Data Engineer (all genders)

Köln

Full-time

Permanent employee

Job overview

Our Data Engineering team plays a critical role in this mission, transforming raw data into high-quality, reliable assets for reporting, analytics, and advanced data products. You’ll be part of a collaborative team of Data Engineers, and supported by a dedicated Data Architect and Program Manager for alignment across tech and business.

What you will do

Design, build, and maintain reliable and scalable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and future ML use cases
Contribute to our modern cloud-based data platform in Azure and Databricks
Collaborate closely with Data Analysts and Data Scientists to co-create data products
Support and contribute to our internal data platform alongside our Data Platform Engineer
Continuously improve data quality, documentation, and performance
Champion best practices in DataOps: CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, testing, and infrastructure-as-code

Job Title

Data Engineer

What you will need

7+ years of experience in data engineering, ideally with some hands-on exposure to analytics engineering practices (e.g., data modeling, transformation logic)
Deep understanding of data pipeline orchestration, distributed processing, and building resilient, testable ETL/ELT systems
Expertise in Scala or Python with strong SQL skills and experience using Spark in production environments
Experience with cloud-native architectures, especially Azure Cloud Platform and Databricks
Familiarity with streaming data frameworks (Kafka, Event Hubs, or similar)
Solid grasp of data modeling concepts, especially in the context of analytics and reporting (conceptual/logical/physical models)
Languages & Frameworks: Scala, Python, SQL, Spark
Cloud & Infra: Azure Cloud Platform, Databricks, Kafka, Azure DevOps/GitHub, Terraform

What you will bring

Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong collaboration mindset to work effectively with cross-functional teams including data science, engineering, and business units
High attention to detail with a strong focus on data quality, accuracy, and reliability
Skilled in stakeholder management, capable of balancing business needs with technical feasibility
Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to drive initiatives from concept to completion

We believe in fair and transparent pay. For this position, the annual salary starts at a minimum of €70,000 and depends on your qualifications, experience, and level of responsibility.

Inclusivity

All genders

Workplace type

Hybrid