Data Engineer for Databricks Platform (all humans)

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

What to do:

• Work hands-on with the Databricks platform, PySpark, and Delta Lake to build and optimize data solutions

• Manage, operate, and continuously improve a centralized data ingestion framework

• Design, build, and maintain data ingestion pipelines end-to-end

• Troubleshoot and resolve data quality incidents in collaboration with data consumers and stakeholders

• Develop and implement data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions

• Expand platform capabilities by evaluating, testing, and adopting new Databricks features

• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices and CI/CD pipeline improvements

• Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing within the team

Requirements

You check these boxes:

• 2–5 years of experience in the recent years in data engineering or a similar role

• Recent active and direct work experience with SQL and Python for data processing, transformation, and analysis & with Databricks and/or PySpark (Delta Lake, Spark SQL, structured streaming)

• Good understanding and expertise in data ingestion patterns, ETL/ELT processes, and data modeling fundamentals

• Experience with software engineering best practices: version control (Git), code reviews, CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS and/or MS Azure

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Clear verbal and written communication; ability to interact with both technical and business stakeholders

• Systematic, collaborative approach with a continuous learning mindset

• Solid documentation practices

• Not mandatory but beneficial: experience with HashiCorp Terraform, DataOps/MLOps practices, Unity Catalog, workflow orchestration tools

• Language skills: English professional proficiency; German (e.g. B2) is a plus
  

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste

• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic

• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave

• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family

• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital

• A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 3000,- gross per month for this full time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.