Data Engineer II - PPC

er in PPC, you will design, build and operate the data foundations and pipelines that power Booking.com's performance marketing bidding algorithms across all major search partners at scale. You will own the ingestion, transformation and serving of large-volume marketing, reservations and auction datasets across our data platforms, ensuring reliability, data quality and governance.

You will work end-to-end: partnering with ML engineers, ML scientists, analysts and PPC specialists to understand business problems and translate them into robust data models; developing and maintaining workflows that feed our bidding, reporting and monitoring systems; and evolving shared data tooling and interfaces used across PPC and other marketing teams. This is a hands-on engineering role with a clear and measurable impact on how we invest our marketing budget and optimize bids at scale.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Important aspects of the job can include:

• Own the end-to-end design, operation, and governance of Booking.com's Business Intelligence Platform (Tableau , Snowflake and beyond).

• Lead the full lifecycle of Tableau Server On-Prem to Tableau Cloud migration: discovery, architecture, planning, execution, testing, cutover, and optimisation.

• Design and evaluate architecture solutions for BI and analytics infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and compliance with Booking.com's platform standards.

• Build automation for deployments, monitoring, extracts refresh pipelines, housekeeping, and infra/ops workflows.

• Drive performance tuning and capacity planning to support high-volume analytics and self-service BI at scale.

• Act as the primary technical escalation point for Tableau infra and operations, including incident management and root cause analysis.

• Collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, SREs, and security teams to ensure seamless integrations with data sources, identity systems, and cloud infrastructure.

• Implement and maintain governance frameworks for content lifecycle, permissions, licensing, and cost optimisation.

• Coordinate and mentor two other supporting staff, allocating tasks, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring operational excellence.

• Continuously grow technical and interpersonal skills through hands-on engineering, knowledge sharing, and participation in internal/external learning opportunities.

Role Qualifications & Requirements

We are looking for driven Data Platform Engineers who enjoy solving complex platform challenges, who take initiative in improving systems, and who believe that high-quality analytics starts with a strong, reliable platform.

We have found that people who match the following requirements are the ones who fit us best:

• 3+ years of experience administering and engineering Business Intelligence Applications at scale.

• Hands-on experience leading a full migration from Tableau On-Prem to Tableau Cloud (SaaS) is nice to have.

• Strong understanding of enterprise BI architecture, including content governance, permissions, extracts, performance optimisation, and site management.

• Experience with infrastructure operations: networking, load balancing, SSO/SAML, certificates, IAM, security standards.

• Proficiency in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar).

• Experience working with public cloud environments (AWS preferred) and orchestration/CI pipelines.

• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience resolving complex platform incidents.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and supporting a large user base.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership of platform improvements, and drive them to completion.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or equivalent industry experience.

• Experience managing or coordinating external vendors is a plus.

Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including parental (22-weeks paid leave), grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, working-from-home furniture and ergonomic support, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country).

• A beautiful sustainable HQ Campus in Amsterdam that offers on-site meals, coffee, and snacks, multi-faith and breastfeeding rooms at the office.

• Commuting allowance and bike reimbursement scheme.

• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products, upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3, and friends & family Booking.com discount vouchers.

• Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs.

• Global Employee Assistance Program, free Headspace membership.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process:

• Let's go places together: How we Hire

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.