Senior Software Engineer - Identity

Samba TV is a media intelligence company. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Identity team in Amsterdam. The Identity team builds and operates core systems for cross-device identity resolution, data onboarding, and distribution capabilities, serving as the foundational layer connecting data to advertisers, agencies, and internal product teams.

• Design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and distribution of identity-linked data
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows using distributed computing frameworks on cloud infrastructure
• Design and build API-first services that expose processed identity data to internal teams and external consumers
• Implement data quality validation, monitoring, and observability for owned components
• Contribute to platform-grade, reusable components for downstream teams
• Take end-to-end ownership of key components within identity resolution systems
• Design and implement privacy-compliant data handling practices (GDPR, CCPA, clean room workflows)
• Engage cross-functional stakeholders (product, data science, partner teams)
• Drive technical design for components, produce design documents, and contribute to architecture discussions
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and uphold high standards for code quality, testability, and maintainability
• Mentor engineers through structured feedback, pairing, and design review
• Collaborate across adjacent teams, understand constraints, and advocate for shared standards
• Own reliability of components end-to-end, monitor health, respond to incidents, and follow through on post-mortem improvements
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to improving operational practices
• Drive improvements to CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and testing coverage

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on data engineering, backend systems, or distributed data infrastructure
• Proficient in Python and SQL; comfortable with JavaScript in full-stack or API contexts
• Strong hands-on experience with distributed processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks, or equivalent) working with large-scale datasets in production
• Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP) and their core data services
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools (Apache Airflow, dbt, Prefect, or equivalent)
• Strong familiarity with data warehousing and lakehouse technologies, including Snowflake
• Solid understanding of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and practical experience building compliant systems
• Familiarity with platform-thinking and API-first service design
• Clear communicator and cross-functional collaborator
• Active mentor who invests in others and raises the bar for the team

• Bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives
• Health insurance
• Wellness offerings
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)
• Other employee benefits