Advanced Data Engineer

• As an Advanced Data Engineer, design and implement data pipelines.
• Collaborate with clients to deliver tailored data-driven solutions.
• Guide clients through their data challenges as a trusted advisor., Zühlke is internationally recognized for expertise in developing Data Platforms and data-driven solutions for customers in many different industries. We are investing heavily in global growth in AI & Data. We believe that Data will have a positive impact on our society and environment. Data allows us to address urgent yet unsolved problems in a broad range of fields, from specific applications within organisations to problems of global significance.

As an Advanced Data Engineer, you are a key player in designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines. You work closely with clients to understand their data needs and realise tailored solutions that drive business insights. Your technical expertise and strong methodology help you bring your projects and clients to success.

How you'll make an impact

• Being a trusted advisor, guiding our customers towards a successful technical solution to their data challenges.

• Communicating the "what", "why" and "how" of proposed solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Developing, testing, and monitoring distributed data processing pipelines.

• Extrapolating versatile data sets and sources to produce high quality, reproducible datasets in a scalable and maintainable way.

• Collaborating with other data roles such as Architects, Software Engineers, and Data Scientists with ease.

• Understanding the needs of many types of producers and consumers for our data services, ensuring our products meet their requirements.

• Delivering projects in an Agile way, building iteratively to produce value from data early and frequently.

• Keeping yourself technically sharp, being open to learning new concepts and technologies.

• University degree in computer science or related field; 3+ years experience.

• Proficient in Python, SQL, and cloud data platforms like Databricks.

• Familiar with data processing technologies like Apache Spark and Kafka., * You have a university degree (ETH, Uni, FH) in computer science, software engineering, data science, or a comparable education.

• At least 3 years in data or software engineering positions

• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining data products that meet the needs of data consumers.

• An understanding of common approaches to data analysis, data visualization, and optionally data science so you can produce the right data for data consumers.

• Experience with a variety of approaches to data architectures (e.g. Data Lake, Data Lakehouse, Medallion, Data Products, streaming, batch processing)

• Experience with Cloud Data Platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric or Amazon Sagemaker.

• Practical data programming skills in Python and SQL.

• Hands-on skills or a keen interest in such technologies as Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Airflow, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform, FastAPI, and programming languages (Scala, R, Java, Typescript or .NET).

• Hands-on experience with both relational and non-relational databases.

• Familiarity with big data infrastructures and concepts for storing and processing large and/or heterogeneous data volumes.

• Practical knowledge of handling varied types of structured and unstructured data (text, tabular, graph, time-series, geospatial, image, etc.).

• Experience with agile development and DevOps methodologies.

• Fluency in both German and English is required for this position.

At Zühlke, innovation is at the forefront of everything we do. We assist companies in realizing their vision, from the initial idea to achieving market success. As a solution partner, we leverage our extensive cross-industry expertise and take responsibility for project success. By merging engineering and IT, we consistently explore new approaches. Our ultimate goal is customer success, extending beyond the completion of projects. We assume responsibility for the products, services, and business models that define a sustainable, digital future comprehensively.

Established in 1968, Zühlke is a partner-led company employing approximately 1,900 individuals who work in local teams across Bulgaria, Germany, the UK, Austria, Portugal, Serbia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, and Vietnam. We derive our wealth of experience from over 10,000 successfully executed projects and the expertise of our diverse team of professionals who support our clients as solution partners. These accomplishments have led to significant project achievements and global sales of CHF 238 million in 2022.