Azure Databricks Engineer (ID: 4047)

Stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafide in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Engineer to design, build, and optimize data processing solutions using Databricks, Python, and PySpark. You will create scalable batch and streaming data workflows and craft data models within Databricks.

The role requires strong Azure cloud experience, CI/CD with YAML, and IaC with ARM/Bicep, all within an Agile team focused on delivering reliable, high-performant data platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall professional experience in data engineering/software engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks as a core technology.
• Deep expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Proven experience designing and managing data processing solutions within Databricks.
• Strong experience handling both streaming and batch data.
• Experience designing data models specifically for Databricks-based processing environments.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using YAML.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly ARM/Bicep.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust data processing solutions using Azure Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
• Build and manage batch and streaming data processing workflows within Databricks.
• Design appropriate data models and processing architectures within the Databricks environment.
• Manage multiple parallel data processes working on shared source data.
• Develop scalable and maintainable data solutions while ensuring high standards of quality, reliability, and performance.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure and YAML.
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM/Bicep.
• Continuously improve existing solutions, reduce technical debt, and make pragmatic technical decisions.
• Collaborate effectively within an Agile engineering environment.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Python

PySpark

SQL

Databricks data processing

Azure Cloud

CI/CD YAML

ARM/Bicep

Agile

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

As an Azure Databricks Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and reliable data processing solutions using Azure Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
  
• Build and manage both batch and streaming data processing workflows within Databricks.
• Design appropriate data models and processing architectures within the Databricks environment.
• Manage multiple parallel data processes working on shared source data.
• Develop scalable and maintainable data solutions while ensuring high standards of quality, reliability, and performance.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure and YAML.
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM/Bicep.
• Continuously improve existing solutions, reduce technical debt, and make pragmatic technical decisions.
• Collaborate effectively within an Agile engineering environment.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8+ years of overall professional experience in data engineering/software engineering.
  
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks as a core technology.
• Deep expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Proven experience designing and managing data processing solutions within Databricks.
• Strong experience handling both streaming and batch data.
• Experience designing data models specifically for Databricks-based processing environments.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using YAML.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly ARM/Bicep.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

You should possess the ability to:

• Build stable, scalable, reliable, and maintainable Databricks solutions.
  
• Apply strong problem-solving and analytical skills to complex data-processing challenges.
• Make well-founded technical decisions in complex and evolving architectures.
• Work effectively with large-scale batch and streaming data processes.
• Manage and coordinate multiple parallel data-processing workloads.
• Identify and address technical debt proactively.
• Continuously improve data-processing solutions and engineering practices.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with technical and cross-functional teams.
• Follow a structured and pragmatic engineering approach without unnecessary over-engineering.
• Balance engineering best practices with practical business and technical requirements.

What We Bring to the Table:

• An opportunity to work on complex Azure Databricks and data-processing solutions.
  
• Exposure to modern cloud, data engineering, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• A collaborative Agile engineering environment focused on quality and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to work with both batch and streaming data-processing architectures.
• A technically challenging environment where pragmatic, scalable, and maintainable solutions are valued