Senior Database Developer / Data Platform Engineer

Location: Tagus Park, Portugal Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days on-site Contract: Full-time Salary: €50,000–€65,000 gross/year × 14 salaries Relocation: No relocation support provided About the Role We are looking for a Senior Database Developer / Data Platform Engineer to design and evolve the data foundation supporting an advanced Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform . This is a hands-on engineering role focused on database architecture, data modelling, operational data, analytics, performance, and platform scalability . What You'll Do Design and evolve data models for orders, robot states, missions, routes, events, telemetry, configuration, and execution history Build reliable, scalable database structures for real-time and analytical use cases Optimize queries, indexing, partitioning, migrations, and data lifecycle management Support backend services, algorithms, dashboards, analytics, and reporting Develop analytics-ready datasets and KPI structures Ensure data quality, consistency, auditability, and traceability Work with Backend, Algorithm, Robotics, Frontend, DevOps, QA, and Product teams Support database reliability, monitoring, backups, and production performance Requirements Strong SQL and database engineering experience Excellent knowledge of relational database design , ideally PostgreSQL Strong understanding of schema design, indexing, transactions, constraints, migrations, and query optimization Experience designing data models for operational and production systems Understanding of real-time/near-real-time data and concurrency Experience with data quality, integrity, auditability, and historical data Strong software engineering practices: Git, testing, CI/CD Experience with APIs and backend integration Docker/Linux experience Python, Rust, or another backend language is a strong advantage Nice to Have AMR/AGV, robotics, logistics, warehouse automation, or industrial software experience TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, Redis, Kafka, NATS, MQTT, or event-driven architectures Data warehouses, BI, analytics platforms, or semantic layers Kubernetes/cloud-native environments Multi-tenant or multi-site systems Simulation, digital twins, replay, or operational benchmarking Important This is not a pure DBA or reporting role . The ideal candidate must be able to understand how database architecture impacts real-time execution, system reliability, analytics, product performance, and long-term scalability . Interested? Send your updated CV to: dylan.nyamande@cbtalents.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-デ-a78965140/