Staff Software Engineer I (Data Architect)

Rate: €60/hour (€480/day)

Contract length: 3–6 Months, ASAP Start

Location: Madrid

Working arrangement: Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite (including Tuesdays)

The Role

As a Staff Engineer (Architect), you will lead the design and evolution of scalable systems that assess and improve map quality at scale. You’ll play a critical role in enabling faster, data-driven, and cost-effective decision-making. This is a

high-impact, architecture-focused role , ideal for someone who thrives on designing complex systems and influencing technical direction across multiple teams.

What You’ll Do

Lead the

end-to-end architecture design

across multiple teams

Develop clear structures for

complex distributed systems , including integrations and data flows

Drive solutions for

large-scale, high-impact technical challenges

Act as a

technical leader and mentor , elevating engineering standards across teams

Collaborate with

cross-functional and distributed teams

to align architecture and delivery

Design and implement

data lakes and high-throughput data pipelines (“data highways”) Champion

best practices in engineering, testing, and operational excellence

Contribute across the full lifecycle:

requirements, design, development, integration, and testing

Build

scalable, resilient applications

using Azure cloud technologies

This position is





primarily architecture-driven , with

hands-on coding as needed

What You’ll Bring

Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) Proven experience as a

Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, or Staff Engineer

Strong expertise in

system design and large-scale architecture

Proficiency in

Python

Experience with or exposure to

Scala

Hands-on experience with

Azure cloud services

Strong background in

data engineering , including: data lakes;

distributed data systems & large-scale data processing

Proven track record of building

high-performance, scalable systems in production

Solid understanding of

software engineering best practices (SDLC) Excellent

collaboration and communication skills

in English

Nice to Have

Spanish language skills

Experience with

event-driven architectures

or

big data frameworks

Background working in

enterprise-scale environments

Why Join? Work on

cutting-edge mapping and analytics technology

Influence architecture across

high-impact, large-scale systems

Join a

collaborative and forward-thinking engineering environment

Competitive contract rate with

versátil hybrid working

Apply Now

If you’re ready to

architect systems at scale and drive impactful engineering solutions , we’d love to hear from you. Please apply promptly to be considered.

📌 Data Architect - €60 An Hour (Madrid)
🏢 Queen Square Recruitment
📍 Madrid