Principal Analytics Engineer (f/m/d)

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<p><span style="color:#121317">At Trusted Shops, we’re shaping Europe’s </span><em><span style="color:#121317">Community of Trust</span></em><span style="color:#121317"> – a space where Businesses and Consumers connect with confidence, transparency, and security. Every day, millions of Users and thousands of Companies across Europe trust us to deliver safe, reliable, and seamless digital experiences.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><span style="color:#121317">Data Services is shifting from being strong in raw data to reliably delivering prepared, standardized data products as the foundation for self-service reporting, product-facing APIs (Metrics-as-a-Service), and AI/agent access (e.g. via MCP). We are building these products inside one shared Data Lakehouse, where multiple domain teams build to a common standard.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><span style="color:#121317">To make that real, we need someone to set the technical bar. As Principal Analytics Engineer (f/m/d) you define the lakehouse architecture and the standards that let teams move fast without fragmenting, you embed in the Product Data Domain to ship genuine data products, and you raise the craft of everyone around you. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with real autonomy. You shape how we build, not just execute a backlog.</span></p><p><span style="color:#121317"><br>To join our Data Service Domain, we are looking for a:</span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Principal Analytics Engineer (f/m/d)</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#121317">Cologne (hybrid) or Berlin (remote) | Permanent Contract (Full-time)</span></p><p><strong><span style="color:#121317"><br></span><span style="font-size:1.3em"><span style="color:#147AB6">Your Key Responsibilities:</span></span></strong></p><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Architecture, with the teams</span></strong><span style="color:#121317">. Define and evolve the lakehouse architecture (S3 + Apache Iceberg + Athena + dbt): table and layer design, partitioning and compaction, schema evolution, multi-team isolation, and unified catalog &amp; discoverability. You design together with the teams, not in isolation</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Standards that make data products real.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Modeling conventions, the semantic layer, data-product definitions, testing and data-quality, CI/CD, documentation and metadata, so products are reliably consumable by humans, APIs, and AI agents alike</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Exemplary delivery.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Build data products in the Product domain that set the pattern others follow. You ship, not just advise</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">AI-ready data.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Design metadata and semantic layers so agents query our metrics correctly; pioneer concrete AI use cases in the build workflow (AI-assisted modeling, testing, documentation, review)</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Spotting what's next.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Track the lakehouse, analytics-engineering, and AI landscape; run lightweight evaluations; and drive adoption of approaches that earn their place</span></p></li></ul><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW35193568 BCX0"><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW35193568 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Growing people.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Mentor analysts and engineers, raise review quality, create technical clarity, and constructively question the status quo</span></p></li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#121317"><br></span><span style="font-size:1.3em"><span style="color:#147AB6">Why Join Trusted Shops?</span></span></strong></p><ul><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Personal Development:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> You’ll receive direct support from your Engineering Manager, ensuring your growth and success</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Health &amp; Wellbeing:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Participate in monthly health activities and earn an extra vacation day for achieving health goals</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Continuous Learning:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Enjoy your “Self Education Day” every last Friday of the month, where you can focus on personal growth, attend internal tech talks, read a book, or work on your goals</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Inclusive Work Culture:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Flexible working options and a focus on work-life balance. No late-night work expected</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">If you want to know more about our organisation, feel free to check out the</span> <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/working-system-andr%25C3%25A9-neubauer-cfmpf/">LinkedIn articles</a> <span style="color:#121317">of our CTO</span></p></li></ul> <br> <ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Deep, hands-on lakehouse experience.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> You have designed and built lakehouse architectures not just used one. You are strong with open table formats (Apache Iceberg or equivalent), object storage (S3), serverless query engines (Athena or equivalent), and dbt</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Excellent analytics-engineering craft.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Data-product and dimensional modeling, testing, CI/CD, and a real instinct for query performance and cost</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Demonstrated technical leadership beyond a single team.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> You have set standards or architecture that other teams adopted, and you can influence without formal authority</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">A product mindset.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> You treat data as a product with consumers and SLAs, including non-human consumers (APIs, AI agents)</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Concrete, hands-on AI experience in your own work,</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> plus genuine curiosity and a bias toward responsible experimentation</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW64971609 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Comfort with autonomy and ambiguity.</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> You set direction, make calls, and bring people with you</span></p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:1.3em"><span style="color:#147AB6">What we offer you:</span></span></strong></p><ul><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Hybrid work: </span></strong><span style="color:#121317">Combine flexible remote work with team time in the Cologne office (on-site days depending on your location)</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#121317">Workation:</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> Temporarily work from a destination of your choice within the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Permanent contract with Europe's trusted brand</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">One "Self Education Day" per month</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">28 vacation days + 2.5 additional days off at Christmas, New Year's Eve and Carnival</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Buddy programme (an experienced trustee is at your side)</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Individual training opportunities</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Events (Team Events, Unit Events, etc.)</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Health Pass (free online and offline sports, fitness and health courses)</span></p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><em><span style="color:#121317">BUILD A COMMUNITY OF TRUST WITH US - #cometotr</span></em><strong><em><span style="color:#121317">us</span></em></strong><em><span style="color:#121317">t</span></em><span style="color:#121317"><br><br>Not sure if you are what we are looking for? 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