(Senior) Data Engineer

Join our team as a Senior or Mid-Level Data Engineer and help build the next generation of Hoxhunt's human-first cybersecurity platform, serving over 3 million users. We're strengthening our team with two new members to power our product with robust data pipelines and high-quality datasets that enable insights for both customers and internal teams.

What You'll Do

This role involves designing, developing, maintaining and deploying our core data pipeline components and building our dataset offering, including crafting new datasets and improving the existing to meet the growing needs of our customers and product teams. In addition to data engineering, there’s also a possibility to tackle problems in the domains of data science, machine learning and data analytics based on your interests and preferences as the team is a hybrid data team consisting of both data engineering and data science components and experts. Also, there are plenty of room for software development around our data pipeline components and services. Below is a list of core responsibilities but the emphasis varies depending on your seniority.

• Participate in the technical design, development, and maintenance of core data pipeline components
• Participate in the technical decision-making related to the future development of our data architecture and technology stack
• Manage and operate data pipelines and orchestration tools like Cloud Composer / Airflow.
• Maintain and improve data science and analytics platforms and tooling, including custom internal tools, Vertex AI notebooks and Dataform
• Ensure the reliability, scalability and observability of our data pipelines components and tooling
• Closely collaborate with other data teams including AI, Product Analytics and Threat Operations teams consisting of 20+ data professionals, and also the Platform / SRE team
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing to raise the bar
• Act as a technical mentor to the team’s other engineers
• Participate in data science, ML and analytics initiatives based on your interests
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer who’s interested in being part of building a world class product and who values measurable impact, learning through action, and continuously raising the technical bar.

Skills You Need To Succeed In This Role

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• At least 3-5 years of experience in data engineering
• Proficiency in Python programming
• Proficiency in SQL
• Experience with cloud platforms (we use GCP, but experience with AWS or Azure is also sufficient)
• Experience with orchestration tools, specifically Airflow / Cloud Composer.
• Experience with cloud SQL databases (preferably BigQuery)
• Proven ability to take ownership and drive projects to completion
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Willingness and ability to mentor other engineers
  
  

It’s a Plus If You’ve Worked With

• Databases including ClickHouse and MongoDB
• Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
• MLOps and ML at scale
• Dataform or dbt
• Golang
  
  

How You Work

• Experienced with agile development and iterative teamwork
• You care about making an impact and take ownership of your work from idea to execution
• You think critically, break down complex problems, and enjoy working through solutions with others
• You're curious by nature and always looking for ways to grow and improve
  
  

Location and salary range

This role is based out of our headquarters in Helsinki.

The salary range for the position is €5000–€6500, depending on your skills and experience.

Why Join Us?

• Growing industry. Cyber security is one of the fastest-growing industries, driven by constant technological advancements. Stay ahead at the forefront of industry trends and help organizations navigate the evolving landscape of cyber threats.
• Collaborative Culture. Join a supportive, collaborative and positive team environment where your contributions are valued, and your ideas are encouraged.
• Impactful Work. Play a pivotal role in defending individuals and organizations against cyber threats, making a tangible difference in the fight against cybercrime.
• Continuous Growth. Access ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development, with ample room for growth within our dynamic organization.
  
  

Our recruitment process

• 1st call with Talent Acquisition (30min remote)
• Meeting your future Team Lead (45min remote)
• Homework related to your role and panel interview (on-site)
• Reference checks
  
  

If you're ready to take on the challenge of building the best product in the industry and making a meaningful impact in cybersecurity, we want to hear from you. Apply now and join us on our mission to secure the digital world, one customer at a time!

Hoxhunt in a nutshell

Hoxhunt was founded in 2016 by four visionaries. Today we are a team of +200 amazing hoxhunters advancing one of the hottest scale-up companies in the human risk management category, with locations in Finland, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. Hoxhunt is one of the fastest growing software companies in Finland, premiering in the Deloitte Fast 50 rankings for three consecutive years.

Hoxhunt educates employees on how to protect themselves and their employers against malicious cyberattacks. Our core belief is that the best way to do this is through frequent, personalized, and behavior-changing cybersecurity training. We have been featured in CIO Magazine, Forbes, Inc., EU-Startups, and many more publications.

Hoxhunt helps security leaders and employees join forces to prevent data breaches.

Hoxhunt is a Human Risk Management platform that goes beyond security awareness to drive behavior change and measurably lower risk. Data breaches start with people, so Hoxhunt does too. It combines AI and behavioral science to create individualized micro-training experiences people love. Employees learn to detect and report advanced phishing attacks. Operations teams respond fast with limited resources. Security leaders gain outcome-driven metrics to document reduced cybersecurity risk.

Hoxhunt works with leading global companies such as Airbus, IGT, DocuSign, Nokia, AES, Avanade, and Kärcher and partners with leading global cybersecurity companies such as Microsoft and Deloitte.