Staff Data Engineer

About Oviva

The role

About you

• Extensive professional data engineering experience with a track record designing end-to-end data systems.
• Strong SQL and Python expertise; experience with cloud data warehouses such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift and transformation tools such as dbt.
• Experience building and operating batch or streaming pipelines using orchestration tools such as Airflow, Prefect, or Dagster.
• Ability to write clear technical specifications and explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Preferred, but not required: streaming architectures, infrastructure as code, or high-growth health-tech experience.
• Open to feedback, curious to learn, and motivated to make an impact.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines, transformation layers, and data products with clear documentation.
• Define best practices for testing, data modeling, CI/CD pipelines, and data quality frameworks.
• Collaborate with analytics, data science, and product engineering to translate business goals into technical designs.
• Monitor pipeline health and optimize data infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Support team growth through code reviews, technical pairing, and knowledge sharing.

Workplace and schedule

• Oviva describes its working culture as flexible remote/hybrid across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland.
• The company offers flexible working hours and a home working allowance.

What Oviva offers

• Mission-driven work and opportunities for growth, with a stated path to broader strategic leadership.
• Annual learning and development budget, home working allowance, and flexible working hours.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, enhanced leave, and inclusive policies.