We are looking for you as a Data Engineer (m/f/d) at our Dresden location (hybrid) .

Your tasks will include:

• Contributing to the conception and development of an on-premises data platform
• Development and integration of components for data orchestration, deployment and platform automation
• Creation of proofs of concept, preferably using AI agent tools such as Cursor.ai
• Implementation of batch and streaming data pipelines as well as platform-related services
• Integration of workloads on Kubernetes and S3-compatible storage solutions
• Evaluation of data catalogs and data versioning, and their integration into the platform
• Investigation of suitable solutions for data cataloging and their integration into the platform
• Close collaboration with lead architects as well as infrastructure and security teams.

Your profile:

You should definitely possess the following knowledge and skills:

• You have a degree in computer science or a comparable qualification and want to design software that really makes a difference.
• You enjoy experimenting with proofs of concept and getting them working independently.
• You bring several years of experience with Kubernetes and Kubernetes infrastructure as well as with Linux operating systems.
• You are familiar with modern data platform architectures such as Kappa or Medallion, as well as batch and low-latency streaming pipelines.
• You have practical knowledge of Python, Golang, SQL (MPP), Bash and Java.
• You have already worked with many of these tools and technologies: S3, Apache Iceberg, GitOps workflows, NATS.io, Risingwave, Dagster, Spark, Kafka, Flink and Airflow, ideally complemented by experience with Cursor.ai and concepts such as NUMA and core pinning.
• You are a cloud native, work routinely with Linux, Linux containers and Kubernetes, and have your own ideas on how to implement data management platforms at the edge entirely without public cloud services.
• Ideally, you can demonstrate several years of professional experience as a data scientist. 
• You impress with your analytical thinking, agile mindset, strong problem-solving skills and a strong focus on solutions.