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Senior Data Engineer - ODS

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-30 Madrid Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 3,500 EUR–5,200 EUR/mo

About the Company

platform, ensuring the best customer experience using cutting-edge technology. Openbank, our flagship partner, is where we develop our most advanced concepts first. Be part of our Best-in-Class team and help us create unique value for our customers THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE As a Senior Data Engineer within the Data Management department, you will design, build and optimize scalable data solutions that support analytics, machine learning, reporting and business-critical decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • ● ipelines and distributed processing solutions using Spark-based technologies. This role is ideal for someone with strong data engineering fundamentals, hands-on experience with Spark, and the ability to build reliable production data solutions in cloud environments.
  • ● To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:
  • ● Designing, developing and optimizing large-scale data pipelines using Apache Spark and Scala.
  • ● Building and maintaining batch and near-real-time data processing solutions for high-volume data environments.
  • ● Creating reliable, reusable and well-structured datasets consumed by Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning and business teams.
  • ● Working with cloud data platforms (AWS), to process, transform, store and expose data efficiently.
  • ● Implementing data quality, validation, monitoring and documentation practices across data pipelines.
  • ● Collaborating with Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Architecture and business teams to understand requirements and deliver practical data solutions.
  • ● Contributing to engineering best practices around code quality, testing, version control, CI/CD and automation.

Requirements

  • ● Professional Experience
  • ● + years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data Engineering, or similar technical roles. Required
  • ● + years of hands-on experience working with Spark in real projects with Scala. Required
  • ● Fluent Spanish. Preferred
  • ● Professional English. Required Hard Skills
  • ● Strong experience with Spark-based distributed processing. Required
  • ● Strong Scala coding skills for data engineering use cases. Required
  • ● Solid SQL knowledge and experience working with relational and analytical databases. Required
  • ● Understanding of data quality, validation, monitoring and performance optimization. Required
  • ● Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously. Required
  • ● Ownership mindset and focus on building reliable, maintainable solutions. Required
  • ● Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required
  • ● Collaborative approach and ability to work across Data Engineering, Data Science, ML and business teams. Required
  • ● Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, frameworks and cloud services. Required
  • ● WHAT TO DO NEXT
  • ● If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.
  • ● READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY
  • ● Open Digital Services is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.
  • ● We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
  • ● The personal data you provide as well as any data generated during the selection process are confidential and will be processed by Open Digital Services, S.L. with registered office at Plaza de Santa Bárbara 2, 28004 (Madrid), Madrid, Spain for the sole purpose of managing your participation in the selection processes and, where appropriate, to formalise your recruitment.