Data Engineer

Our opportunity

We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our DBI organization within Data Engineering team.
We are looking for a proactive person who is eager to learn new technologies, bring knowledge and experience to the team, and who likes to apply good practices in the work they do, given that we are the reference in this aspect for the rest of the organisation.

The profile must have experience in the implementation, integration and industrialisation of Python code, with special emphasis on the industrialisation of solutions developed by our Data Scientist team, so knowledge in ML and data modelling with Databricks and other technologies will be important.

Your role
As a Data Engineer, your main responsibilities will involve:

• Analyze data models and derive logical conclusions.

• Processes modeling.

• Hands on development and monitoring of the Azure cloud Platform and various associated components for data ingestion, transformation and processing.

• Effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex problems pertaining to data infrastructure, including performance tuning and optimization.

• Designs and writes programs according to functional and non-functional requirements.

• Develops and maintains technical documentation.

• Follows established configuration/change control processes.

Your Skills and Experience
As a Data Engineer, your skills and experience will ideally include:

• University level education or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience working as a Data Engineer

• Knowledge of design patterns

• Ability to write complex SQL queries

• A good understanding of distributed computation

• GIT

• Experience with Azure cloud.

• Experience with Databricks.

• 5+ years Python

• 1+ years of experience in Apache Spark 2.0
• 2+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer

• Experience with containerization of solutions (Docker, Kubernetes).

Nice to have:

• DBT

• Experience with Python Poetry framework

• 1+ Experience in functional programming (preferably Scala - big plus)

• Experience in R programming

• Experience with Hadoop technologies (i.e. Sqoop, Hive, Flume etc.)

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (Azure DevOps)

• Experience in data exploration using notebooks (Databricks notebooks).

• Experience with experiment tracking and model registry (MLflow).

• Understanding of how to deploy, operationalize, and monitor ML models.

• Experience with Python libraries like pandas, numpy, and scikit-learn.

• Experience in automation of regular tasks(e.g. data refreshes) using bash and python scripting.

What we offer?

As well as a competitive salary and a yearly bonus we offer: 

• Option to work remotely up to 100% of the time.
• 300 euros net to set up your home office and additional monthly home office allowance.
• Wide range of internal and external trainings, including free English, German and Spanish classes depending on the needs
• Ticket restaurant or flexibility to exchange it for other benefits.
• Life, accident, and Health Insurance
• Collective Life Retirement Plan
• 2000 referral bonus if you bring other talented people like you.
• Special banking and insurance conditions plus Exclusive Employees discounts
• Functional diversity benefits
• Events: summer and Christmas party, different activities like hiking, investment, beach volley club and many more
• No dress code.

#LI-Remote

Primary work location is Barcelona, Poblenou. Please apply with your CV in English.

Who we are

Looking for a challenging and inspiring work environment where you can make a difference? At Zurich millions of individuals and businesses place their trust in our products and services every day. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, enabling, businesses and communities to face a world of risk with confidence. Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. It’s a big challenge, but you will be supported by a world-class team who believe in helping you to reach your full potential and deliver on our promises.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer.  We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

So be challenged. Be inspired. Help us make a difference.

You are the heart & soul of Zurich! 
 

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right? 

We highly value the experience and know-how of our employees and offer a wide range of opportunities across business areas to encourage you to apply for new opportunities within Zurich when you are ready for your next career step. 

Let’s continue to grow together!

• Location(s):  ES - Barcelona 
• Remote working: Yes
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Alvaro Gallego Zazo