Data and AI Graduate

Sage; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Flexible benefits

Calm app and wellbeing support

Work Away program

Job summary

Sage is offering a Data & AI Graduate Programme in Barcelona, focused on AI, data engineering, and responsible innovation. You’ll rotate across teams like Data Hub, work with Snowflake, AWS, Kafka, Flink, Iceberg, Spark and DBT, and build robust data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.

You will gain practical experience shaping AI solutions, governance, and scalable engineering practices, with structured learning, mentors, and a global network.

Qualifications

• Degree with analytical/technical focus in CS/DS/Math or related field.
• Strong interest in AI, data engineering, and responsible tech.
• Familiarity with SQL and Python or TypeScript; cloud platforms (ideally AWS).

Responsibilities

• Help build robust, scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
• Support data products providing curated datasets for analytics, ML, and AI use cases.
• Contribute to predictive analytics, recommendations, anomaly detection, and automation.
• Learn feature stores, model training pipelines, and data governance for scalable AI/ML.
• Assist in improving data quality, definitions, and trust across the organisation.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues to frame problems and report progress.

Skills

SQL

Python

TypeScript

AWS

Kafka

Spark

Data analysis

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Data Science/Mathematics

Tools

Snowflake

Kafka

Flink

Apache Iceberg

Apache Spark

DBT

AWS services

Job description

Descripción

Start your career at Sage in a role focused on artificial intelligence, data engineering and responsible innovation. You will build practical experience in how trusted data powers AI, how scalable data platforms support better decisions, and how emerging technology can be applied safely and effectively across a global software business.

Why join Sage as a graduate?

As a graduate, you will be supported with structured learning, access to mentors and subject matter experts, and opportunities to work with teams across Sage. You will develop technical confidence, commercial understanding, and communication skills needed to turn data and AI ideas into useful outcomes.

You will also have access to Sage Foundation, which gives colleagues five paid volunteer days each year, alongside development time and a wider graduate network.

What will you be involved in?

The Data & AI Graduate Programme is designed to give you broad, practical experience in how AI solutions are shaped, governed, and supported by strong data foundations. You will learn how high quality data, clear problem framing, responsible AI principles, and scalable engineering practices come together to solve real business challenges.

As part of your rotations, you could work with teams such as the Data Hub, gaining exposure to modern cloud and streaming technologies. This may include tools and approaches such as Snowflake, AWS services, Kafka, Flink, Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark and DBT, depending on the team and project needs.

Responsabilidades principales

• Help build robust, scalable data pipelines that support real-time and batch data processing.
• Support data products that provide curated datasets for analytics, machine learning, and AI use cases.
• Contribute to work linked to predictive analytics, recommendation systems, anomaly detection, and intelligent automation.
• Learn how feature stores, model training pipelines and data governance frameworks support scalable and secure AI and machine learning activity.
• Explore how AI and automation can improve reporting, analysis, productivity, and decision making.
• Support work that improves data quality, consistency, definitions, and trust across the organisation.
• Work with technical and non technical colleagues to frame problems, gather requirements, and share progress clearly.

What you will build

• A strong understanding of how AI depends on trusted, well managed, and accessible data.
• Practical experience using data, analytics, cloud, and AI tools to support business decisions.
• An understanding of how data engineering supports AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics.
• Confidence in responsible AI, including governance, accuracy, privacy, security and risk awareness.
• The ability to explain technical topics clearly to different audiences.
• A foundation for a long-term career in AI, data engineering, analytics, governance, or insight.

What we are looking for

To be eligible for this role, you will need a degree with a strong analytical, technical, numerical, or problem solving focus. This could include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related subject. We are also looking for:

• A strong interest in AI, data engineering and how technology can be used responsibly in business.
• Curiosity about data platforms, automation, analytics and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with SQL and Python or TypeScript.
• An understanding of cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
• Exposure to data engineering concepts such as ETL or ELT, data lakes and data warehousing.
• Interest in streaming technologies such as Kafka and batch processing frameworks such as Spark.
• A self‑starting approach and openness to learning in a changing environment.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues across different teams and locations.
• Good judgement, attention to detail, and the willingness to check the quality and context of AI generated outputs.

This is a hybrid role, working 3 days per week in the office.

This role is not open to visa sponsorship. Candidates must have a valid work authorization for the location listed and not require sponsorship now, or in the future, for their application to be considered.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, there may be a delay in receiving a response from your video interview. Thank you for your patience.

Benefits:

At Sage, we offer you an environment where you can grow professionally without compromising your personal well-being. Our benefits package is designed to provide stability, flexibility, and balance:

• Medical and dental insurance: Fully funded medical and dental insurance.
• Flexible benefits: Exchange part of your salary and make tax savings on meal and transport vouchers, childcare, and training.
• Well-being: Free access to the Calm app (for up to 5 users), 24/7 counselling, and emotional support from our Healthy Mind Coaches. We also offer self‑care and parenting resources through the Cleo app.
• Flexible working: flexibility of working one hour in, one hour out, shortened workdays on Fridays and during the summer, and the opportunity to work from over 40 countries for up to 10 weeks per year through our Work Away program.
• Annual leave: 23 working days of vacation, 5 paid days per year for volunteering.
• Extended leave: 7 extra days of maternity leave and 5 extra days of paternity leave, on top of the legal allowance, available after one year of service.
• Financial support: Life and disability insurance, salary advances of up to 3.5 times your net monthly pay, a €300 net marriage bonus, and access to Sage's employee stock purchase plan at a discounted rate.
• Learning and development: Free premium subscription to external learning platforms

Inclusive hiring

We are committed to inclusivity for all. If any adjustments would help you perform at your best during the application process or beyond, please contact [e-mail] For all other enquiries please each out to [e-mail].

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, there may be a delay in receiving a response from your video interview. Thank you for your patience.