Data Engineer — Build the data foundation behind smarter decisions

Location: Malmö (Hybrid)

If you’re the kind of data engineer who enjoys turning complex, real-world data into something trustworthy, well-modelled, and genuinely useful, this could be your next move.

Key points about the role at a glance

Key points about the role at a glance

✅ Build and own Refined’s analytics data platform so teams can make confident, data-informed decisions.

✅ Directly shapes how Product, Customer Success, Marketing, and Finance prioritise work, measure outcomes, and understand customer behaviour.

✅ Based in Malmö with a hybrid setup (typically 2–3 office days per week). You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across the company.

✅ You’ll work in a cross-functional, trust-based environment with a strong focus on quality, clarity, and outcomes. Close collaboration with Product, Engineering, and the CFO.

❌ This might not be for you if:

• You prefer narrowly scoped tasks over end-to-end ownership

• You’re not interested in collaborating closely with business stakeholders

Why this role matters

This role exists to ensure Refined’s data is reliable, well-defined, and easy to use — so decisions across the company are based on shared truth rather than assumptions.

As Refined grows, data becomes more complex and more critical. Your work will turn raw data into trusted insights that help teams understand what’s working, what isn’t, and where to focus next.

This could be a great next step if you want to:

• Own the analytics layer end-to-end, from ingestion and modelling to quality and adoption

• Turn business questions into clear metrics and data models people actually trust

• Apply solid engineering practices (testing, CI/CD, documentation) to data work

• Shape how data is used across a growing, product-led SaaS company

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll provide tooling, frameworks, and high-quality data that enable data-informed decision making across Refined.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Develop and maintain Refined’s data platform for analytics using software best practices (version control, code review, CI/CD pipelines).

• Design and build core business data models (especially dimensional models) that make analytics consistent and scalable.

• Translate business needs into technical solutions — bridging stakeholders and data engineering with shared language and clear definitions.

• Ensure data quality and reliability through testing, monitoring, and documentation, so datasets are trustworthy and reusable.

• Advocate for data-informed workflows by enabling self-serve access, improving data literacy, and raising awareness across the company.

What success looks like — your first year at Refined

In 3 months:
You understand the current data platform, key stakeholders, and highest-impact analytics use cases. You’re shipping improvements and building trust.

In 6 months:
You’ve delivered or significantly improved core business models, strengthened testing and documentation, and made data easier to use across teams.

In 12 months:
You’re a trusted owner of Refined’s analytics data platform — shaping standards, improving reliability, and helping teams default to data-informed decisions.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who enjoys combining analytical thinking with strong engineering habits and clear communication.

You likely bring most of the following:

Must-haves

• 2–4+ years of experience working with analytics or data engineering

• Strong SQL skills, writing high-quality, maintainable queries (ideally with dbt or similar tooling)

• Experience with data modelling, especially dimensional models

• Python or similar development experience, working with data pipelines and tooling

• Ability to translate business context into clear technical solutions and definitions

• Comfort working in a distributed, English-speaking team

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with our stack: GCP, BigQuery, dlt, Looker

• Infrastructure-as-code experience (we use Pulumi)

• Experience raising data literacy, coaching others, or driving adoption of shared data practices

Above all, you’re curious, pragmatic, and low-ego — someone who cares about quality, asks good questions, and enjoys solving meaningful problems together.

Who you’ll work with

You’ll join our Data & Analytics workstream and collaborate closely with:

• Product Managers and Engineers

• Customer Success and Marketing

• Finance and the CFO

Manager: Trust-based, outcome-focused, and supportive — with space to own your domain

We work flexibly, but we also make time to connect in person. We meet everyone face-to-face at least twice a year during company-wide gatherings.

Tools & environment

In this role you’ll encounter:

• Data stack: GCP, BigQuery, dbt, dlt, Looker

• Ways of working: Version control, code reviews, CI/CD, documentation-first analytics

• Collaboration: Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), Slack

Benefits & salary

We value transparency. Here’s what you can expect when you join Refined – specific details may vary by location, and we’ll go through them with you during the hiring process.

All employees receive benefits based on Scandinavian standards, with small variations per country:

• Core benefits: Pension, health insurance, sick leave, and five weeks of paid vacation.

• Parental leave: Paid parental leave to support new parents.

• Work–life balance: Flexible hours, hybrid work (typically 2–3 office days per week), and the trust to manage your own schedule.

• Development & wellness: Learning budget, wellness allowance, and dedicated time to grow personally and professionally.

• Culture perks: Twice-yearly company offsites, optional team events, and offices where fika and darts are part of the rhythm.

• Global team: This role is based in Malmö. Most colleagues are in these hubs, but we also have teammates in Brazil, New York, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, and Portugal.

• Salary: This role offers a salary range of 50000-60000SEK depending on experience. We share salary bands transparently in the hiring process to ensure clarity and fairness.

About Refined

We make Atlassian tools simple, branded, and user-friendly – helping more than 5000 companies worldwide, from startups to Apple and Spotify, build sites their teams actually love to use. Read more about our products here>>

Refined is a 70-person SaaS company, founded in Malmö in 2009 and now working across Malmö, Helsinki, and globally. We’re built on Scandinavian roots but our team represents 30+ nationalities.

We value freedom and autonomy, which for us means taking initiative, gathering context, focusing on impact, and driving things forward. It’s about getting it right over being right.

People thrive here when they lean into challenges, learn by doing, and care about the impact of their work – on colleagues, customers, and the wider ecosystem. Every role has a direct line to customer outcomes, and you’ll see your work shaping how thousands of people experience Atlassian every day.

We’re also proud members of Pledge 1%, giving back to people and the planet.

✨ In short: we’re product-led, human-centered, and impact-driven – a startup-minded SaaS company filled with passionate people who care deeply, challenge directly, and continuously improve together.

Learn more about life at working at Refined>>

Recruitment process

After submitting your application, here’s what to expect:

1. Fill out a pre-screening logic and personality test via Alva Labs.

2. The next steps include an introductory call and two interviews focusing on competence and cultural fit.

3. Finally, if we believe it’s a good match both ways, we’ll give you an offer.

We look forward to your application and potentially welcoming you to Refined!

We started Refined in 2009 with a simple idea: Enterprise software doesn’t have to be boring. Since then, Refined has evolved from a handy theming tool into a full-fledged site builder, helping more than 5,000 companies worldwide transform their Atlassian Confluence and Jira instances into beautiful, branded sites users love.