DataOps Engineer (Cracow)

Who we are: Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building, scaling, and supporting R&D teams for high-end, fast-growing product companies in a wide range of industries.

About the Product: 
Bigabid's platform processes 50 TB+ of raw data daily, handles 4M+ requests/second, and reaches over 1 billion unique users weekly. As a DataOps Engineer, you will be the reliability guardian of this data ecosystem - catching issues before they hit production, responding to operational incidents, and building the automation and infrastructure that keeps everything running.

About the role:

We’re looking for a DataOps Engineer who will focus on data reliability, monitoring, and quality across production pipelines.
 

This role combines:

• proactive work (building monitoring, improving pipelines, adding tests)
• reactive work (handling alerts, debugging issues, fixing incidents)

You’ll be responsible for keeping data pipelines stable, accurate, and transparent for downstream teams.
 

What you’ll do:

• Build and maintain monitoring & alerting for data pipelines (freshness, accuracy, health)
• Detect anomalies and investigate issues before they affect business
• Implement data quality checks, validation rules, and automated tests
• Troubleshoot incidents, find root causes, and document solutions
• Work with Airflow, Python, and SQL for operational tasks and fixes
• Maintain metadata and documentation (tables, lineage, sources)
• Improve performance and reliability of existing pipelines
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and business stakeholders
   

Requirements:

• 3+ years in Data Engineering / DataOps / similar roles
• Strong Python + SQL
• Hands-on experience with Airflow
• Experience with PySpark
• Experience with data warehouses (MySQL, Presto, Athena or similar)
• Experience with monitoring / observability / alerting tools
• Strong focus on data quality and reliability
• English for daily communication
   

Nice to have:

• DevOps or NOC background
• Experience with data governance / metadata tools
• Familiarity with tools like Great Expectations, dbt tests, Monte Carlo
   

Working setup:

• Hybrid format: Kraków office (~10 days/month)
• Small, experienced team with high ownership
• English-speaking environment
   

What we offer:

• Up to $5000 salary
• 20 paid vacation days + public holidays
• Fully covered accounting & legal support
• Equipment and co-working support if needed
• Regular compensation reviews