Senior Databricks Data Engineer

pWe are looking for a bSenior Databricks Data Engineer /bto join our bData Platform Data Engineering Team. /b You work on multiple projects building data platforms on Databricks for our clients. On those projects you are the bDatabricks reference: /b you define the architecture of the data platform and solutions, make decisions on how things are built and coach colleagues. /ppYou are a Databricks Champion, or you have the ambition to become one. You will be surrounded by an bexceptional peer group /bwith deep experience in Analytics Engineering within the Microsoft Databricks tech stack, so you will always have colleagues to spar with on the (technical) decisions you make. /ph3Your responsibilities /h3pAs a Senior Databricks Data Engineer, you work hands-on to deliver data platforms that are ready for analytics and AI, and youb own them from first requirement to production. /b Every mission we embark on will be a collaboration with the customer, where we translate their ambitions into concrete deliverables. /pulliDesign, build and maintain ETL pipelines and data models on bDatabricks, /b with bSpark /b and bDelta Lake /b /liliImplementb streaming and Change Data Capture /bwith Lakeflow, including Declarative Pipelines /liliEstablish governance and access control in bUnity Catalog /b /liliBring AI into the platform with bDatabricks Genie /band Genie Spaces /liliTranslate customer questions into technical solutions, shape the solution design (data platform strategies and architectures) and implement it in Databricks /liliCoach colleagues and client teams, and review their work /li /ulh3Your profile /h3ulliYou have coached colleagues before, and you enjoy it /lilib4+ years of experience /bas a data engineer or in BI, of whichb 2+ years in the cloud, /b preferably Azure, with ETL jobs you designed, built and maintained yourself /liliStrong data modelling and coding b(mostly SQL, Python, PySpark) /bskills /lilibHands-on experience with Databricks /b and the open-source technology underneath: Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, streaming and CDC /liliYou use AI hands-on in your own engineering work and are keen to do more with it /liliDatabricks Certified Data Engineer Associate or Professional is a plus, or you are open to obtaining it /liliA team player and problem solver who turns a customer question into a design, switches easily between projects and explains technical choices to any stakeholder /liliEnthusiastic about being part of a growing team industry /liliYou are fluent in English, and either Dutch or French /li /ulpAt element61, we hire for personality, drive, and a passion for learning, not just for what’s on your CV. You do not need to tick every bullet above: your ambition and motivation matter most to us, and we’ll support your growth. /ph3Our commitment to you /h3ullibA market-leading compensation package /b, complemented by a wide range of extra-legal benefits and flexible options through our cafeteria plan and mobility budget /lilibSerious investment in your training and personal development, /b with knowledge sharing days where we learn and grow together /lilibUp-to-date technology: /byou always work on the latest releases, with access to a broad set of AI tools, from Claude to our own agentic engineering harness built around it, where our AI agent Ralph works alongside you as a colleague in every development /lilibRoom for initiative: /b entrepreneurship is encouraged /lilibPlenty of team buildings /b and events together /li /ul