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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Vollzeit - Berufserfahrung
- **Location:** Wien, Austria
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €70,000.0 - €80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Data Analysis, Databases, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Structures, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Production Code, Terraform
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobsaustria.at/u/jobs/submit-application/12849/Senior-Data-Engineer-m-f-d?contact_mail=christina.ye-gruener%40kununu.com&job_title=Senior+Data+Engineer+(m%2Ff%2Fd)

## About the Role

* Extensive professional experience and strong expertise in Python, software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures, and development best practices.
 * Deep hands-on knowledge of databases, data warehouse solutions, SQL, and ideally dbt.
 * In-depth experience with Infrastructure as Code, especially Terraform, and at least one major cloud provider, preferably Google Cloud.
 * A proven track record of successfully delivering ETL or ELT projects at scale.
 * A strong engineering mindset with a focus on automation, testing, maintainability, observability, and production-ready code.
 * The ability to identify technical trade-offs, improve existing systems, and drive pragmatic solutions.
 * Excellent English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

## Description

* Own, maintain, and continuously evolve the kununu data warehouse and its end-to-end data integrations.
 * Lead initiatives to extend our data platform capabilities and enable internal teams as well as external partners in their daily work.
 * Define and drive standards for data quality, performance, reliability, scalability, and governance.
 * Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities and take ownership of solving them.
 * Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Business Analysts to deliver scalable and innovative data products., Join our team at kununu and become a vital part of our dynamic group of professionals. As a Senior Data Engineer (m/f/d), you'll collaborate with fellow experts in the field and work closely with our team of data scientists to drive innovation and data-driven insights.


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