Junior Data & AI Engineer

ZURU; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture for Growth

Global Opportunities

Surrounded by an A Player Team

Job summary

ZURU is seeking a Junior Data and AI Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines powering decisions across global operations. You’ll work with Databricks, dbt, Fivetran and AWS in a hands-on role with ownership from day one.

You will help enable data-driven decisions across commercial, marketing, and logistics teams by building reliable datasets, improving data quality, and supporting scalable platform infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with SQL and Python for data workflows.
• Ability to build and maintain robust data pipelines.
• Understanding of data quality, governance and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines ingesting data from SAP, retail POS systems, logistics platforms, and marketing channels
• Migrate legacy pipelines into scalable, maintainable modern data architectures
• Monitor and improve data quality, identifying issues before they impact the business
• Support and enhance data platform infrastructure and tooling
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable datasets and insights
• Contribute to end‑to‑end data workflows including ingestion, transformation, and governance
• Document processes, pipelines, and learnings clearly
• Continuously improve workflows using automation and AI tools

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python scripting

Data pipelines

Learning agility

Communication

Tools

Databricks

dbt

Fivetran

AWS

Job description

As a Junior Data and AI Engineer, you will build and maintain data pipelines that power real business decisions across ZURU’s global operations. Working with modern tools like Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, and AWS, you’ll gain end-to-end exposure to data systems while contributing to scalable, production-grade infrastructure. This is a hands‑on role with real ownership from day one.

This role plays a key part in enabling data‑driven decision‑making across ZURU’s global business. By building reliable pipelines, improving data quality, and supporting platform scalability, you directly impact commercial, marketing, and logistics performance. Your work ensures teams can trust and act on data, while contributing to the long‑term evolution of ZURU’s data platform and AI capabilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines ingesting data from SAP, retail POS systems, logistics platforms, and marketing channels
• Migrate legacy pipelines into scalable, maintainable modern data architectures
• Monitor and improve data quality, identifying issues before they impact the business
• Support and enhance data platform infrastructure and tooling
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable datasets and insights
• Contribute to end‑to‑end data workflows including ingestion, transformation, and governance
• Document processes, pipelines, and learnings clearly
• Continuously improve workflows using automation and AI tools

What You Bring To ZURU

Skills & Experience:

• Strong SQL skills (joins, window functions, CTEs)
• Experience using Python for scripts, pipelines, or automation
• Understanding of data pipelines and common failure points
• Ability to learn quickly, solve problems, and work with ambiguity
• Strong communication skills, including asking questions and documenting solutions

Bonus

• Experience with dbt, Spark, or cloud data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
• Exposure to AWS or similar cloud environments
• End‑to‑end data project experience (academic, personal, or professional)

Think you’ve got what it takes?

LIFE@ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge, and ZURU Tech.

At ZURU, we foster a high‑performing culture that encourages growth, ownership, and continuous improvement. You are responsible for driving your career, and we provide the platform to accelerate it.

Learn more at www.zuru.com

What We Offer

• Culture for Growth
• Global Opportunities
• Surrounded by an A Player Team

ZURU – Reimagining tomorrow

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