Data Engineer - Cross-Skilling Program

Location: Hybrid in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Open only to candidates based in the Netherlands; Dutch professional-level proficiency is required.

Company

hirify.global Data is a Netherlands-based data and AI consulting division that builds data practices, innovation labs, algorithms, and data-intensive systems for clients across industries.

What you will do

• Implement the foundations of data-intensive systems and develop infrastructure for storing, transforming, and processing data at scale in the cloud.
• Build and maintain data infrastructure involving cloud platforms, clusters, queues, containers, streaming, graphs, scheduling, and configuration.
• Ensure data is stored safely and securely using appropriate technologies.
• Work in mixed hirify.global-client teams on the backbone of client data platforms and projects.
• Explain design choices, align stakeholders, and support client teams in making informed data landscape decisions.

Requirements

• Approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience in data engineering or a related field such as software engineering or DevOps.
• Professional experience in data engineering or software engineering and motivation to deepen technical skills in data.
• Experience with or willingness to work with coding, scripting, or templating.
• Understanding of cloud platforms, with experience or willingness to learn AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Interest in modern data-processing tools such as Spark, Docker, Flink, and Databricks.
• Ownership, proactive contribution, knowledge sharing, and an inclusive collaborative mindset.
• Professional-level Dutch proficiency and residence in the Netherlands are required.
• The program is not intended for candidates who have just graduated without professional experience or candidates with ample existing data-engineering experience.

Culture & Benefits

• The program starts in March 2027 with two weeks of training, followed by client projects with support from the hirify.global Data team.
• The first year includes a long-term client project; later projects vary in length, technology stack, and complexity.
• One-year contract with the possibility of extension to an indefinite contract.
• Leased car or mobility budget, phone choice, pension plan, lunches at the offices, and laptop or MacBook choice.
• Unlimited book budget, a €5K yearly educational budget after the first year, career strategy support, and access to GCP, AWS, and Azure sandbox environments.
• Collaborative culture focused on people first, quality, knowledge sharing, customer intimacy, and professional thought leadership.