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# Senior Databricks Engineer

- **Company:** Riskpod
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Salary:** €104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Databases, Data Transformation, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/senior-databricks-engineer-en-madrid-ID-365476456

## About the Role

Work Timings: Swiss/Spanish Business Hours Experience Range: 6-10 years Mandatory Skills Strong hands-on experience in Databricks Advanced Py Spark development Experience building end-to-end data pipelines Expertise in data ingestion from multiple sources (APIs, databases, files, etc.) Strong SQL and data transformation skills Key Responsibilities Design and develop data pipelines from source systems to Gold layer datasets Implement data ingestion, transformation, and optimization using Databricks Build scalable Py Spark-based data processing pipelines Ensure data quality, performance optimization, and maintainability Client is specifically looking for strong hands-on engineers who can write Py Spark/Python code and implement pipelines independently.
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## Description

My client is looking for a Databricks Data Engineer - 12 Month Contract paying 400 Euros per day.Work Timings: Swiss/Spanish Business Hours Experience Range: 6-10 years Mandatory Skills Strong hands-on experience in Databricks Advanced Py Spark development Experience building end-to-end data pipelines Expertise in data ingestion from multiple sources (APIs, databases, files, etc.) Strong SQL and data transformation skills Key Responsibilities Design and develop data pipelines from source systems to Gold layer datasets Implement data ingestion, transformation, and optimization using Databricks Build scalable Py Spark-based data processing pipelines Ensure data quality, performance optimization, and maintainability Client is specifically looking for strong hands-on engineers who can write Py Spark/Python code and implement pipelines independently.#J-*****-Ljbffr


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