We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.The Team:
The Financial Platform Group is part of our Data & Analytics org within Finance Planning and Analytics (FP&A). Our team acquires, processes, cleanses, and stores internal company data from multiple business systems in a central, cloud-based data environment. As a Data Engineer, you will work closely with a small, distributed team of Analysts, Analytics Engineers, and Data Engineers to develop, operate, and support our modern lakehouse data platform. This role offers the opportunity to design and implement scalable data infrastructure and pipelines to unlock insights from our data and power our Celonis Process Intelligence Platform.
The Role:As a Data Engineer on the Financial Data Platform team, your primary responsibility will be designing, building, and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our Celonis Process Intelligence Platform.
You will collaborate with a distributed group of Analysts, Analytics Engineers, and fellow Data Engineers to develop scalable, reliable data pipelines and processes that transform our internal company data into valuable insights. This role offers the opportunity to significantly impact our data architecture while continuously enhancing our modern data stack.
The work you’ll do:
Develop and optimize data ingestion pipelines: Use data integration services to extract data from various source systems and load it into targets, such as Catalogs, Lakes, Warehouses, Execution Management Systems, and other Business Systems.
Expand data coverage: Integrate with APIs, databases, and custom sources to ensure reliable and efficient data ingestion and broaden the scope of the data you work with.
Design scalable data processing jobs: Implement ELT patterns and data frameworks to transform raw source data into refined, analysis-ready datasets.
Ensure data quality and observability: Build data quality checks, manage dependencies, and maintain pipeline health using asset-based orchestration tools that provide full end-to-end observability.
Build event-driven microservices: Create efficient processes for handling data transformations and processing tasks.
Collaborate with analytical stakeholders: Partner with analysts and analytics engineers to understand data requirements, model data effectively in the Data Warehouse, and ensure pipelines deliver timely, complete data.
Ensure data security and compliance: Implement access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms to safeguard our data.
Monitor and troubleshoot pipelines: Proactively monitor the health of data pipelines, diagnose issues, and implement solutions to minimize downtime and data delays.
Adopt and implement new technologies: Continuously evaluate emerging tools and technologies to enhance the efficiency and scalability of our data stack.
The qualifications you need:
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, or a related technical field.
3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, designing and operating data infrastructure and pipelines in the cloud, preferably on AWS.
Strong proficiency in object-oriented Python and SQL for data processing and pipeline development.
Experience with data orchestration tools like Dagster, Airflow, Prefect, or Luigi.
Familiarity with data lake and lakehouse technologies such as Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark, and AWS Services such as Athena, EMR, Glue, and S3.
Exposure to stream processing and event-driven architectures using AWS Lambda or similar tools.
Knowledge of data warehousing and modeling techniques, especially in Redshift. Data Vault 2.0 is a plus.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Passion for building scalable and reliable data systems to drive business impact.
What Celonis Can Offer You:
The unique opportunity to work with industry-leading process mining technology
Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities, L&D platform, mentorships, and more)
Great compensation and benefits packages (equity (restricted stock units), life insurance, time off, generous leave for new parents from day one, and more). For intern and working student benefits, click here.
Physical and mental well-being support (subsidized gym membership, access to counseling, virtual events on well-being topics, and more)
A global and growing team of Celonauts from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with
An open-minded culture with innovative, autonomous teams
Business Resource Groups to help you feel connected, valued and seen (Black@Celonis, Women@Celonis, Parents@Celonis, Pride@Celonis, Resilience@Celonis, and more)
A clear set of company values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future
About Us:
Celonis helps some of the world’s largest and most esteemed brands make processes work for people, companies and the planet. With over 5,000 enterprise customer deployments across nearly every industry, the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses process mining and AI to give you a living digital twin of your business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and empowers companies to reduce waste, create value and benefit people across the top, bottom, and green lines. Since 2011, the Celonis platform has enabled its customers to identify more than $18 billion in value. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.
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Equal Opportunity at Celonis:
Celonis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment and equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. We will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind. We make all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. As a US federal contractor, we are committed to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Different makes us better.
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