Data Platform Engineer
Damia Group Portugal Portugal
Looking for a Remote Worldwide DevOps role? Data Platform Engineer at Damia Group Portugal is listed on Makely Remote Jobs as a Full-time opening based in Portugal (Worldwide). Review the role overview below, then apply on the employer’s original listing — Makely Remote Jobs does not process applications.
Role overview
Expires at: 2027-05-12
Remote policy: Full remote
Main requirements
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Database Reliability & Scaling:
- Own the health and performance of their core databases.
- Own and optimize their MongoDB clusters and OpenSearch indexes, which houses billions of documents. You will design sharding strategies and indexing patterns to ensure search performance.
- Design and implement a multi-tier storage strategy. You will determine which data remains "hot" in production databases for their Product team and which data is offloaded to "cold/analytical" storage for AI and R&D.
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Data Access Layer:
- Build and maintain internal APIs that allow internal teams to build features without worrying about the underlying database complexities.
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Schema Evolution & Migrations:
- Lead the strategy for updating data structures across billions of records. You will design "no-downtime" migration paths for their production MongoDB and OpenSearch environments.
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Data Platform & Architecture
- Own and evolve their Core Data Architecture, ensuring it supports analytics, product features, AI workflows, and internal consumption.
- Evaluate the feasibility and ROI of introducing a Data Lakehouse architecture for long-term storage and AI training.
- Define standards for how data is ingested, stored, versioned, and exposed to downstream systems.
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Data Quality & Documentation:
- Ensure data accuracy, freshness, and consistency through validation and testing.
- Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation of pipelines, schemas, and data assets to enable internal adoption.
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Collaboration:
- Act as a bridge between Core, Product, and R&D, ensuring research initiatives (e.g. data enrichment) are integrated into the Core platform.
- Translate business and product needs into scalable, maintainable data solutions.
- Comfortable working in async-first environments, keeping task statuses and documentation up to date for full team visibility.
- 5+ years of experience in Backend, Data Engineering and/or Data Platform roles, specifically within high-concurrency/high-volume environments.
- NoSQL & Search Expert. Professional experience tuning MongoDB and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch at massive scale (sharding, cluster topology, query optimization).
- Strong Python Skills. Proficiency in writing production-grade, highly efficient Python. Experience with asynchronous programming (FastAPI, etc.) for building high-performance Internal APIs is essential.
- System Design & Architecture. A strong grasp of distributed systems, including eventual consistency, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and caching strategies to protect production databases.
- Strategic Storage Thinking. Familiarity with Data Lakehouse concepts (e.g., Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg). Proven experience building one.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to documentation.
- Self-managed and comfortable working cross-functionally.
- Fluent in English.
- Tax residency in Portugal.
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure Cloud services or equivalent.
- Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow, Prefect, or similar.
- Exposure to AI/ML workflows or supporting AI teams with data pipelines.
- Knowledge of Data Observability tools to monitor data quality and indexing lag at scale.
- Interest or experience in influencer marketing or social media analytics.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary and other social benefits
- Opportunities for growth and professional development
- Workplace: Remote, with the possibility of using their Nomad Offices (their next location is in Greece)
- Schedule: Flexible, with the requirement to ensure a minimum of 4 hours of overlap with the normal working hours in Portugal (9 am-6 pm)
- A curious, collaborative, and forward-thinking team.
- They are equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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