As Switzerland’s leading digital hub, we provide our media and platforms with ideal framework conditions, support them through investments in technology, and create space for them to develop individually. We stand for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and dynamic development.
We are on the move – and want to keep moving. We are farsighted. We are proactive. We are courageous. We are TX. TX Services is a part of TX Group.
You will be joining the Data & AI Foundation Team within the AI & Data department at Tamedia. We are a team of data engineers and tech experts who work together to turn raw data into reliable, actionable insights that power editorial, product, and marketing decisions across Tamedia's portfolio of brands.
We operate in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders across multiple locations. We value technical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and a pragmatic mindset.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be a key technical pillar of the team: driving the evolution of our data platforms, including adoption of new technologies and best practices, mentoring junior engineers, and helping the business ask better questions about its data.
Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines in particular with the centralized data lakehouse and also supporting the DWH, using DBT and Argo Workflow, ensuring data is reliable, well-tested, and documented
Evolve our AWS data lakehouse and DWH architecture and infrastructure (S3, Athena, Redshift), ensuring it meets modern and scalable standards
Develop and optimize analytical data models that serve as the foundation for dashboards and analytics use cases for the entire company
Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across the data platforms
Act as a technical lead on data initiatives: reviewing code, setting standards, and guiding junior colleagues
Collaborate closely with data analysts and scientists to understand their needs and translate them into robust data infrastructure and models, supporting the analysis tasks.
Critically assess incoming data requirements, challenge assumptions, identify the most meaningful metrics, and help stakeholders define what they actually need to measure
5+ years of experience in a data engineering or similar data-focused development role
Strong, hands-on experience with DBT (models, tests, documentation, incremental strategies)
Strong experience with AWS S3 and the broader AWS data ecosystem (Athena, Redshift, Glue or similar)
Proficiency in Python for data processing and pipeline development
Solid command of SQL, including complex transformations and performance tuning
Excellent analytical thinking,questioning requirements, understanding the business context, and helping in translating business requirements
Strong data intuition: capable of independently assessing whether a data model or metric makes sense, and proactively flagging issues
Fluency in English
Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g. Argo Workflow, Airflow, Matillion)
Familiarity with data quality frameworks and testing practices
Experience working in a media, publishing, or digital platform environment
Higher education degree in a relevant field (computer science, statistics, engineering, or equivalent)
HR call
Team lead call: deep-dive into your data engineering experience and approach to problem-solving
Technical case: a practical exercise reflecting the kind of work you'd do on the team
Meet the team: get to know your future colleagues and ask any remaining questions
During the HR Call, we will cover everything that might be interesting for you, but also details on benefits, plans, and administrative things.
You can learn more about our perks and brands on our website.
A 3D office tour is available here
TX Services is the product, design, and engineering center of Switzerland's TX Group in Belgrade.
TX Group AG is a media company headquartered in Zurich. Through a portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and digital platforms, as well as its own printing facilities, it is the largest media group in Switzerland. Additionally, as a leading digital hub, with almost 80% of all Swiss consumer internet traffic passing across our websites and apps, we provide our media and platforms with enabling technology solutions, to drive their businesses.
In 2020 the company changed its name to TX Group (formerly Tamedia AG) as the result of the Technology Exchange conference, established in 2015.
We stand for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and dynamic development.
We're about investing in you long-term. The businesses in Switzerland you will work with are healthy, stable, and growing, and we want people that will enjoy sticking around for the ride.
