Staff Platform Data Engineer (m/f/d)

The central Business Intelligence team builds and maintains the SIXT Data Platform and its Data Catalogue, serving thousands of users globally. Our flagship product, the SIXT Data Shop, ingests tens of millions of events daily, processes them to meet diverse consumer needs, and delivers insights through a comprehensive toolbox—from self-service batch processes to real-time ML model endpoints. Our current focus areas include advancing operational automation, expanding self-service capabilities for data ingestion, ETL workflows, and distribution, and enabling innovative use cases for our customers. Our team of 30 Data Engineers and Business Intelligence Engineers is hands-on, collaborative, and constantly exploring cutting-edge technologies. At SIXT, we value success, agility, ownership, and intercultural collaboration. Join us and become part of the SIXT family. YOUR ROLE AT SIXT You drive Innovation: Explore and implement the latest AWS and big data technologies to uncover hidden opportunities, enable new capabilities, and build integrations for the SIXT Data Shop You own Platform Foundations: Design, build, and operate the core infrastructure underpinning the Data Platform—Kubernetes workloads, AWS services, and reusable Terraform modules—with a focus on reliability, scalability, and developer experience You collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Data Engineers, BI Analysts, and Data Scientists to architect optimal solutions for diverse analytical use cases, including dashboarding, ad hoc analytics, data-as-a-product, and machine learning You shape Platform Strategy: Contribute to the Data Platform vision and roadmap through your expertise, innovative ideas, and intellectual curiosity, and set technical direction and engineering standards that the wider team builds on You ensure Data Integrity: Demonstrate exceptional work ethics and integrity when handling sensitive customer data, maintaining the highest standards of data protection YOUR SKILLS MATTER Educat