Real-Time Data Engineer (f/m/d) - Maternity Leave Cover

Our Real-Time Data Engineering team needs an experienced data engineer for a short-term position to cover maternity leave. Most importantly we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in the Cloudera stack but we would also consider a candidate with strong Databricks experience.

• Develop some real-time data pipelines using Cloudera tools such as NiFi, Kafka, Spark, Kudu, and Impala
• Contribute to continuous improvements in infrastructure, automation, observability, and deployment practices
• Document as needed and share knowledge with other team members
• Contribute to migration of some data pipelines into Databricks

• Experience developing data pipelines with the Cloudera stack is essential
• Some experience developing data pipelines in Databricks a plus
• Proven expertise in real-time data technologies such as Kafka and Spark Structured
• Streaming, plus solid SQL skills (including query tuning and optimization)
• Proficiency in Python or Scala for large-scale data engineering tasks
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows for data engineering (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar) is an advantage
• Knowledge of data governance, schema evolution, and GDPR/data privacy in pipelines is beneficial
• Understanding of observability tools for data pipelines (logging, alerting, metrics) adds value
• Experience in online gaming, entertainment, or e-commerce industries is a nice bonus
• Fluent English (spoken and written) with excellent communication skills (clear, concise, and audience-aware)

• Flexible working hours, hybrid work model, and a healthy work-life balance culture
• Training budget to support your personal and professional growth
• Daily fresh fruits, a wide selection of teas, fair trade coffee, and an in-house canteen at our Vienna HQ
• Subsidized public transportation, plus access to pool e-bikes and e-cars for both business and personal use
• On-site fitness room, MyClubs app points, along with fun sport- and company events
• A wide range of local employee discounts, offers, and healthcare benefits
• We are proud to offer a competitive base salary range of 65.000 - 70.000 EUR gross/year (paid in 14 salaries), thoughtfully designed to align with industry standards, taking into consideration the candidate's qualifications, skills, and relevant experience