Senior Software Engineer — Data Products

Job Description

The job at a glance

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for building innovative data products that help recruiters find the right talent. You will design and implement high-performance applications using Kafka, while collaborating with cross-functional international teams.

Working in the Data Products department, your work will directly power AI Search and ML models across multiple markets.

This is so important to us. By joining our team, you will play a vital role in reshaping the labour market, helping it work for everyone, regardless of background.

Your responsibilities

• Build and evolve data products that serve as the backbone for job listing data across Stepstone’s global platform
• Design and implement high-performance data pipelines using Kafka
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful data engineering solutions
• Manage and improve ETL pipelines and data orchestration across a rich ecosystem of data sources
• Continuously improve and scale our data infrastructure to support a growing number of use cases and markets

Qualifications

Your skills and qualifications

• Proficiency in coding with Java
• Practical knowledge of Airflow or similar orchestration tools
• Experience working with Kafka (MSK)
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Experience with Big Data, Data Warehousing, and ETL

Nice to have / you may also bring:

• Experience with AWS services (e.g. Glue, EMR, ECS with Docker, Redshift, DynamoDB, S3)

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform

• Strong communication skills in English (B2+ level)

• A passion for data-driven solutions that make a real impact

👉 You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply — we’re happy to support your growth in areas that are new to you.

Additional Information

Your benefits

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• Premium medical and dental care
• Life insurance
• Flex Benefits – Worksmile Cafeteria System (Multisport, vouchers, tickets, etc.)
• Employee Referral Program
• Hackathons, Knowledge Sharing Hours, in-house projects
• Tech and sport communities
• Events and integration parties
• Charity initiatives, 2 extra volunteer days
• English/German classes
• Game room and chillout zone

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent.