Data Engineer – Data Intelligence

About trivago

At trivago, we believe that finding the perfect hotel can be simpler and more convenient. Our leading metasearch engine is super fast and constantly optimized – enabling millions of travelers to easily search for hotels across several booking sites and find the best deals. Complemented by cutting-edge technology, real-time auction, and machine learning techniques, we use petabytes of data to create an exceptional user experience, delivering attractive hotel deals in one search. This experience is only made possible, thanks to our skilled talents united in our campus in Düsseldorf, Germany and working to shape the future of travel.

Join us in making a difference

As a Data Engineer in the Data Intelligence unit, you'll collaborate closely with your team of data engineers, data scientists, analysts, working on petabytes of data to enable reporting, bidding, and experimentation of data pipelines. Your expertise will contribute to the overall success of our travel technology. If you are passionate about SQL and have a solid engineering background with interest in DataOps and business impact, we’d love to hear from you!

How you'll make an impact:

• Build and own our core data tables to enable high impact data-driven decision making
• Design and implement efficient data pipelines
• Research and develop data quality check approach & tools
• Collaborate with our core data teams to establish good design patterns and architecture guidelines focused towards building reusable and robust solutions
• Understand the needs of data analysts and scientists to ensure usability of core tables while considering the changeability of data input
• Experiment with new technologies while keeping business priorities in mind               

What you'll need to thive:

• 4+ years working experience in writing clean maintainable code with a software engineering mindset 
• Excellent SQL skills with a highly-analytical mind, you are able to read, understand and improve other people's code
• Solid experience with several programming languages in a data-related context e.g. Python or Java
• Exposure to data workflow management systems e.g. Apache Oozie, Airflow
• Experience with cloud technology e.g. GCP, BigQuery
• Product mindset to understand business needs and develop scalable engineering solutions
• Drive to learn and apply new technologies and techniques
• Good communication skills and confidence in presenting ideas and findings to stakeholders
• Fluency in English (our company language)

Stand out with:

• Hands-on experience with distributed systems (Hadoop, Spark)
• Exposure to streaming data technologies like Kafka
• Familiar with BI and monitoring tools (Looker, Grafana etc)

Worried about missing a few requirements? Still apply, and express your motivation as you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

What you can look forward to:

• Enjoy flexible working hours and the generous time-off option offered through our self-determined vacation policy
• Savor your meals with a daily budget of 6.90€ for our canteen, complemented by free snacks and drinks on campus
• Have access to health insurance coverage for you and your family's well-being
• Prepare for the future with our company pension plan
• Settle in Düsseldorf with a relocation package suited to you and your family’s needs 
• Save on commuting costs with a subsidized company ticket for public transportation and campus parking
• Stay fit and active using our free on-campus gym, complete with sports classes
• Achieve work-life harmony through our hybrid model with 2 days per week mobile work
• Work with cutting-edge technology and tools to enhance productivity
• Satisfy your wanderlust with the opportunity to work from abroad for up to 20 days annually
• Join educational campus meetups with colleagues and externals, fostering valuable learning and networking experiences