the challenge
As a Senior Data Engineer at HEMA, you operate at the intersection of data engineering, platform engineering, and architecture. You are responsible for building reliable data products while also helping define how our data ecosystem evolves.
You play a key role in developing and improving our central data platform. You contribute to platform engineering efforts by standardising ways of working, improving developer experience, and helping other teams onboard and use the platform effectively. This includes working with AWS-based tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and modern data processing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka.
You also contribute to governance and architecture. You help define and enforce data standards, ensure data quality, and support a scalable and compliant data ecosystem. This includes working with data catalogues, access control mechanisms, and ensuring traceability and discoverability of datasets across the organisation.
Occasionally, you assist dedicated ETL squads to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that ingest, transform, and serve data from a wide range of domains. These pipelines are part of a broader data mesh setup, where teams own their data products and contribute to a shared platform. You ensure that data is reliable, well-structured, and easily consumable for analytics, reporting, and operational use.
From a solution architecture perspective, you think beyond individual pipelines. You help design end-to-end data solutions, balancing business needs with technical scalability, performance, and cost-awareness. You collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and architects to ensure that solutions fit within HEMA’s broader technology landscape.
Collaboration is key: you work in cross-functional teams with data engineers, analysts, and software engineers. You actively share knowledge, mentor less experienced colleagues, and contribute to building a strong internal engineering culture.
what we offer
At HEMA, you’ll experience an environment where people truly work together. You’ll receive proper guidance, useful feedback, and gain valuable experience. Whether you are looking to extend your knowledge and skills or to help others grow, you are welcome here.
In addition, at HEMA you’ll get:
💸 A competitive salary based on your knowledge and experience.
🌴 30 vacation days (based on a 40-hour week) and 8% holiday allowance, so you can recharge in time.
🎯 A variable bonus of up to 14% of your annual salary – depending on our collective results.
💸 A monthly net expense allowance.
🎄 A fixed year-end bonus of 4% of your annual salary.
🛍️ 15% staff discount on all your HEMA favorites – from tompouce pastries to towels and notebooks.
🧓A solid pension plan, so you're well taken care of later too.
🚗 Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer (starting from 10 km one-way, up to a max of 30 km).
🎡 Access to the ‘benefits at work’ platform, with discounts on top brands, day trips, and other extras that make life more fun.
you'll bring
- Extensive experience as a Senior Data Engineer in complex environments
- Strong experience designing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
- Deep experience with modern data stacks (e.g. all core AWS services, Spark, Kafka, Databricks or similar)
- Experience with platform engineering principles and improving developer experience
- Solid understanding of data governance, data quality, and data modelling
- Experience working in cloud-native environments and CI/CD-driven setups
- Ability to think in solution architecture: designing scalable, maintainable end‑to‑end data solutions
- Strong stakeholder management skills; able to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Analytical mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Fluent in English
HEMA
At HEMA, over 17,000 colleagues work together to create a better everyday life in a more beautiful world. With products that are more practical, more beautiful, better—and that last longer too. And with colorful stores in towns, cities, and online. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but we’re not done yet. HEMA is truly HEMA again and ready for the next step. Our ambition? To become a frontrunner in a challenging market. We do this together, as one team, with proud colleagues, entrepreneurs, and partners. By playing to win. That means being curious, seizing opportunities, working together with joy, and always aiming for the best result. You speak up, challenge others, and help each other grow. With your uniquecontribution, you can help build the HEMA of tomorrow. Are you in?
