Data Engineer

IBM; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in Frankfurt is seeking a Data Engineer specializing in Data Platforms. You will develop applications on Big Data technologies, including API development, and leverage analytics libraries and NLP to deliver scalable solutions.

Role requires strong traditional development skills, German (C1) and English (B2), plus finance domain understanding, SAP BW familiarity, and experienced collaboration across teams to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Big Data technologies and API development.
• Experience with Analytics libraries and open-source NLP.
• Proven ability to design, write, and debug complex code.
• Technical leadership to guide teams and ensure quality.
• Experience optimizing performance on big data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and debug applications on Big Data tech, including API development.
• Leverage analytics libraries and NLP to build complex apps.
• Lead the development of complex code ensuring high quality.
• Optimize performance, scalability and reliability of applications.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions meeting requirements.

Skills

Big Data

Analytics libraries

Complex code

Technical leadership

Performance optimization

Tools

Snowflake

SQL

SAP BW

API development

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

In this role, you will work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

This position will be based within the Hybrid Cloud & Data service line.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Data Engineer specializing in Data Platforms, you will develop applications on Big Data technologies, including API development. This role requires a strong foundation in traditional Application Development, along with knowledge of Analytics libraries, open-source Natural Language Processing, and statistical and big data computing libraries.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design and Develop Applications: Design, write, and debug complex code for applications on Big Data technologies, including API development.
• Leverage Technical Expertise: Utilize exceptional technical abilities to understand and develop applications using Analytics libraries, open-source Natural Language Processing, and statistical and big data computing libraries.
• Lead Code Development: Lead the development of complex code, ensuring high-quality and efficient solutions.
• Optimize Application Performance: Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability on Big Data technologies.
• Collaborate on Solution Delivery: Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions that meet business requirements and stakeholder expectations.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Big Data Technologies Expertise: Experience with developing applications on Big Data technologies, including API development, and a strong foundation in traditional Application Development.
• Analytics Libraries Knowledge: Experience with Analytics libraries, open-source Natural Language Processing, and statistical and big data computing libraries, with the ability to apply this knowledge to develop complex applications.
• Complex Code Development: Experience in designing, writing, and debugging complex code, with a focus on delivering high-quality and efficient solutions.
• Technical Leadership: Experience leading code development, leveraging exceptional technical abilities to guide teams and ensure high-quality solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Experience optimizing application performance, scalability, and reliability on Big Data technologies, with a focus on meeting business requirements and stakeholder expectations.

Language skills: Fluency in German language (at least C1 level) and proficiency in English language (at least B2 level)

Specific requirements:

Finance domain knowledge: Understanding of core finance processes, accounting structures, fiscal periods, currencies and hierarchies.

Data modeling: Dimensional modeling, historization, hierarchy modeling, and defining business KPIs in a semantic layer.

Layered architecture (bronze / silver / gold): Designing raw, integrated and reporting layers, with clear rules for where business logic belongs. Snowflake and SQL: Strong SQL, transformation pipelines, performance tuning, and access control for sensitive data.

SAP BW understanding: Ability to read existing BW models and reports to extract the business logic behind them. Data quality and reconciliation: Validating the new model against the existing numbers, and building automated quality checks.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Open-Source Technology Expertise: Experience with open-source Natural Language Processing and statistical and big data computing libraries is beneficial for developing complex applications on Big Data technologies.
• Advanced Analytics Knowledge: Familiarity with Analytics libraries and their application in developing complex code is advantageous for this role.
• Technical Innovation: Exposure to emerging trends and technologies in Big Data and Application Development can enhance the ability to design and develop innovative solutions.

Specific requirements: AWS basics, SAP data extraction

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.