Senior Backend Engineer (Data Lineage)
We are Ataccama, and we are on a mission to power a better future with data. Our product enables both technical and less technical ‘data people’ across their organizations to create high-quality, governed, safe, and reusable data products. It’s what made us a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant® for Data Quality Solutions™, and what inspired Bain Capital Tech Opportunities to invest in our future growth.
Our vision is to be the leading AI-powered cloud data management company and to do that, we’re making Ataccama a great place to work and grow. Our people are located across the globe. They succeed by collaborating as a team and thrive in our company culture defined by these core values:
Challenging Fun
ONE Team
Customer Centric
Candid and Caring
Aim High
We're building the backbone of data trust. Our product reveals the hidden paths data takes across systems, bringing clarity, compliance, and confidence to data-driven companies. As we grow, we're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives on complexity and wants to shape a product that’s anything but ordinary.
Your Challenge
- Build data lineage scanners for a wide range of technologies, from various databases to data integration tools and business intelligence platforms.
- Design and evolve backend systems that go far beyond typical REST APIs. You'll model metadata-rich flows and scalable ingestion pipelines.
- Collaborate closely with product managers to turn user problems into pragmatic, technically sound features.
- Own features end-to-end, from design to production deployment and operations.
- Mentor teammates with empathy—supporting juniors and constructively challenging seniors through thoughtful code reviews and design conversations.
- Play a hands-on role in architectural decisions, balancing innovation with simplicity.
- Contribute to our AI-driven efforts - we’re actively exploring how to embed AI into lineage scanning.
Technology We Use
- Languages: Kotlin (preferred), Java (21)
- Frameworks & Tools: Spring Boot, Gradle, jOOQ, GitLab CI/CD
- Infra: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, S3, Elastic, Aurora/Postgres
- Observability: Grafana stack + Prometheus
- Cloud: AWS and Azure (multi-deployment SaaS)
Is This You?
- Fluent in Java and curious or experienced with Kotlin (we ❤️ Kotlin).
- Enjoy deep backend work - you’ve moved beyond standard APIs and get excited by metadata models, SQL parsing, or platform-like architectures (very nice to have!).
- Have touched data lineage, SQL parsers like ANTLR, or metadata systems before.
- Have any data engineering experience - it is more than welcome.
- Have experience building and operating distributed, multi-tenant SaaS systems.
- Know your way around Kubernetes or are eager to learn it.
- Are comfortable with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Want to work in a collaborative engineering culture where mentorship, feedback, and shared ownership are the norm.
Why Join Us?
- You’ll help shape a complex, valuable product at the core of modern data governance.
- You’ll work with sharp minds who care about code quality, design thinking, and continuous learning.
- We balance autonomy with collaboration, giving you space to innovate and grow.
- Your work will power the next wave of AI-aware data infrastructure.
Work Equipment
- Company laptop
- Company mobile phone + SIM card & package of mobile data
Perks & Benefits
- Long-Term Incentive Program "Bring Your Friend" referral program
- Flexible working hours & flexible working setup
- The Global Family Support Program - A paid leave program to help all parents focus on the new addition to their family
- 2 sick days and 25 days of vacation, with the option to request additional
- Flexible Time-Off days when needed
- Flexipass or Multisport card (after finishing your probation period)
- Annual package for mental health support
- Shared company cards for free entrance to Prague Zoo & Botanical Garden
- Company bikes, longboards, e-scooters
- Online company language courses
- Conference tickets to the best industry events of the year
- Online courses & company access to Udemy to hone your skills
- Company library, where you can even suggest the best educational books for us to order
- Kitchens stocked with fresh fruit and juice, teas, and the best coffee
While we highly value cooperation with all our business partners, we don’t accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from a candidate. We reserve the right not to pay any fee for sending an unsolicited offer containing the details or resume of a job candidate, even if the relevant candidate is employed by our company.
Go to open positions We offer equal opportunities
Ataccama is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We know diversity fuels knowledge exchange, fosters innovation, and empowers us to grow and be better as a company and as humans. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
We are committed to fair and accessible employment practices. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please let us know how we can best meet your needs and advise us of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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