Senior Software Engineer (Identity)

Join Samba TV as a Senior Software Engineer in Amsterdam. You will design, build, and operate production-grade data engineering systems that power cross-device identity resolution and data onboarding. You will also develop ETL/ELT workflows, build API-first services, and implement data quality validation. Additionally, you will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements to CI/CD pipelines. Benefits include health coverage, wellness perks, company equity plan, volunteer days, flexible time off, and team events.

• Design, build, and operate production-grade data engineering systems that ingest, transform, and deliver identity-linked data at scale.
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows using distributed computing frameworks on cloud infrastructure, applying strong engineering judgment to architectural and implementation decisions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of key components within identity resolution systems and drive their reliability, scalability, and evolution.
• You bring 8+ years of experience, take deep ownership of complex platform components, and work collaboratively with other senior engineers to align on technical direction. You are a trusted voice in design and architecture discussions, an active mentor, and a strong partner to adjacent teams
• Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP) and their core data services
• Solid understanding of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and practical experience building compliant systems
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on data engineering, backend systems, or distributed data infrastructure
• Familiarity with platform-thinking and API-first service design, building components that are reusable and consumable by downstream teams.A clear communicator and cross-functional collaborator, able to articulate technical decisions, engage constructively in design reviews, and navigate complex stakeholder relationships outside your immediate team
• An active mentor, you invest in others, give direct feedback, and care about raising the bar for the team as a whole
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools (Apache Airflow, dbt, Prefect, or equivalent).Strong familiarity with data warehousing and lakehouse technologies, including Snowflake
• Proficient in Python and SQL; comfortable with JavaScript in full-stack or API contexts
• Strong hands-on experience with distributed processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks, or equivalent) working with large-scale datasets in production
• Experience with streaming data processing frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming, or equivalent)
• Experience incorporating AI and machine learning capabilities into production data workflows
• Exposure to ad tech, identity resolution, data licensing, or digital media, familiarity with concepts such as device graphs, audience segmentation, or Measurement