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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Advanced Data Engineer - **Company:** Zühlke - **Location:** Wien, Austria (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Data Analysis, Batch Processing, Big Data, Data as a Services, Data Architecture, Data Visualization, DevOps, Distributed Computing Environment, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Unstructured Data, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Fastapi, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Data Management, Data Lakehouse, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://zuehlke.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Zuhlke-Careers/job/Vienna/Advanced-Data-Engineer_JR100934 ## About the Role * You have a university degree (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 high quality productive 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. * Foundational knowledge of 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, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake or Amazon Sagemaker. * Hands-on skills or a keen interest in technologies as Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Airflow, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform, FastAPI, and/or programming languages (Python, Scala, SQL, R). * 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, DevOps methodologies and AI-augmented software engineering. * Fluency in both German and English is required for this position. ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Intro to FastAPI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/462-intro-to-fastapi) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [AI Model Management Life Circles: ML Ops For Generative AI Models From Research to Deployment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1152-ai-model-management-life-circles-ml-ops-for-generative-ai-models-from-research-to-deployment) - [Building and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems with ADK and Vertex AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1918-building-and-deploying-multi-agent-systems-with-adk-and-vertex-ai) ## Related Articles - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Data Analyst Salary Austria](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/275-data-analyst-salary-austria) - [Best Coding Boot Camps in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/237-best-coding-boot-camps-in-germany)