Senior Data Engineer

1002 Zühlke Engineering AG; Schlieren; Hybrid; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Work–life blend

Profit sharing

Global and Diverse community

Development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Zühlke Engineering AG in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, implement, and maintain data pipelines and architectures that drive business insights. You will work with clients to understand data needs and deliver tailored solutions, with strong emphasis on scalable cloud/on‑prem setups and collaboration with data scientists.

The role requires deep experience in Python and SQL, plus hands‑on exposure to Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Airflow, and cloud platforms.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines and architectures.
• Strong collaboration with data scientists to productionize ML models.
• Fluency in German and English is preferred for client coordination.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, and optimize scalable data pipelines and architectures.
• Collaborate with clients and data scientists to derive actionable insights.
• Evaluate performance, cost, and reliability of data solutions and dashboards.

Kenntnisse

Python

SQL

Big Data

Cloud

Kubernetes

Ausbildung

University degree in Computer Science / Mathematics

Tools

Hadoop

Apache Spark

Hive

Airflow

RDBMS/NoSQL

AWS / Azure / GCP

Jobbeschreibung

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses. If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

The role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you are a key player in designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines and architectures. You work closely with clients to understand their data needs and realise tailored solutions that drive business insights. Your technical expertise and strong methodology help you bring your projects and clients to success.

How you’ll make an impact

Whether in the cloud or an on-premises data center, you expertly navigate the world of Big Data, helping our clients make their data business- or operations-ready. You access diverse data sources efficiently and reproducibly. You design, test, and monitor distributed data processing pipelines. You work closely with data scientists in the creation of machine learning models. You perform performance and cost estimations for various use cases. You develop and create meaningful dashboards to visualize processed data.

What’s important to us

You are comfortable with Big Data, massively scalable databases, cloud infrastructures, and distributed algorithms. You have a passion for sustainable software development and have gathered several years of experience in technical roles. Along with your expertise in Python and SQL, you ideally have hands‑on experience or a strong interest in technologies such as Hadoop, Apache Spark, Hive, Airflow, RDBMS, NoSQL, DevOps, Kubernetes, and Java or .NET You have a good understanding of the capabilities in large public cloud environments and may have used resources from Amazon AWS, MS Azure, or Google’s GCP. You hold a university degree (ETH, Uni, FH) in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a similar field. Fluency in both German and English is required for this position.

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year
• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 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

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Our promises

What we do

we deliver real impact, quickly Technology is at the heart of what we do, and your expertise is how we deliver real impact, quickly.

What you’ll do

you’re constantly learning and growing Our breadth of capabilities means you’ll have an outstanding network of people to call on to help you achieve more.

How we work

we trust in you You’ll be respected for the work you’re doing, and trusted to work independently.

What we believe in

we can make the world better We believe that technology can make a positive difference to society, and you’ll be proud of the kind of projects we make possible.

Where we’re going

you can shape our future Zühlke is at a scale where your expertise can be recognized and valued, and you’ll be able to have a significant impact on how we work.

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