Data Engineer

Relevant Online; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Daily free lunch

25 holidays per year + 1 extra per own

Laptop for work and personal use

Mobile phone with unlimited data

Travel expense allowance

Job summary

Relevant Online in Utrecht is seeking a Data Engineer to design and optimize scalable data pipelines and data warehousing solutions for complex datasets. You will work with clients on translating business needs into robust technical data solutions, ensuring data quality and governance.

Ideal candidates have 1+ year of data engineering experience, strong Python and cloud skills (GCP preferred), and enjoy collaborating across teams on impactful BI and ML initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python for data engineering tasks.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and data warehousing.
• Familiar with Git, CI/CD pipelines and Terraform tooling.
• Excellent communication to convey technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable and reliable data pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and integration.
• Architect and optimize scalable, high-performance data warehousing solutions to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their business needs, translate them into technical solutions, and deliver impactful results.
• Ensure data systems meet quality, governance, and compliance standards.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Share knowledge with the team to foster collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Communication

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Based in or around Utrecht | 32 to 40 hours | € 3.000 – € 5.000

We’re looking for a Data Engineer to join our team and help build robust, scalable data solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys optimizing data pipelines, ensuring data reliability, and working with large-scale datasets to support business intelligence and machine learning initiatives. Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and the ability to align technical solutions with business needs are essential. With a variety of projects and clients, adaptability, collaboration, and a solution-oriented mindset are key to success in this role.

For all vacancies we require candidates who are based in or around Utrecht (you should be able to commute to our office within 45 minutes).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable and reliable data pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and integration.
• Architect and optimize scalable, high-performance data warehousing solutions to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their business needs, translate them into technical solutions, and deliver impactful results.
• Ensure data systems meet quality, governance, and compliance standards.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Share knowledge with the team to foster collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python.
• Experience in at least one cloud platform, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiarity with SQL, NoSQL databases, and BigQuery for data storage and analysis.
• Experience building ETL pipelines, preferably for both batch and streaming data, is preferred.
• Experience with tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform.
• Familiar with Docker.
• Preferably with knowledge on DevOps or Arquitecture.
• Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts effectively.
• At least 1 year of experience in a role as a data engineer.

What we offer

• A competitive salary based on your role and experience + a profit sharing model
• Daily free lunch in the office
• 25 holidays per year and one extra for each year you are with us
• Whether it is your soft skills or your time- and project management skills, you will learn a lot, guaranteed!
• A strong professional touch-screen laptop for work and personal use
• Mobile phone subscription with unlimited data and a rich package for abroad
• You will be able to scale up and grow yourself in a way that suits you. There is no ceiling
• Working 32 hours per week? Of course!
• A variety of challenging projects for well known companies
• Travel expense allowance or NS Business Card