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3 Banken IT

3beg.at
3beg.at • HQ: Linz, Austria • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Hiring 4
HQ: Linz, Austria • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Hiring 4
3 Banken IT is the IT services company of the 3-Banken-Gruppe, which is active in all Austrian federal states and neighbouring countries. It hires application security engineers, Atlassian developers and core banking software developers. The company is headquartered in Linz, Austria.
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$44k per year • In office (Austria) • Full-Time
Db2
Management
Scrum
Confluence
Jira
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Brooks Running

brooksrunning.com
brooksrunning.com • HQ: Seattle, United States • Sportswear & Activewear • Footwear • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1914 • Trust B • Hiring 24
HQ: Seattle, United States • Sportswear & Activewear • Footwear • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1914 • Trust B • Hiring 24
Brooks Running is an athletic apparel and footwear enterprise specializing in high-performance running shoes, clothing, and gear. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company leverages advanced biomechanical research to engineer supportive, cushioned footwear tailored for runners of all levels. Operating as a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, its products are distributed through specialty retailers and international markets in more than 60 countries worldwide.
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M3 Functional Analyst - EMEA

≈ $47k – $83k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
SQL
Databases
Db2
Management
Agile
Scrum
ITIL
Waterfall
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Aurionpro Solutions

aurionpro.com
aurionpro.com • HQ: Mumbai, India • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Est. 1997 • Hiring 2
HQ: Mumbai, India • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Est. 1997 • Hiring 2
Aurionpro Solutions provides banking software, transit technology and enterprise security products. Its platforms cover corporate banking channels, lending and fare collection systems. The company serves financial institutions and transport authorities internationally.
No named decision-maker yet.
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1 month ago Long shot · 11%

Database Administrator - DB2

≈ $22k – $45k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Staff
SQL
Databases
Db2
DevOps
SLI/SLO/SLA
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1 month ago Long shot · 11%

Mainframe DB2 System Administrator

≈ $17k – $38k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Staff
SQL
COBOL
COBOL
JCL
TSO/ISPF
Databases
Db2
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Unipol

unipol.com
unipol.com • HQ: Bologna, Italy • Life Insurance & Annuities • Property & Casualty Insurance • 501-1000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 79, 3 new
HQ: Bologna, Italy • Life Insurance & Annuities • Property & Casualty Insurance • 501-1000 employees • Trust A • Hiring 79, 3 new
Unipol is an Italian insurance group headquartered in Bologna, whose parent company Unipol Assicurazioni is a multi-line insurer and the market leader in non-life insurance in Italy. The group includes companies such as UniSalute, the leading Italian health insurer by number of clients, together with life, motor, bancassurance, corporate and real estate businesses, and it sponsors arts, culture, sport and environmental initiatives. It hires software engineers and data engineers, business controllers, sales managers for regional areas, underwriters, compensation and workforce planning analysts, project managers and investor relations specialists.
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Senior Software Analyst-Engineer | Anagrafiche e MDM

≈ $41k – $82k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Italy) • Master's Degree • Senior • Italian: C1
Java
COBOL
Stata
COBOL
CICS
Databases
Db2
Oracle
Analytics
Informatica
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Euroclear

euroclear.com
euroclear.com • HQ: Brussels, Belgium • Custody & Fund Administration • Stock Exchanges & Market Infrastructure • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1968 • Trust B • Hiring 78, 8 new
HQ: Brussels, Belgium • Custody & Fund Administration • Stock Exchanges & Market Infrastructure • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1968 • Trust B • Hiring 78, 8 new
Euroclear is a Belgian financial market infrastructure group founded in 1968 that settles and safekeeps securities for banks, brokers, central banks and asset managers worldwide. As one of the two international central securities depositories it holds tens of trillions of euros in assets under custody and processes the settlement leg of bond, equity, derivative and fund transactions across dozens of markets. Headquartered in Brussels with national depositories in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland, the group also runs collateral management and fund distribution platforms used across the European financial system.
Peter Sneyers · Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear Bank · decision-maker
Valerie Urbain · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Test Lead

Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Poland) • Staff • English
SQL
COBOL
COBOL
CICS
VSAM
JCL
Databases
Db2
DevOps
Splunk
Shift-Left
Azure DevOps
Azure
Cybersecurity
Shift-Left Security
Analytics
Power BI
Management
Agile
ServiceNow
QA
Selenium
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Tietoevry

tietoevry.com
tietoevry.com • Helsinki • Espoo • Tampere • Oulu • Jyväskylä • Financial Services • 5000+ employees • Hiring 21, 7 new
Helsinki • Espoo • Tampere • Oulu • Jyväskylä • Financial Services • 5000+ employees • Hiring 21, 7 new
Tieto is leading Nordic software and technology company serving banking, healthcare, and industry sectors. ~14,000 experts, €1.8B revenue, operating in 20+ countries.
No named decision-maker yet.
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In office (Oulu, Finland) • Full-Time
Db2
IMS
Cybersecurity
PKI
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Artie

artie.com
artie.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Engineering & Migration Services • Customer Data Platforms (CDP) & Reverse ETL • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Engineering & Migration Services • Customer Data Platforms (CDP) & Reverse ETL • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
Stream data changes to your warehouse with sub-minute latency and exactly-once delivery. No Kafka build, no DMS compromises.
Cheng Ying Tang · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Sui Ying Jacqueline Cheong · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Solutions Engineer

$175k – $200k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Db2
Databricks
Oracle
Apache Kafka
Amazon Redshift
Google BigQuery
BigQuery
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Datadog
Management
ClickUp
Dropbox
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BarmeniaGothaer

barmeniagothaer.de
barmeniagothaer.de • HQ: Cologne, Germany • Property & Casualty Insurance • Life Insurance & Annuities • Health Insurance & Benefits • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust C • Hiring 258, 5 new
HQ: Cologne, Germany • Property & Casualty Insurance • Life Insurance & Annuities • Health Insurance & Benefits • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024 • Trust C • Hiring 258, 5 new
BarmeniaGothaer is a German mutual insurance group offering health, life, pension, property, motor, travel and pet insurance to private and business customers, with head offices in Cologne and Wuppertal. It was formed in 2024 by the merger of the Wuppertal-based Barmenia and the Cologne-based Gothaer, ranks among the ten largest insurers in Germany, is organised as a mutual (VVaG) and sells through a network of more than 2,500 agents. Its openings are mostly for customer advisers and sales back-office staff in its local agencies across Germany, from Kassel, Göttingen and Hanover to Cologne, Fulda and Berlin, plus experienced insurance and finance sales experts.
Emanuel Issagholian Hadani · Vorstand · decision-maker
Nina Duft · Vorstand · decision-maker
Tobias von Mäßenhausen · Vorstand · decision-maker
Bernd Hertweck · Vorstand · decision-maker
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DevOps Engineer – Test Data Management

≈ $57k – $113k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Wuppertal, Germany) • Full-Time • Middle • German: B2
Python
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Db2
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Marks & Spencer

marksandspencer.com
marksandspencer.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Home Decor • Apparel & Fashion Brands • Online Groceries • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1884 • Trust A • Hiring 51, 26 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Home Decor • Apparel & Fashion Brands • Online Groceries • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1884 • Trust A • Hiring 51, 26 new
Marks & Spencer is a British retailer selling clothing, lingerie, beauty products, home furnishings and food through hundreds of stores in the United Kingdom, an international franchise network and its online shop. Its food business sells own-brand groceries and prepared meals, and it owns a stake in the online grocer Ocado Retail. The company was founded in 1884. The company is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Software Engineering Manager - Time & Scheduling

≈ $73k – $160k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Hybrid (Salford, United Kingdom) • Staff
Db2
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Concentrix

concentrix.com
concentrix.com • HQ: Newark, United States • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • Call Center Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983 • NASDAQ: CNXC • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1209, 27 new
HQ: Newark, United States • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • Call Center Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 1983 • NASDAQ: CNXC • IT services • Trust B • Hiring 1209, 27 new
Concentrix is an American customer experience and business services company founded in 1983 and headquartered in Newark, California. It designs and runs customer support, sales, collections and back-office operations on behalf of more than two thousand client brands, employing hundreds of thousands of people across some seventy countries in dozens of languages. Listed on Nasdaq and enlarged by the 2023 acquisition of the French group Webhelp, the company has pushed beyond traditional call-centre outsourcing into experience design, automation and AI agents that deflect routine contacts before a human is needed.
Andre Valentine · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Chris Caldwell · President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Olivier Duha · Co-Founder of Webhelp · founder
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Senior Mainframe Developer

$74k – $77k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (Omaha, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
COBOL
COBOL
CICS
VSAM
JCL
Databases
Db2
DevOps
GitHub
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SAP

sap.com
sap.com • HQ: Walldorf, Germany • AI Agents • Supply Chain & Logistics Software • Procurement & Spend Management • HR & Payroll Software • ERP & Business Management Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1972 • Trust A • Hiring 525, 20 new
HQ: Walldorf, Germany • AI Agents • Supply Chain & Logistics Software • Procurement & Spend Management • HR & Payroll Software • ERP & Business Management Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1972 • Trust A • Hiring 525, 20 new
SAP is a German software company founded in 1972 by five former IBM engineers and headquartered in Walldorf, and it is the world's largest vendor of enterprise resource planning software. Its systems run the finance, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and human resources processes of a large share of global commerce, with the in-memory S/4HANA suite at the centre and specialised clouds such as SuccessFactors, Ariba and Concur around it. The company is midway through moving its installed base from on-premise licences to cloud subscriptions, and it embeds its Business AI assistant Joule across the portfolio to automate routine enterprise work.
Dominik Asam · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Christian Klein · Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Klaus Tschira · Co-Founder · founder
Dietmar Hopp · Co-Founder · founder
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IT Technology Services Senior Specialist - SAP Basis, Service Disruption Management

≈ $24k – $57k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Hybrid (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior • English
ABAP
Databases
SAP HANA
Db2
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Incident Management
Analytics
SAP BusinessObjects
Management
ITIL
+1
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Skyllit

skyllit.com
skyllit.com • HQ: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France • Recruiting & Staffing • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • Est. 2020 • Hiring 8
HQ: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France • Recruiting & Staffing • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • Est. 2020 • Hiring 8
Skyllit is a French consulting firm in IT recruitment that provides expert IT resources to support companies on cross-functional IT projects. Its current missions include a level 3 SOC analyst, Ansible and Kubernetes DevOps engineers, Oracle HCM and SAP Business One project managers and product owners. The company is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Rane Bouchelkia · Président de SAS · decision-maker
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≈ $44k – $74k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid (Maisons-Alfort, France) • Full-Time
SQL
Java
Java
Apache Tomcat
Databases
Db2
DevOps
Datadog
Dynatrace
Jenkins
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
GitLab
Linux
Windows
Apache HTTP Server
Analytics
DataStage
Management
Agile
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Intellics Global Services

intellicsglobal.com
intellicsglobal.com • HQ: Bengaluru, India • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Hiring 5
HQ: Bengaluru, India • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Hiring 5
Intellics Global Services is an information technology services company in India that supplies software and data engineering talent. Its vacancies include machine learning and AI specialists, Microsoft Dynamics CRM developers, IBM AS400 and DB2 developers, Azure data engineers, Python Spark leads and DevOps engineers. Roles are based in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, and the company is based in India.
No named decision-maker yet.
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2 months ago Long shot · 10%

IBM AS400/DB2 Developer

≈ $17k – $38k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • Hybrid (Bengaluru, India) • Staff
SQL
Databases
Db2
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RARR Technologies

rarrtech.com
rarrtech.com • HQ: Bengaluru, India • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners • Hiring 35
HQ: Bengaluru, India • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Enterprise Apps Implementation Partners • Hiring 35
Rarrtech helps MSMEs build scalable systems using Cloud ERP, AI, and IoT solutions to reduce operational complexity and improve efficiency.
No named decision-maker yet.
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2 months ago Long shot · 10%

AS400 Developer

≈ $15k – $35k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, India) • Staff
SQL
COBOL
Databases
Db2
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ntst.com • HQ: Overland Park, United States • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • EHR & Clinical Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1968 • Trust A • Hiring 76, 4 new
HQ: Overland Park, United States • Revenue Cycle & Medical Billing • EHR & Clinical Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1968 • Trust A • Hiring 76, 4 new
Netsmart Technologies (ntst.com) is a healthcare software and IT solution provider headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Founded in 1968, the company specializes in developing integrated electronic health record (EHR) systems, revenue cycle management (RCM) platforms, data analytics, and care coordination tools tailored for community-based healthcare providers. Its software suites primarily serve human services, behavioral health, addiction treatment, autism care, and post-acute healthcare sectors (including home care, hospice, and senior living communities).
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Innovative Software Architect-(Onsite) Overland Park, KS

≈ $131k – $238k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 4+ years exp • In office (Overland Park, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Java
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Db2
Oracle
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Unix
Management
Agile
+2
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Software Architect-(Onsite) Overland Park, KS

≈ $129k – $236k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 4+ years exp • In office (Overland Park, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Db2
Oracle
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Unix
Management
Agile
+5
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The Home Depot

homedepot.com
homedepot.com • HQ: Atlanta, United States • Building Materials • Tools & DIY Supplies • Kitchens, Bathrooms & Home Improvement • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978 • NYSE: HD • Trust B • Hiring 889, 58 new
HQ: Atlanta, United States • Building Materials • Tools & DIY Supplies • Kitchens, Bathrooms & Home Improvement • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978 • NYSE: HD • Trust B • Hiring 889, 58 new
The Home Depot is an American home improvement retailer founded in 1978 whose founders set out to build warehouse-format stores stocking far more than traditional hardware shops could hold. It operates more than two thousand stores across the United States, Canada and Mexico, selling building materials, tools, appliances, garden supplies and decor to consumers while deriving a large and growing share of sales from professional contractors served through dedicated sales teams and distribution centres. Headquartered in Atlanta and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, it acquired the building products distributor SRS in 2024 to deepen its position with professional customers.
Ted Decker · Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Arthur Blank · Co-founder · founder
Bernie Marcus · Co-founder · founder
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Sr Analyst, Inventory Solutions

≈ $76k – $146k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Atlanta, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Visual Basic
Databases
Db2
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Staff Systems Engineer (Remote)

$80k – $160k per year • Staff+ • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SQL
Databases
Db2
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Sr Data Analyst

≈ $74k – $143k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Atlanta, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Databases
Db2
Teradata
Analytics
Tableau
SSIS
Management
SharePoint
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MOLO17

molo17.com
molo17.com • HQ: Cupertino, United States • Data Engineering & Migration Services • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2015 • Hiring 1
HQ: Cupertino, United States • Data Engineering & Migration Services • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2015 • Hiring 1
One platform to connect, replicate, query and operate enterprise data across databases, files, APIs and hybrid environments.
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Product Engineer (Mid), Java / Kotlin

$45k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • Italy • Remote (Italy, CET hours) • Full-Time • Senior • English
Java
Kotlin
SQL
Java
Gradle
Kotlin
Ktor
Koin
Databases
Db2
Oracle
Apache Kafka
DevOps
Rest API
Git
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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NetConnectGlobal

netconnectglobal.com
netconnectglobal.com • Bengaluru • Mumbai • Hyderabad • Delhi • Pune • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1997 • Hiring 14
Bengaluru • Mumbai • Hyderabad • Delhi • Pune • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1997 • Hiring 14
Talent is the only technology that compounds. NCG builds engineering capacity, AI-powered talent systems, and intelligence platforms for enterprise scale.
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2 months ago Long shot · 10%

Production Support Engineer

≈ $17k – $39k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Senior
Python
SQL
COBOL
COBOL
JCL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Db2
ElasticSearch
DevOps
Linux
Unix
GCP
Loki
Prometheus
Azure
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
AWS
Grafana
GitHub
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Hiflylabs

hiflylabs.com
hiflylabs.com • HQ: Budapest, Hungary • AI Consulting & Integration • Analytics & BI Consulting • Data Engineering & Migration Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2005 • Hiring 16
HQ: Budapest, Hungary • AI Consulting & Integration • Analytics & BI Consulting • Data Engineering & Migration Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2005 • Hiring 16
Hiflylabs is a Hungarian data company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Budapest. It builds data warehouses, analytics and machine learning solutions for banks, telecoms and retailers. The company combines consulting with its own accelerators and tools.
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Medior Data Pipeline Engineer

Middle • 2+ years exp • Hybrid (Budapest, Hungary) • Full-Time • Junior • Hungarian • English
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
Snowflake
Db2
Databricks
AI/ML
Pandas
Spark
dbt
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Microsoft Excel
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Bankai Informatics

bankaiinformatics.co.in
bankaiinformatics.co.in • HQ: Ahmedabad, India • Custom Software Development • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Hiring 3
HQ: Ahmedabad, India • Custom Software Development • Financial Software & Embedded Finance • Hiring 3
Bankai Informatics is a financial technology company that provides a scalable digital banking stack for innovators and institutions. It also does custom software development and hires engineers for analytics implementation and DevOps work. The company is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.
No named decision-maker yet.
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2 months ago Long shot · 8%

Technical Lead - AS400

≈ $17k – $38k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Hyderabad, India) • Staff
SQL
Databases
Db2
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