Staff Data Platform Engineer (fmd)

Join Apaleo and Shape the Future of Hospitality Tech!

Apaleo is the worlds most open API-first property management platform powering the next generation of hospitality operations. Its modular AI-powered infrastructure enables hoteliers to customise their tech stack automate routine work and deliver seamless personalised guest experiences powered by best-in-class apps and autonomous AI agents that adapt to every youre driven by the idea of making hospitality smarter more human and powered by cutting-edge technology wed love to hear from you.

Were looking for a visionaryStaff Data Platform Engineer who will architect and scale the next generation of AI-ready data warehouse solutions for our customers. This is a hands-on strategic role for someone who blends deep technical expertise with forward-thinking product vision.

What Youll Be Up To

• Lead the architecture design of Apaleos next-gen AI-driven data warehouse platform enabling real-time analytics automation and intelligent recommendations.
• Build modular data layers that connect structured and unstructured data empowering AI agents to autonomously process insights and optimize decisions.
• Partner with Business Analysts and Product teams to translate business problems into scalable intelligent data solutions.
• Design and implement high-performance data pipelines that feed advanced AI/ML models ensuring data accuracy freshness and accessibility across the organization.
• Develop smart reporting APIs for hotel property- and chain-level analytics allowing seamless integration from third-party apps through the Apaleo Store.
• Ensure best practices in data architecture ETL and cloud-native development.

What Youll Bring to the Team

• 5 years building and scaling data warehouse or SaaS analytics platforms ideally within high-growth tech environments (e.g. e-commerce travel or delivery tech).
• Strong background in data architecture backend engineering and ETL orchestration with hands-on experience in Python C#/.NET (or Java) SQL and cloud-native tools (AWS GCP or Azure).
• Experience/strong interest in AI-enabling architectures.
• Understanding of API-first ecosystems and how to build multi-tenant SaaS data infrastructures that scale with business complexity.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and translate abstract business problems into data-centric solutions.
• Passion for emerging AI technologies (e.g. vector databases autonomous data agents GenAI integrations).
• Strong communication and leadership skills to influence both technical and business stakeholders.
• Based in Munich or Berlin Germany (or willing to relocate).

What We Offer:

Culture & Growth

• A Diverse & International Team: Work alongside passionate professionals from over 20 nationalities bringing unique cultural perspectives backgrounds and experiences to shape the future of hospitality tech.
• Growth & Development: As we scale so do your opportunities. Youll benefit from 360 feedback reviews a dedicated learning budget and plenty of chances to take on more responsibility. Our evolving career framework ensures you have increasing opportunities to learn new skills advance your career and make an impact.
• Autonomy & Ownership: Great ideas can come from anywhere. We empower you to take responsibility make decisions and contribute directly in an environment built on trust transparency and collaboration.
• Shape the Future of Hospitality Tech: Be part of a fast-growing scale-up transforming the hospitality industry. From day one your work drives real impact and youll have the freedom to bring your ideas to life.
• Competitive & Fair Compensation: We believe great work deserves great pay. Our salaries are competitive and guided by benchmarking data to ensure fairness across all roles and teams. We make sure to recognize and reward performance and contribution.

Perks & Lifestyle

• Flexible & Remote Work Options: We focus on results not clocking hours. You can work from home the office or in a hybrid setup with flexibility to adapt your schedule as long as it makes sense for your role your team and our business.
• Free Public Transport: Travel across Germany with ease using our fully covered Deutschland Ticket.
• Team Connection: Strong connections fuel collaboration. We celebrate and connect through regular team dinners company meetups Oktoberfest celebrations Christmas parties and other offsite events.
• Paid Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of vacation to fully disconnect recharge and return inspired.
• Health & Wellbeing: Prioritize your health with access to hundreds of gyms fitness studios and wellness options through our EGYM Wellpass membership.

What it means to join Apaleo:

Joining Apaleo means stepping into a space where hospitality is being redefined from the ground up. You wont just support innovation youll help drive it. Your work will directly shape an intelligent AI-first platform used by hospitality teams across the globe. Here your ideas power real products your voice influences direction and your impact is visible at every level. At Apaleo we build boldly collaborate openly and grow together fast.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse inclusive and welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds regardless of race color religion gender identity or expression sex national origin age marital status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Your personal data will be handled with the utmost care and in compliance with GDPR and relevant data protection regulations. We celebrate differences and believe that diversity enriches our team and drives innovation.