Data Engineer - Contractor

At Smartness, we are building the future of hospitality tech. Our SaaS helps lodging providers boost revenues by 30%+ and get more direct bookings. We are the fastest-growing B2B SaaS in the industry, trusted by 4,000+ clients across 40+ countries , with billions of euros in bookings processed. Backed by top international investors and named one of Italy's Top 10 LinkedIn Startups, we are on a mission to scale globally. Want to grow with us? Let\'s go! About the Role

What Will You Do? As a Data Engineer – Contractor , you’ll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data infrastructures that turn raw data into reliable, actionable insights. You’ll work like an internal enabler for multiple teams, owning data pipelines end-to-end and ensuring data quality, performance, and availability across the organization.

• Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to ingest, transform, and serve data from multiple sources.
• Develop and optimize data models and warehouses to support analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision making.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance, monitoring pipelines and resolving issues proactively.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Tech, Analytics, and Business teams to understand data needs and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Enable analytics and experimentation by providing clean, well-documented, and accessible datasets.
• Drive continuous improvement of the data stack, tooling, and best practices, balancing speed, scalability, and cost.

• Data Engineering Expertise – Strong experience building and maintaining data pipelines, warehouses, and integrations. Solid knowledge of SQL and modern data engineering tools.
• Cloud & Data Stack – Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), data warehouses/lakes, and orchestration tools.
• Analytical Mindset – Ability to understand business problems and translate them into effective data structures and solutions.
• Autonomy & Ownership – Comfortable working as a contractor with high ownership, managing priorities independently and delivering reliably.
• Track Record – 3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in similar data-focused roles, ideally in startups or scale-ups.
• Bonus – Experience in SaaS, travel-tech, or hospitality-related data environments.
• Languages – Fluent English. Professional Italian is a plus.

• Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
• Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
• The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech sales teams in Europe.
• A place where your talent can blossom.
• An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
• A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
• Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our sales processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
• We have fun while working! We are easygoing people.
• Work with the best software out there to automate repetitive tasks and let you focus on customers and targets.
• Remote working with frequent opportunities to meet up.
• Fun and enriching experiences – unforgettable team-building events that go beyond the usual outings.
• Competitive salaries and bonuses – as a meritocratic team, we recognize talent and hard work, rewarding them appropriately.

Still not convinced? Check out our "Work With Us" page for more about our mission, values, and why we love working at Smartpricing: Lavora con noi – Unisciti alla missione di Smartness

If you\'re reading this, it means you\'re genuinely interested, and that excites us! Here\'s what you need to know:

• We\'re highly driven and set our goals higher than most, pushing boundaries others may deem impossible.
• We work much harder than most companies out there.
• Every day, we step out of our comfort zones, fueling rapid growth and learning, even though it might come with its stress.
• We hold ourselves and our team to the highest standards of excellence and culture.
• Should we feel that this role isn\'t the right match for you, for the benefit of both parties, we may need to part ways.

We hope this sheds light on whether this could be your next adventure.

If you believe it is, we warmly invite you to apply. Discover your full potential with us!