Principal Analytics Engineer (fmd)

At Trusted Shops were shaping Europes Community of Trust a space where Businesses and Consumers connect with confidence transparency and security. Every day millions of Users and thousands of Companies across Europe trust us to deliver safe reliable and seamless digital experiences.

Data Services is shifting from being strong in raw data to reliably delivering prepared standardized data products as the foundation for self-service reporting product-facing APIs (Metrics-as-a-Service) and AI/agent access (e.g. via MCP). We are building these products inside one shared Data Lakehouse where multiple domain teams build to a common standard.

To make that real we need someone to set the technical bar. As Principal Analytics Engineer (f/m/d) you define the lakehouse architecture and the standards that let teams move fast without fragmenting you embed in the Product Data Domain to ship genuine data products and you raise the craft of everyone around you. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with real autonomy. You shape how we build not just execute a backlog.

To join our Data Service Domain we are looking for a:

Principal Analytics Engineer (f/m/d)

Cologne (hybrid) or Berlin (remote) Permanent Contract (Full-time)

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture with the teams. Define and evolve the lakehouse architecture (S3 Apache Iceberg Athena dbt): table and layer design partitioning and compaction schema evolution multi-team isolation and unified catalog & discoverability. You design together with the teams not in isolation

• Standards that make data products real. Modeling conventions the semantic layer data-product definitions testing and data-quality CI/CD documentation and metadata so products are reliably consumable by humans APIs and AI agents alike

• Exemplary delivery. Build data products in the Product domain that set the pattern others follow. You ship not just advise

• AI-ready data. Design metadata and semantic layers so agents query our metrics correctly; pioneer concrete AI use cases in the build workflow (AI-assisted modeling testing documentation review)

• Spotting whats next. Track the lakehouse analytics-engineering and AI landscape; run lightweight evaluations; and drive adoption of approaches that earn their place

• Growing people. Mentor analysts and engineers raise review quality create technical clarity and constructively question the status quo

Why Join Trusted Shops

• Personal Development: Youll receive direct support from your Engineering Manager ensuring your growth and success

• Health & Wellbeing: Participate in monthly health activities and earn an extra vacation day for achieving health goals

• Continuous Learning: Enjoy your Self Education Day every last Friday of the month where you can focus on personal growth attend internal tech talks read a book or work on your goals

• Inclusive Work Culture: Flexible working options and a focus on work-life balance. No late-night work expected

• If you want to know more about our organisation feel free to check out the LinkedIn articles of our CTO

• Deep hands-on lakehouse experience.You have designed and built lakehouse architectures not just used one. You are strong with open table formats (Apache Iceberg or equivalent) object storage (S3) serverless query engines (Athena or equivalent) and dbt

• Excellent analytics-engineering craft.Data-product and dimensional modeling testing CI/CD and a real instinct for query performance and cost

• Demonstrated technical leadership beyond a single team.You have set standards or architecture that other teams adopted and you can influence without formal authority

• A product mindset.You treat data as a product with consumers and SLAs including non-human consumers (APIs AI agents)

• Concrete hands-on AI experience in your own workplus genuine curiosity and a bias toward responsible experimentation

• Comfort with autonomy and ambiguity.You set direction make calls and bring people with you

What we offer you:

• Hybrid work: Combine flexible remote work with team time in the Cologne office (on-site days depending on your location)

• Workation: Temporarily work from a destination of your choice within the EU Iceland Liechtenstein or Norway

• Permanent contract with Europes trusted brand

• One Self Education Day per month

• 28 vacation days 2.5 additional days off at Christmas New Years Eve and Carnival

• Buddy programme (an experienced trustee is at your side)

• Individual training opportunities

• Events (Team Events Unit Events etc.)

• Health Pass (free online and offline sports fitness and health courses)

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