(Senior) Data Engineer - Freelance

About the Position

Netguru is a consultancy, product design, and software development company founded in 2008. It builds digital products enabling new ways of working and has completed over 1400 projects with nearly 600 employees worldwide. Netguru works with large brands including IKEA, Volkswagen, and Keller Williams, providing services in fintech, healthcare, commerce, tourism, and robotics. Its technology stack includes Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React.js, React Native, Kotlin, Vue.js, Python, Django, and Elixir.

We are currently hiring a (Senior) Data Engineer - Freelance to join our team on a B2B freelance contract basis.

Responsibilities

• Minimum 4 years of commercial experience as a Data Engineer.
• Deep expertise in the AWS tech stack including Glue, DMS, Redshift, and S3 with proven project experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Scala, and Bash; with Scala for production data transformation and CDC, and Bash for CI/CD operations.
• Ability to navigate and manage full data lifecycles within AWS beyond typical DBA tasks.
• Knowledge of building crash-resistant, idempotent pipelines with optimized Spark jobs using partitioning, columnar formats like Parquet, and broadcast joins.
• Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills with a passion for data.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English at C1+ level.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of commercial experience as a Data Engineer.
• Deep expertise in the AWS tech stack including Glue, DMS, Redshift, and S3 with proven project experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Scala, and Bash; with Scala for production data transformation and CDC, and Bash for CI/CD operations.
• Ability to navigate and manage full data lifecycles within AWS beyond typical DBA tasks.
• Knowledge of building crash-resistant, idempotent pipelines with optimized Spark jobs using partitioning, columnar formats like Parquet, and broadcast joins.
• Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills with a passion for data.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English at C1+ level.

We Offer

• 100% remote work.
• Work with an experienced team of developers.
• Continuous development of both hard and soft skills.
• Long-term collaboration on challenging products.

About the Company

Netguru is a consultancy, product design, and software development company founded in 2008. It builds digital products enabling new ways of working and has completed over 1400 projects with nearly 600 employees worldwide. Netguru works with large brands including IKEA, Volkswagen, and Keller Williams, providing services in fintech, healthcare, commerce, tourism, and robotics. Its technology stack includes Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React.js, React Native, Kotlin, Vue.js, Python, Django, and Elixir.

Additional Information

• Location: European Union (Remote)
• Contract type: Freelance B2B
• Rate: €30-50/hour (flexible, depending on experience)
• Start: ASAP
• Netguru is committed to inclusivity and accommodates disability-related adaptations during recruitment.