Senior Data Engineer (m/f/d)
Redcare Pharmacy
Apply to this jobAbout Redcare Pharmacy:
As Europe’s No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision “Until every human has their health”. If you’re seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today.
About the role:
Are you ready to take on the challenge of building robust data solutions for cutting-edge Data & AI initiatives? As a Data Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of developing and optimizing data pipelines and architectures that enable Data & AI models to deliver transformative insights. Join us to shape the future of digital healthcare with data-driven innovation.
About the tech stack:
Azure Fabric, Azure Databricks, PySpark, Apache Spark, Python, SQL, Azure Data Platform, DBT, Snowflake, Docker, Kubernetes.
About your tasks:
- Design and build scalable data pipelines that power high-impact data products across multiple business domains.
- Drive cloud data migration initiatives, helping modernize existing platforms and supporting the transition to Azure-based solutions.
- Transform and optimize large-scale datasets to enable reliable reporting, analytics, and business decision-making across the organization.
- Collaborate closely with Data Analysts, ML Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Backend Developers, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to deliver robust end-to-end data solutions.
- Contribute to engineering best practices by promoting clean, maintainable code, automation, and continuous improvements across the data platform.
About you:
- You bring 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with expertise in Data Platforms, Data Modeling, and building production-grade data pipelines. You have strong Python and SQL skills and know how to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- You have experience designing and supporting distributed data processing systems such as Apache Spark, Flink, or Beam, and are comfortable working with large-scale datasets, data lakes, data warehouses, and ETL/ELT architectures across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- You have a solid understanding of scalable system design, data engineering best practices, and modern Lakehouse technologies such as Apache Delta, Iceberg, and Hudi.
- Experience with Snowflake, DBT, Docker, Kubernetes, workflow orchestration tools such as Dagster, Airflow, or NiFi, and CI/CD pipelines is highly valued.
- You have worked with both relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle) and NoSQL databases such as HBase or Cassandra, and understand DevOps principles and automated deployment practices.
- You combine strong problem-solving skills, ownership, and a consultative mindset with the ability to work independently and confidently in complex, fast-paced environments.
About your Benefits:
In order to provide our employees with the best possible support for their individual needs, we offer a wide range of benefits:
- Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
- Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
- Kindergarten Grant: We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month.
- Mental health: Get quick professional help from psychologists from nilo if you feel overwhelmed in your personal or professional life. Anonymously and free of charge.
- Personal Development: We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow.
- Mobility: Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time.
- Sports & Health: Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests.
Summary
Build scalable data pipelines and optimize data architectures for AI and analytics.
Job title
Senior Data Engineer (m/f/d)
Experience level
5+ years
Minimum experience
5+ years exp
Industry
healthcare
Location requirements
Cologne, remote allowed up to 20 days annually
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Cologne, Germany