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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Michael Bailey Associates
- **Location:** AMSTERDAM, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €7,083.0 - €7,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Business Logic, Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, DevOps, Data Flow Control, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Large Language Models, Git, Pyspark, Kubernetes, Data Lineage, Bicep, Apache Kafka, Docker, Databricks
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.michaelbaileyassociates.com/job/data-engineer-2

## About the Role

* 6+ years of software/data engineering experience with a code-first mindset (Python, SQL, PySpark)
 * Cloud & Lakehouse expertise on Azure (Databricks, Synapse) or GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow)
 * Solid DevOps skills with Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and Airflow
 * Exposure to modern tooling like Kafka, dbt, or Infrastructure as Code
 * Strong stakeholder management and fluent English

## Description

* Build production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL with CI/CD, automated testing, and version control from day one
 * Design Medallion Lakehouses (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and dimensional models on Azure or GCP
 * Automate & orchestrate infrastructure and workflows using Terraform/Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Airflow
 * Integrate AI tools & LLMs into pipelines and workflows to drive measurable engineering efficiency
 * Translate business logic into robust architecture while safeguarding data lineage and governance


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