Experienced Data Engineer (Azure/C#)

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands. Flexible hybrid working: 40% from the office, 40% from home, and 20% flexibly; approved work abroad is possible for up to 3 weeks per year, with a maximum of 2 consecutive weeks.

Gross annual salary: €70,000–€90,000, including FlexBudget and 8% holiday allowance; a bonus or collective profit sharing may apply depending on the role.

Company

hirify.global is a sustainable energy company developing data-driven energy products and solutions for climate neutrality, with AgroEnergy serving Dutch greenhouse horticulture and B2B Flex Services.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end Azure data pipelines from ingestion through transformation and structured exposure.
• Develop predictive data flows for forecasting and energy optimization, including expanding EPEX day-ahead forecasting from hourly to quarter-hourly resolution.
• Build and optimize a dimensional data warehouse for analytics and Power BI reporting.
• Define the data platform architecture, engineering standards, modernization roadmap, and technical direction with stakeholders.
• Lead migration toward Snowflake, OneLake, and Iceberg tables; introduce AI-assisted C# data transformations; and align Azure with the Azure Policy Framework, NIS2, and security standards.
• Implement CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, monitor pipeline reliability, analyze incidents, identify technical debt, and mentor data engineers.

Requirements

• Strong data engineering experience in Azure cloud environments, or C# backend development experience with a clear data engineering focus.
• 3–5 years or more than 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in C# or equivalent programming languages used in data-intensive environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Databases, and Azure DevOps.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing, reviewing, and optimizing complex queries.
• Dutch reading and listening proficiency is required; speaking and writing may be in Dutch or English.
• Knowledge of code reviews, version control, testing, CI/CD, DevOps principles, production deployment, Azure monitoring, and observability.
• Experience working with analysts, data scientists, quantitative specialists, or business-oriented teams and translating domain requirements into architecture decisions.
• Experience with platform migration or modernization and data modelling or architecture patterns such as dimensional modelling or data vault.

Nice to have

• Experience with Snowflake or lakehouse patterns such as OneLake with Iceberg tables.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools in data engineering or C#.
• Knowledge of energy market data, EPEX trading, or forecasting in a volatile commodity market.
• Agri-tech experience or experience in domains where data directly drives operational or commercial decisions.

Culture & Benefits

• In-house ownership of critical data and technology capabilities with autonomy over architecture and implementation.
• Small, focused team with knowledge sharing, peer collaboration, technical guidance, and continuous improvement.
• FlexBudget can be paid out, used for additional holiday days, or saved.
• Personal and professional development support.
• Hybrid work combining office, home, and flexible work, with limited approved work abroad.

Hiring process

• Apply directly through the hirify.global Careers Portal; applications by email or LinkedIn are not processed.