Senior Data Engineer

What’s important to usYou have a university degree in computer science, software engineering, data science or a comparable education.At least 5 years in data or software engineering positions, with a focus on cloud-native data services.Experience with variety of approaches to data architectures (e.g. Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Warehouse, ETL processing)Experience building robust event driven ETL solutions on AWS using Spark within Glue to handle large-scale datasets.Practical data programming skills in Python and SQL.Orchestrating workflows using Step function, Airflow.Experience in Data modelling, performance monitoring and optimization.Hands-on experience architecting scalable data solutions across AWS Redshift, Postgres, relational, and NoSQL databases.Optimizing for both real-time operational transactions (OLTP) and complex analytical processing (OLAP).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 managing project timelines, risks, and deliverables, alongside strong stakeholder management skills to facilitate clear communication, expectation setting, and decision‑making.Experience with agile development and DevOps methodologies.Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and progress to both business and technical stakeholders. Fluency in English is required for this position. What we offerWork life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from homeProfit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous yearGlobal and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 17 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.