Data Engineer

About the role

Nexthink, a provider of digital employee experience management software, is looking for a skilled and intellectually curious Data Engineer to join its team in Madrid. You will design and maintain robust data pipelines, turn complex datasets into actionable insights and build the analytical infrastructure behind strategic decisions. The position is full-time and hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines that integrate data from multiple sources, ensuring quality, consistency and reliability through validation, cleansing and monitoring.
• Build and optimise data models for reporting and analytics at scale, and explore LLM and AI capabilities within data workflows.
• Analyse data to uncover trends and opportunities, and build interactive Power BI dashboards and reports using DAX and Power Query, understandable to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Track and report KPIs across business units, improve data processes and optimise reports and models for scalability.
• Partner with teams across the organisation to turn business needs into data solutions, and act as a subject matter expert in data engineering and analytics.

Required profile

• 4+ years of experience in a data analyst, data engineer or similar role.
• Proven experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong SQL skills and strong Python skills, including data manipulation, automation and pipeline scripting; testing and code quality experience is a plus.
• Experience building interactive Power BI reports from multiple data sources.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.

Required skills

• DAX and Power Query for data modelling and report development.
• ETL/ELT pipeline development.
• Preferred: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics.

What we offer

• Base salary of EUR 31,000 - 53,000 gross per year, with an OTE of EUR 35,000 - 59,000 including a performance bonus.
• Private health insurance and daily meal vouchers fully covered.
• Hybrid work model, flexible hours and unlimited paid leave plus 3 company-paid volunteer days.
• Gym subscription allowance, childcare and transport compensation plan, and reimbursement of up to 50% of English and Spanish courses.
• Office refreshments, regular company events and referral bonuses; relocation package for candidates coming from another country.