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ETHjuniors

Data Engineer: Databricks & AI | 80-100%

ETHjuniors Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland · CHF 94K/yr

Business Consulting and Services · 51-200 employees

Oct 22
data-engineer Junior (0-2 yrs) Full-time Temporary Switzerland
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About the role

You will help build a new data warehouse on Databricks from scratch and develop data pipelines to ingest information from various sources. Additionally, you will transform and model data while contributing to platform engineering or AI use cases.

What they look for

Databricks Python PySpark SQL Data engineering Data pipelines Data modeling Lakeflow Data streaming Cloud engineering Terraform GitHub pipelines Machine learning Data analytics

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a student or recent graduate in a technical field with a strong interest in data engineering and basic knowledge of Python or SQL. You must be a team player with a structured approach and fluent English skills, with German proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Benefits

Mentorship program International work opportunity in Barcelona Potential for permanent position

Full description

Build a modern data platform from the ground up, and spend a few weeks of the year doing it from Barcelona.

A Swiss tech and consulting company is building a completely new data warehouse for a large insurance company, with Databricks as the core technology. You will join the team right at the start of the project and grow into the role step by step: the first months are all about learning, with an experienced senior engineer coaching and mentoring you along the way. The goal is a permanent position after the first six months.

  • Help build a new data warehouse on Databricks from scratch
  • Develop data pipelines that ingest data from various sources (e.g. APIs and other systems) into the warehouse
  • Prepare, transform and model data using Spark, PySpark and SQL
  • Work with Lakeflow and data streaming
  • Depending on your interests, contribute to platform engineering, data modeling, analytics or AI use cases
  • Work closely with experienced engineers and learn hands-on in a real enterprise project

Requirements

We are looking for a broad profile and, above all, for someone who enjoys working with data and wants to grow in this field.

  • Studies in computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics or a related field (student or recent graduate)
  • Interest in data engineering and first experience with Python and/or SQL
  • Willingness to dive into new technologies such as Databricks and Spark
  • High motivation, curiosity and eagerness to learn
  • Structured, independent way of working and a team player mindset
  • Fluent English
  • German at B2 level or higher
  • Availability to work mainly on-site in Zurich

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Optional:

  • First experience with Databricks, Spark/PySpark, Lakeflow or data streaming
  • Knowledge of data modeling, data analytics, machine learning or AI
  • Experience with cloud or platform engineering (e.g. Terraform, GitHub pipelines)
  • Spanish

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Benefits

  • Start: as soon as possible
  • Workload: 80-100%
  • Duration: 6 months, with the goal of a permanent position afterwards
  • Location: On-site in Zurich, with the opportunity to work from Barcelona for 4-6 weeks several times a year
  • Salary: CHF 45 / hour

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