Job Description

Senior Data Engineer

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bucharest

Reporting To: Daniel Badoi

RecoTek is Reconomy’s new centralized technology hub located in Bucharest, Romania, officially launched in February 2024. Serving as the backbone of Reconomy’s tech operations, it consolidates inhouse expertise across all Reconomy brands to accelerate platform development and enhance service delivery.

Reconomy is an international circular economy specialist that combines technology, skills and incredible people to enable businesses to better manage their resources, helping reduce waste, optimise their supply chains, and contribute in a meaningful way toward the circular economy
Reconomy is bending the edges of linear business models across the world, integrating circular economy strategies and processes into everyday operations. We have the tools, talent and technology that enable customers to harness the full and inherent value of their resources, with integrated global operations in over 80 countries across the world.

Reconomy’s full range of capabilities are organized into 3 ‘loops’: Recycle, Comply and Re-use, each providing opportunities for circularity within the wider resource cycle.

• Recycle loop is utilising the latest technology and data to enable customers to make the best possible use of their materials.
• Comply loop is enabling customers to solve increasingly complex environmental regulatory challenges using data, expert knowledge and thought leadership to drive business accountability across the globe.
• Re-use loop is providing intelligent technology platforms and agile delivery models for pre-retail logistics and product returns, fulfilment and processing, on behalf of many of Europe’s largest retailers.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing data team and play a key role in shaping and modernising our data landscape.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role, where you will design, build and optimise data pipelines, enabling better decision-making, improved customer experience, and scalable data solutions across the business.

You’ll work closely with Product, Business Analysts and Engineering teams to turn data into real business value.

What we need from you

• Design, build and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines (batch & streaming)
• Transform business requirements into practical data solutions and datasets
• Improve and modernise legacy data flows and architectures
• Ensure data quality, validation, and reliability across systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, BA, Engineering)
• Support data integrations across platforms and systems
• Optimise performance, cost, and scalability of data solutions
• Enable self-service analytics through clean and well-structured data models

• Strong experience in building and maintaining data pipelines and data models
• Solid SQL skills and understanding of data architecture principles
• Experience working with Azure data technologies (ADF, Synapse, Data Lake, etc.)
• Knowledge of data transformation, ingestion, and orchestration
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control and testing practices
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Experience with tools like Databricks or NoSQL databases
• Exposure to data governance, metadata, or cataloguing tools
• Experience working with unstructured data or OCR workflows
• Understanding of data visualisation tools or ML frameworks

What we offer

• This role offers you the chance to work in a friendly, diverse and international environment, along with colleagues who will share your passion for innovation, agile-working and growth. You will also be able to develop your skills within the exciting and challenging market of Reverse Logistics!
• Hybrid working environment
• Training and development to keep you in touch with the latest technologies and the opportunities to apply your learning.
• We offer a competitive salary alongside other benefits*
• Our office is easily accessible located near the city center of Bucharest, and designed to make you feel at home
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus 2 additional days allowed for participation in volunteering programs, and 1 extra day off for your birthday
• Meal vouchers: 40 RON per working day (taxed according to current legislation)
• Private medical subscription at Regina Maria.