Junior Data Engineer (all genders)

Our vision is to create a better future for businesses and talent - one hire at a time. We’re driven by our winning aspiration: to be the #1 provider of hires for our core customers, making this vision a reality.

To do this, we need you and your talents on our team . Become a part of HeyJobs and shape the future of recruiting with us! Join the HeyVolution!

For 8 years, we've been revolutionizing the recruitment market with our AI-based job platform. Our technology simplifies the path to a new job like never before and helps companies solve their skilled labor shortages.

With over 4,700 satisfied clients, including 8 of the top 10 largest employers in Germany and Austria, leading companies rely on HeyJobs for their recruiting. Last year alone, we helped over 100,000 people find their new jobs. Already, more than 1% of all hires occur through the HeyJobs platform.

We offer you an influential role in a fast-growing company:

As a Junior Data Engineer, you will have a major impact by empowering the company across different areas, like GTM and Product, in always making data-driven decisions. You will build and optimize the data pipelines that ingest and process data from a variety of internal and external sources. You will also work closely with other engineers and business stakeholders, using your technical skills to understand business needs and translate them into AI-enhanced solutions.

Your role will also be instrumental in shaping the future of our data platform by actively working with our AI-augmented data engineering tooling. You will be using the latest tooling (currently Claude Code and your IDE of choice, including Cursor or Github Copilot) and adopting it for new workflows and use cases, as well as adopting it for emerging ones. As part of your journey with us, you will grow further into an AI-accelerated engineer that significantly punches above their own weight.

In this role, you can earn an annual target salary between 40.000 - 57.000 €.

Your personal development and promotion opportunities are also guaranteed with us.

🎯 How you can contribute to HeyJobs

• Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for key business areas like GTM and Product, ensuring data reliability and timely delivery.

• Contribute to the development of our data products by writing clean, well-tested Python and SQL code, focusing on data modeling and quality.

• Proactively leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development, improve code quality, and troubleshoot issues in data pipelines.

• Collaborate closely with senior data engineers, data analysts, and product managers to understand business requirements and deliver effective data solutions.

• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to data pipeline failures.

• Implement and monitor data quality checks on key datasets to ensure integrity and trustworthiness for our stakeholders.

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team documentation, helping to maintain a high standard of quality and knowledge sharing.

🤝 What sets you up for success

• Foundational understanding of Data Modeling techniques.

• Fluency with SQL and Python

• Eagerness to learn and use AI-powered coding tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor to accelerate development and problem-solving.

• Familiarity with cloud data platforms, preferably AWS.

• Pragmatic, can-do attitude (you like to dive and get things done).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude

• You are a team player with a strong motivation to contribute to team success

Bonus Skills:

• Hands-on experience with PySpark.

• Familiarity with dbt.

• Experience with pipeline orchestration tools like Airflow.

• Experience with Data Quality frameworks like Great Expectations.

❤️‍🔥 What you will love about us

• People & Values: We treat people in the way people should be treated, we bring out the best in everyone, we put our people first.

• Transparent Communication & Recognition: Monthly All-Hands meetings, Q&A sessions with our Founders, and dedicated Slack channels for sharing updates and keep everyone connected.

• Work-Life Balance: 28 holidays*, plus 1 additional day p.a., 3 weeks work from anywhere per year and a 1-month paid sabbatical* every 3 years, flexible work hours.

• Growing individually and as a team: 7 step career framework, regular performance reviews, 3 days of yearly educational leave & 500€ budget*.

• We take care of your health: 10 free nilo.health coaching sessions per year for your mental health & Urban Sports Club membership program.

• Events & Feel Good initiatives: Fresh fruit, great drinks, company-wide end of year event, quarterly team events & plenty of feel good initiatives.

• Great offices with high quality equipment: High-quality equipment tailored to your department, including a MacBook or ThinkPad, screen for home office + additional hardware; HQ Berlin (Kreuzberg, Paul-Lincke-Ufer) and HeyHub Cologne (Design Offices Gereon), all with standing desks, hybrid set-up meeting rooms & AC - good public transport connections & great lunch options.

At HeyJobs diversity and inclusion is key to creating a culture attracting the best talent and ultimately leading to achieving our vision. Together, we are 30 different nations, 45% women and 50% female leaders.

We are explicitly not hiring anyone who discriminates on the basis of religion, national origin, gender-identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or any other aspect that makes you. We encourage individuals from LGBTQIA+ and other underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to have been continuously ranked as one of Berlin's best tech employers!

See for yourself: Top Startup Employer (German) , Kununu , Glassdoor , Top 25 LinkedIn Startups .

*offers may differ for international hubs and for employment status.