# Senior Data Engineer I at Delivery Hero

> Open job at Delivery Hero in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Workplace: On-site.

Source: Gulf Dev Jobs, https://gulfdevjobs.com/jobs/delivery-hero-senior-data-engineer-i-ddkaagn
Posted 13 April 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 11 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [Delivery Hero](https://gulfdevjobs.com/companies/delivery-hero)
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Contract
- Apply from: Anywhere
- Arabic: Not required
- Relocation support: Yes
- Hiring: Hires from abroad
- Skills: Airflow, BigQuery, Google Cloud, Java, LLMs, Looker, Python, SQL, Terraform, dbt
- Not mentioned in the job post: salary, housing, flights, visa sponsorship

## Job description

#### Company Description

Hungerstation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

#### Job Description

HungerStation is hiring a **Senior Data Engineer I** to design, build, and scale our data platform and processing frameworks that power analytics, AI-driven applications, and business intelligence across the organization.

This role sits at the core of our data ecosystem focusing on **scalability, reliability, and performance of data systems**.

**You Will Be Working On**

- Design, implement, and extend **scalable data platforms and architectures**
- Build and maintain **high-performance data pipelines and data models** using BigQuery
- Optimize datasets and workloads for **performance and cost efficiency**
- Develop **analytics-ready data models, semantic layers, and governed metrics**
- Build backend services and APIs using **Python or Java** to support data applications
- Contribute to **AI-enabled data use cases** (e.g., automated insights, conversational analytics)
- Improve system reliability by addressing **technical debt and scaling challenges**
- Implement best practices across **CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and deployment automation**
- Manage and optimize **cloud infrastructure** supporting the data platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure **data quality and engineering standards**
- Ensure compliance with **data governance, privacy, and security standards**
- Improve monitoring frameworks and **operational resilience of the data platform**
- Support initiatives to enhance **data quality, reliability, and system stability**

#### Qualifications

- 5–8 years of experience in **Data Engineering or similar roles**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Master’s or relevant certifications are a plus
- Strong experience building **scalable distributed data systems**
- Hands-on with **GCP (BigQuery preferred)**
- Proven experience with **ETL/ELT pipelines and data modeling**
- Experience with modern data stack (**Airflow, dbt, Looker**)
- Strong SQL skills and understanding of **relational data systems**
- Experience with **Python or Java** for backend/data services
- Familiarity with **Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)**
- Experience with **CI/CD, testing, and monitoring practices**
- Exposure to **AI-driven data applications or LLM integrations** is a plus

#### Additional Information

- We offer relocation support globally to our permanent employees.
- Exchange ideas and meet 2000+ colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero in our active guilds and through our global tech and product community.
- Develop your skills with your personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
- Access our e-learning platform LinkedIn and participate in our various in-house training programs
- And much more…

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://gulfdevjobs.com/jobs/delivery-hero-senior-data-engineer-i-ddkaagn: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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