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They help us think bigger, see beyond ourselves, and deepen our connection with others.\nAs one of the world’s leading audiobook and e-book streaming platforms, Storytel brings unlimited listening to millions of users across 25 markets. We’re at the forefront of digital storytelling, driven by a vision to make the world a more empathetic and creative place.\nReady for your next chapter? We are now on the lookout for a platform-focused Senior Data Engineer to join the team in Stockholm.\nAbout the Team\nThe Data Engineering team is responsible for empowering Storytel with data. We drive the full data lifecycle, from ingestion to delivery, and help ensure that the rest of the business have the data, tools and engineering collaboration needed to help make informed data-driven decisions. As a team, we provide cross-functional competencies in data engineering as well as analytics engineering to the rest of Storytel.\nSome of the tech stack and tools we work with are dbt (SQL), Looker, BigQuery, Python, Airflow, Terraform, CI/CD, Github, Airbyte as well as other products included within the Google Cloud Platform. Moreover, we like to keep our skills up to date by frequently engaging lab days.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Data Engineer, your main responsibility will be to enable the team and the rest of the organization with a data platform and the tools that power data at Storytel. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with plenty of opportunities to experiment with new technologies and solutions. Our team is highly collaborative and works in a cross-functional organizational landscape with the following:\nExample of responsibilities\nBuild core infrastructure: Contribute to building a large-scale, highly performant self-service data platform using cutting-edge technologies\n\nInnovate and improve: Drive internal tooling and process development to continuously increase data quality and constantly improve the engineering experience.\n\nExcellence in data management: Continuously improve on building capabilities for effective data utilization across Storytel.\n\nCollaboration: Collaborate with other engineers, data analysts, data scientists, and decision-makers to understand needs and build self-service.\n\nAbout you\nTo be a fit for our team, we believe that you:\nHave a few years of hands-on experience in delivering data products and know the value of accurate consistent data infrastructure.\n\nHave experience in delivering infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Github (Github actions), and maintaining data orchestration tools such as Airflow, dbt, Airbyte.\n\nHave experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and data warehousing (preferably BigQuery).\n\nHave a good understanding of data access, storage, and optimization.\n\nAre able to break down and explain complicated technical solutions independent of stakeholders.\n\nThrive in an environment focusing on innovation and collaboration and continuously work on personal development.\n\nBonus qualifications:\nExperience with streaming data ingestion.\n\nExpertise in developing CI/CD pipelines tailored for data infrastructure.\n\nJoin a world of stories\nAt Storytel, we’re a team of creative story lovers who thrive on collaboration and new ideas. 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