Lead Data & Engineering for Enterprise Platform

Requirements

• You will be based in Paris, with English as your working language
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• 8+ years of professional experience in software, data, or solution engineering roles
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• Strong technical background (software engineering, data engineering, or similar)
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• Proven experience leading a team (minimum 2–3 people)
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• Experience working with enterprise customers in complex environments
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• Strong SQL (data modeling, mappings, transformations)
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• Python (scripting, automation, data processing)
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• Docker & containerized environments
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• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure
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• Data pipelines / ETL / ELT
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• CI/CD and DevOps fundamentals

What the job involves

• Where state-of-the-art technology meets supply chain expertise in search of operational excellence
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• Pelico is a fast-growing, international SaaS scale-up transforming factory operations management since 2019
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• We give factory teams the agility and resilience to respond quickly to supply chain disruptions and act fast to mitigate impact
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• Real impact, every day, on the ground
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• We empower every stakeholder in the production flow:
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• Supply Chain Directors, Production Controllers, Supply Managers, Customer Support Managers, and Maintenance, Repair, and Operating (MRO) Ops Managers
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• Our platform is used by industrial leaders like Safran, Airbus, and Daikin to solve current concrete operational problems - missing parts, delayed deliveries, inefficient MRO cycles
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• With a dynamic team of over 140 professionals across the US and France, Pelico is a melting pot of top-tier talent from Tech, Data Science, and Manufacturing domains
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• Our collaborative environment fosters innovation and excellence, driving us to solve complex challenges and shape the future of manufacturing
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• Solution Delivery & Technical Excellence
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• You will own the end-to-end technical delivery of Pelico’s platform for enterprise customers, from technical discovery to production go-live. This includes designing and validating data architectures, SQL mappings, and integration flows, while ensuring high standards of performance, reliability, scalability, and security
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• You will act as the highest-level technical escalation point during deliveries and remain hands-on when required (SQL, Python, Docker, cloud environments). You will also contribute to defining and continuously improving delivery standards, technical playbooks, and documentation, while relaying structured field feedback to Product and Engineering teams
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• Customer-Centric Technical Leadership
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• You will serve as a trusted technical partner for customers, leading technical discovery workshops with IT and data teams and translating business needs into clear, scalable technical solutions. As the main technical referent during deployments, you will participate in key customer meetings and onsite visits (1–2 per month), clearly explaining technical choices, constraints, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. When needed, you will support Sales and Pre-Sales on complex technical feasibility discussions
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• Team Leadership & Scaling
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• You will build, manage, and mentor a team of 3–4 Solution Engineers, ensuring consistent delivery quality and strong technical standards. This includes supporting onboarding and skill development, allocating work effectively, contributing to hiring and technical assessments, and fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement