Senior Data Platform Engineer

Shape the future of energy with Fudura – where flexibility, innovation, and personal growth go hand in hand.

About Your Role At Fudura

At Fudura, we're seeking an exceptional Senior Data Platform Engineer to help lead our mission-critical energy platform. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep technical expertise with leadership to drive solutions that accelerate the energy transition across the Netherlands.

About the role of a Sr. Data Platform Engineer at Fudura

Join our ambitious team (established just months ago) to build a scalable, reliable platform for monitoring and managing energy storage, solar panels, charging stations, and future energy solutions.

With 8+ years of experience, you'll bring the technical depth needed to make critical architectural decisions. You'll not only write sophisticated code but elevate the entire team by establishing standards, mentoring colleagues, and solving complex technical challenges.

Your work will have direct societal impact: your solutions will help address grid congestion and accelerate the Netherlands' sustainable energy transition.

What does the role look like in practice?

Working according to the DevOps principle "you build it, you operate it, you'll seamlessly move between:

• Hands-on Development: Build complex components focusing on high-performance data processing and scalable architectures
• Technical Direction: Define the architectural vision and standards for the team
• Mentorship: Elevate colleagues through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
• Problem Solving: Tackle the most complex technical challenges to unblock team progress
• Innovation: Introduce new technologies and concepts to advance platform capabilities
• Quality Assurance: Ensure robust, performant, and maintainable solutions
  
  

You'll work extensively with time-series data management, real-time data streams, and event-driven architectures to maintain 24/7 operational energy systems.

This role is a perfect fit if you have:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software/data engineering with proven results in complex technical environments
• Deep knowledge of high-throughput data systems (>1TB/day) and their architectural challenges
• Advanced Python proficiency with expertise in building production-grade data pipelines and APIs
• Strong experience with time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB or similar)
• Expertise in designing and implementing event-driven architectures
• Thorough knowledge of modern CI/CD practices (GitOps, Terraform, ArgoCD)
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and inspire others
• Pragmatic approach: knowing when to innovate versus when to build on proven technology
  
  

Here’s what we offer you:

Our Employment Package

Our salary package includes an attractive base salary, a personal budget, holiday allowance, and a year-end bonus. So, you don’t just get a good salary, but also the flexibility to tailor your employment conditions to your personal situation and preferences.

Your base salary is determined based on your knowledge and experience and ranges between €4,138 and €5,911 gross per month based on a 40-hour workweek.

On top of this base salary, you receive a personal budget of 17% (excluding holiday allowance), which you can use as you see fit:

• Have it paid out monthly as additional salary, increasing your salary to between €4,841 and €6,916 gross per month;
• Purchase extra vacation days (up to 35.5 additional days per year for a full-time position);
• Save it and have it paid out at a time that suits you;
• Or a combination of the above options.
  
  

In addition, you’ll receive a fixed year-end bonus of 3.7% of your gross annual salary in December.

Of course, holiday payment is also part of the total salary package.

You’ll also receive from us:

• A welcome bonus of €1,000 net after successfully completing your probationary period.
• An attractive retirement plan via ABP, with 70% of the premium paid by us. You can also participate in group insurance plans.
• Reimbursement of travel expenses and a first-class public transport card for business use, including access to an OV-fiets.
• A laptop and phone.
• An annual vitality budget of €500, which you may spend as you like—such as on a gym membership.
• A referral bonus of €2,000 net if you refer someone who successfully completes their probationary period.
• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home.
• Plenty of opportunities for personal growth and development, such as training, courses, and workshops.
  
  

Prefer to talk to someone first?

• Please get in touch with Guy Bouma our recruiter so hee can answer all your questions.
  
  

Message for agencies

We are satisfied with the recruitment agencies we currently work with and are not open to new collaborations.

For temp-to-perm positions, please contact Circle8 via https://fudura.circle8.nl/.

We are Fudura

What We Stand For

The energy world is changing rapidly. Adapting is essential. That’s why we help business clients stay ahead of the change. We are both a strategic and operational partner, offering smart energy infrastructure, cost savings, and future-proof innovations. So that the organizations and companies we support are ready for tomorrow.

Don’t wait and see—look ahead. Together, we’ll chart your course for the future.

Fudura helps business clients stay ahead of the change in the energy world. They are both a strategic and operational partner, offering smart energy infrastructure, cost savings, and future-proof innovations.