Senior Data Engineer

At a glance

We are looking for an enthusiastic senior data engineer to join the Finance & Risk Data Domain. Eight or more years of experience is required.

This department consists of multiple teams that each work on one or more data products that serve a particular goal. When you join one of these teams, you will work on those data products. These products support the reporting function of the bank and allow downstream teams to prepare both internal and external reports that help steer decisions and disclose required information to the central bank.

Your job

As a senior data engineer you will first and foremost act as an example to the others in your team when it comes to development practices, clean code and software design. Your experience will be invaluable when making decisions and creating a future proof application. Aside from that, you will also contribute directly to the codebase and assist with the end-to-end responsibilities that the team has as a devops team.

Some typical activities include:

• Championing good development practices (examples: rigorous PR reviews, coaching junior engineers, helping steer design decisions)
• Monitoring production processes and troubleshooting
• Creating new data products (onboarding new data, adding transformation logic etc.)
• Adding features to underlying platforms
• Improvement and optimization of existing code

Your profile

Our software is built using a mix of Python and SQL, and runs on Databricks. Scheduling resides in Airflow and we use several internal libraries/components that provide standardized features for all data teams in ABN AMRO. Experience in the following areas is desired:

• Python
• PySpark / Databricks experience
• SQL
• Airflow
• Software development practices such as clean code, unit testing, and patterns
• Excellent communication skills

Working environment

The F&R data domain is a multicultural environment that works in an agile way and promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration. We host department-wide sessions several times a year to facilitate this and have some fun events on top.

We are offering

We believe it is important to be a good employer. Joining us means stepping into a role with impact, supported by excellent employment conditions that foster your job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing.

In addition, we offer:

• An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future.
• Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you.
• Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually.
• Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work.
• Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.