building data lakes/lakehouses with frameworks such as Apache Iceberg (you will be working on this from day one).
• Strong skills in SQL, Python, and Git.
• Deep experience with AWS cloud services (S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena; Lake Formation is a plus).
• Experience with streaming technologies like Kafka, RisingWave, or Flink.
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools (dbt, Mage.ai, Airflow, Dagster, etc.).
• Advanced English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Desirable: Experience in Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Desirable: Experience working with Kubernetes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on performance and experience.
• Chance of earning Klar stock options.
• 26 days of paid vacation per year.
• Computer devices.
• Sponsored coaching and therapy sessions via Mantra Care.
• International work environment with amazing and highly skilled people.
• A world-class team that helps you evolve your skills in areas you're interested in.