• Consultant mindset & passion for customer experience - you prioritize your work with the customer in mind and you seek to advise (rather than purely execute) your customers on the best-in-class technical solutions;

• Solid software engineering foundations - you are a stack-agnostic senior software engineer with a strong understanding of how Distributed Systems work. Additionally you are familiar with (and keen to follow) best-in-class software engineering principles;

• Data & Cloud are part of your engineering journey - you played a role in teams that designed and implemented data-intensive applications and have strong SQL and NoSQL hands-on experience. Exposure to Real-Time Data Processing Systems Apache Spark and/or the Big Data ecosystem is an advantage;

• You thrive when having to solve problems and take ownership - you solve problems on your own and advise others on how to do the same. Moreover you have a natural predisposition toward identifying and filling organizational gaps being organizational process or documentation gaps customer communication mismatches or resource allocation deficiencies.

• Mentoring people excites you - you have experience growing people by co-creating objectives aligned not only with the business plans but also with ones individual development plan. You generally get more satisfaction from helping others achieve than from achieving on your own;

• Excellent communication skills - you can adjust your communication style and articulate technical concepts to all types of audiences provide clear direction to teams and ensure transparent communication across all levels.

• Screening Interview (60 minutes) - our Technical Recruiter will run it. The purpose is to get to know you better and assess how you match the roles core requirements. This is also your chance to learn more about DATAPAO and our business model;

• Pair Programming (60 minutes) - this round will be run by two of our data the first part of the session we will cover hands-on programming followed by discussions on business applications and opportunities;

• Architectural Design Interview (60 minutes) - two of our data engineers will run this round. The scope is to assess your ability to design a scalable cloud based data platform;

• Cultural & Leadership Block (90 minutes)- our CEO and Head of People will run this stage. The scope is to assess your leadership philosophy & skills and the likelihood of settling well into our community. It might consist of two back-to-back 45-minute blocks or we might as well run it in one go of 90 minutes.

• World-class educational benefits - theres no shortage of learning opportunities at DATAPAO meaning that youll get access to Databricks public and internal courses to learn all the tricks of Distributed Data Processing MLOps Apache Spark Databricks and Cloud Migration from the best. Additionally well pay for various data & cloud certifications. Youll also get dedicated time for learning during work hours and access to our internal library;

• Flexible working hours and PTO days - were flexible with how many days you take off if that does not conflict with customer success and the work getting done. Additionally how many days you spend in the office is up to you. However as a manager wed expect to spend face-to-face time with your team and mentor others recurrently. We believe this can be achieved only through a balanced in-person-remote ratio;

• 4 weeks of paternity leave - because we think its important for both parents to be there when it matters the most;

• Private Medical Insurance - we provide a private medical package via Generali;

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - through EAP we offer our employees access to psychology financial and legal consulting services via phone or in person;

• Top-notch working equipment - working comfortably means working well. Therefore you will get a MacBook Pro a Herman Miller office chair standing desks in the office and whatever else is needed to give your best;

• The chance to shape our culture- overseeing people gives you a privileged position to influence how our organizational culture evolves over time;

• The opportunity to make an impact in a high transparency culture - open feedback and a no politics environment are things we value a lot at DATAPAO. Additionally youll get the chance to shape the future of a rapidly growing tech company and join the field of data and AI. We trust there is no better time than today to do so;

• A cozy office in the heart of Budapest (close to Opera) well-stocked with snacks drinks coffee and beverages. An annual team building movie and wine-tasting nights with the team and various community events are also on us.

Want to know more about us

DATAPAO is a data engineering and AI company that covers the entire data transformation from architecture to implementation. Beyond delivering solutions we also provide data and AI training and enablement.

We are backed by Databricks - the creators of Apache Spark and act as a delivery partner and training provider for them in Europe. Additionally we are Microsoft Gold Partners in delivering cloud migration and data architecture on Azure. Our delivery partnerships enable us to work in a wide range of industries and with some of the most prominent global companies such as Norsk-Hydro Richter Bayer Schufa GetYourGuide TechnoAlpin and Logically to name just a few.

As a training provider we deliver onsite and online courses globally for Databricks and on our own. We have been teaching professionals at Apple Amazon Uber Microsoft T-Mobile GE Ericsson and many more to improve their impact with data.

For even more insights check the links below:

• Designing and Implementing a Real-time Data Lake with Dynamically Changing Schema (EN) by Máté Gulyás (2021 Spark AI Summit)

• Productionising Machine Learning models (EN) by Máté Gulyás (2023 Mndwrk Event)

• Ha a data governance jól működik az olyan mint egy láthatatlan szupererő (HU) by Máté Gulyás (2023 Com-Forth Zóna Podcast)

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Were firm believers in scaling up a team without judgment or prejudice. What we really care about is working with the best people out there no matter their background. And you should also not worry if you dont tick every box in the requirements. If youre passionate about data and learning new things youll fit right in and wed love to hear back from you.

When we hear back from you wed like you to know that we are committed to your privacy and keeping your data safe. We do not share your data with any third parties (except the ones we use to run our recruitment process) and keep your application for two years unless you ask us otherwise. We use your data solely for recruitment purposes such as letting you know about new career opportunities at DATAPAO and/or managing your application. But if you want to know more about how we store and manage your data check our privacy policy.