Data Team Lead

Stellenbeschreibung:

Lead Data Engineer | Automotive FinTech | Stuttgart (Hybrid) | Up to €130,000 + 20% Bonus + Equity

AI Futures · Exclusive Mandate

The future of mobility is being built in Stuttgart. This is your opportunity to put data at the centre of it.

AI Futures has been exclusively retained to find a Lead Data Engineer for a fast‑growing FinTech business at the intersection of automotive and financial services. This company is building the data and payments infrastructure powering the next generation of connected and autonomous vehicles. Think in‑vehicle payments, usage‑based insurance, and real‑time financial decisioning at scale.

The platform is largely greenfield. You will shape the architecture, lead the team, and have a direct line to the leadership table from day one. We are open to experienced Leads and strong Senior Engineers ready to step up.

What you will be doing

Designing and building a modern data platform to process high‑volume, real‑time vehicle and transaction data
Owning ETL and ELT pipeline development using Python and low‑code platforms such as RapidMiner
Building infrastructure that powers AI‑driven pricing, payments, and financial decisioning across connected vehicle ecosystems
Growing and mentoring a data engineering team and contributing to hiring decisions
Collaborating with OEM partners and external developers to productionise pipelines at pace

What we are looking for

Proven experience building pipelines within modern data stacks such as data lakes, medallion architectures, or SQL‑based platforms
Strong Python skills across both high‑code and low‑code tooling
Leadership experience or a genuine ambition to lead for the first time
Microsoft ecosystem confidence including Power BI and Azure; Kafka or Spark experience is a strong plus
Interest in automotive, IoT, or mobility data is highly desirable
Professional‑level German required