Data Engineer: Databricks & AI

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

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

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