Lead Data Platform Engineer

About us We're a multicultural team of experts pushing the boundaries of what's possible in integrated optics. Our mission is to make photonic integration accessible and industrially scalable. We deliver best-in-class PIC platforms, design enablement, and integrated solutions that empower our customers to innovate faster and bring light-based technologies from concept to production.

As a Lead Data Platform Engineer, you will drive the architecture, development, and scaling of LIGENTEC’s enterprise data platform and champion software engineering excellence across the organization. Bridging modern data engineering, full-stack application design, and automated DevOps workflows, you will own the end-to-end data infrastructure that connects operational, foundry, and quality analytics. In this high-impact technical leadership position, you will define the technology roadmap, deploy modern data and AI-driven tooling, and empower interdisciplinary teams to transform complex semiconductor and photonics data into scalable business intelligence.

Key

• Data Architecture & Lakehouse Engineering: Architect, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and our central data lakehouse; ensure seamless integration of operational, fab, and product quality datasets across cross-functional engineering teams. * Internal Data Apps & Backend Services: Design, build, and maintain production-grade, secure full-stack internal data applications and REST APIs using Pytho