Senior Data Engineer

At IT Labs, we’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a customer-facing team supporting a deep-tech client operating at the intersection of AI, engineering, and advanced analytics. The client is building internal data capabilities to support rapid growth, focusing on areas such as capacity planning, recruitment, and organizational insights.

In this role, you’ll work closely with internal stakeholders to design and deliver data pipelines, models, and dashboards that turn complex datasets into clear, actionable insights. You’ll collaborate across teams, bridging technical data work with business understanding, and helping teams make better decisions through data.

This is a highly collaborative role that blends data engineering, analytics, and business analysis. You’ll be trusted to work autonomously, engage stakeholders proactively, and help shape how internal data is structured, accessed, and used across the organization.

What you will do:

• Work closely with internal teams to understand business questions related to recruitment, people planning, and operations.

• Build and maintain ETL / ELT pipelines integrating data from multiple internal systems.

• Design and implement data models and warehouse structures.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting layers for internal use.

• Perform data analysis and reporting to support operational decision-making.

• Translate business needs into metrics, KPIs, and data structures.

• Clearly communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ensure data solutions follow security, access control, and compliance best practices.

• Challenge assumptions and propose data-driven improvements.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with ETL / ELT pipelines and data integration.

• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling.

• Experience working with data warehouses.

• Experience using AWS.

• Experience with BI tools, dashboards, and reporting layers.

• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to connect data to business context.

• High level of business acumen.

• Ability to communicate insights clearly to non-technical audiences.

• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and challenging assumptions constructively.

• Understanding of data security, access control, and compliance

Working Conditions:

• Indefinite Permanent Employment (options for Contract available)

• Hybrid working model (2 days per week in the Skopje Office)

• Half day-off Options,

• Private health insurance,

• Sports Benefit (FitKit App),

• Wellness Benefit (2 days off for well-being)

• Reduced working hours for new moms & dads for the 1st week back at work,

• Professional development budget (Certifications, access to e-learning platforms, and conferences),

• Referral Bonus Scheme,

• Working in a highly international environment daily,

• Fun team-building activities, knowledge-sharing sessions, and Friday events & drinks!

Our values

We are a company that seeks the best for both our employees and clients, reaching beyond expectations in turning dreams into reality. Our way of working is rooted in our core values (Integrity, Excellence, Proactivity, Innovation, and People), with an expectation that our future colleagues will make these their second nature in their everyday work and life. We don’t ask for perfection, but we do appreciate people motivated to better themselves in every conceivable aspect.

About IT Labs

Founded in 2005, IT Labs is an international software tech company, specializing in purpose and process-driven teams for high-performance, innovation, transformation, and efficiency. Our HQ is in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and we have teams around the world - the UK, the Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina, Serbia, Croatia, BIH, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the Middle East. We are constantly growing, and we would love for you to become part of our team!