Data Platform · Mid · Too Good To Go

the posting, the skills it asks for, and the plan to get there

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Data Platform Engineer

Copenhagen, DenmarkMid · RemoteData Platformposted 10 d ago

At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious goal: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. 40% of all food produced in the world is wasted, contributing to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We’re more than an app, we are a social impact company working across 20 countries to drive change through our marketplace app, educational tools, legislative work, and logistics initiatives.

Skills, with evidence

  • Airflow / orchestration
    Solid experience designing, building, and operating data processing solutions (Airflow, AppFlow, Metaflow, dbt, dlt), and working with distributed systems in production (Spark on EMR, Glue).must have
  • Data quality
    Automate both observability metrics and data integrity tests to ensure reliable, trusted data sources, and strong data governance across central warehouse and external team product workflows.must have
  • Python
    Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, understanding of modern data warehouse internals (AWS Redshift) and efficient ways of working on S3.must have
  • SQL
    Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, understanding of modern data warehouse internals (AWS Redshift) and efficient ways of working on S3.must have
  • Spark
    Solid experience designing, building, and operating data processing solutions (Airflow, AppFlow, Metaflow, dbt, dlt), and working with distributed systems in production (Spark on EMR, Glue).must have
  • dbt
    Solid experience designing, building, and operating data processing solutions (Airflow, AppFlow, Metaflow, dbt, dlt), and working with distributed systems in production (Spark on EMR, Glue).must have
  • AWS
    Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, understanding of modern data warehouse internals (AWS Redshift) and efficient ways of working on S3.must have · not practised here
  • Terraform
    Experience applying DataOps, GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Docker) and observability tools.must have · not practised here
  • Streaming
    Data Platform enables multiple teams including Backend, ML, Analytics, and Marketing by helping them manage data infrastructure powering batch pipelines, live inference, and streaming initiatives across the company.
  • Warehousing
    Work together with analytics engineers to bring new data sources into the central warehouse.
  • Dashboards & BI
    You will be responsible for designing, improving, and implementing reliable, robust data systems and the ingestion flows that feed both our backend app and our BI tools, supporting growth and better decisions across the company.not practised here
  • Kubernetes
    Experience applying DataOps, GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Docker) and observability tools.not practised here
  • Failure handling
    - Work-life balance focus (no mandatory overtime or standard on-call duty).
  • Governance & security
    - Data Quality & SLAs: Automate both observability metrics and data integrity tests to ensure reliable, trusted data sources, and strong data governance across central warehouse and external team product workflows.not practised here

Your plan

  1. The SQL screen: correct, then fast

    Data quality · SQL

    ≈ 1 h
  2. ≈ 2 h
  3. Data modelling: the round most people fail

    dbt · Warehousing

    ≈ 2 h
  4. Pipeline design: safe to run twice

    Airflow / orchestration · Streaming · Failure handling

    ≈ 3 h
  5. ≈ 1 h
  6. ≈ 1 h
25 drills · Foundations + Intermediate≈ 10 hours

Not covered by the plan: AWS, Terraform, Dashboards & BI, Kubernetes, Governance & security.

Readiness

Counted from drills you have completed anywhere on D8LooP.

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