Data Engineer - Survey Tools (m/f/d)

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

Join our Survey Tools team and help shape the future of Statista’s global consumer survey platform. You will work on a high-impact system that powers one of our most valuable data products, used across teams worldwide. This role combines maintaining existing tools with building a new, scalable data infrastructure from the ground up, offering a rare opportunity to improve a live system while designing its future.

Your tasks

• Work closely with the Survey and Architecture teams to design and build a modern, scalable data infrastructure for survey data

• Maintain and improve existing tools and applications (e.g. internal apps) to support ongoing survey operations

• Gradually redesign and migrate current workflows into a new, more robust and scalable system

• Build and maintain data pipelines and backend services to ensure data quality, consistency, and availability

• Contribute to the design of databases, system architecture, and internal user interfaces

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate complex survey data processes

• Ensure system performance, reliability, and maintainability while operating in a live production environment

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into practical technical solutions

Your profile

• Strong Python skills with experience in building backend systems, data pipelines, or similar applications

• Solid understanding of databases and data modelling (e.g. SQL) and interest in designing scalable data systems

• Experience with version control (Git) and a focus on clean, maintainable code

• Familiarity with backend frameworks such as Flask or Django is a strong plus

• Some experience building user-facing tools or interfaces (e.g. Streamlit, Dash, or similar)

• Understanding of containerization or cloud environments (e.g. Docker, AWS) is a plus

• Ability to work on evolving systems — balancing maintenance of existing solutions with building new ones

• Structured and thoughtful approach to problem-solving, with attention to code quality and best practices

• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams in an international environment

• Fluent in English

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

• Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year

• Hybrid work and flex-time

• International team and social events

• Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness options

• Free access to Langdock and all its amazing functionalities

• Career & training opportunities

• Attractive locations and modern offices

• Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.