IT & Software Developer jobs in Switzerland
Data Engineer
CHF 80’000 - 140’000
Chemin de la Crétaux 33, Gland
CHF 80’000 - 140’000
Requirements
Must:
**Required:**
- 3–5+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.
- Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write clear, efficient, and maintainable queries.
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake, including data modeling and performance considerations.
- Practical experience using DBT for data transformations and model organization.
- Good understanding of relational databases and their performance characteristics.
- Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation.
- Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and business teams.
**Nice to have:**
- Experience with Tableau or similar BI/reporting tools.
- Familiarity with data governance concepts (cataloging, lineage, RBAC).
- Exposure to event-based or streaming architectures (Kafka, Confluent, etc.).
- Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).
Responsibilities
We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering & BI team.
In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our data infrastructure, working closely with both technical and business teams. You’ll play an important part in building reliable, scalable data solutions, with a strong focus on Snowflake, DBT, and SQL, to support analytics and decision-making across the organization.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Design, implement, and maintain Snowflake architecture, including data modeling, security, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
- Build and maintain DBT models with clear structure, testing, and documentation aligned with business logic and transformation best practices.
- Write, optimize, and maintain SQL queries across Snowflake and traditional RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).
- Develop and automate data pipelines using Python for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
- Use Git for version control and participate in CI/CD workflows.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver scalable, self-service data solutions.
- Support reporting and BI platforms (such as Tableau), ensuring data quality, performance, and usability.
- Contribute to technical standards, best practices, and continuous improvement within the data team.
Methodology
Description
Building the bank of tomorrow takes more than skills. It means combining our differences to imagine, discuss, code, develop, test, learn… and celebrate every step together. Share our vibes? Join Swissquote to unleash your potential. We are the Swiss leader in online banking, providing trading, investing, and banking services to over 650,000 clients through our performant and secured digital platforms. Our 1,200 employees work in a flexible way, without dress code and in multicultural teams. By having a huge impact on the industry, they are growing their skills portfolio and boosting their career in a fast-paced environment. Have a look behind the scenes by checking Humans of Swissquote on Instagram. We are all in at Swissquote. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our team and contribute to our shared success. Are you all in? Don’t be shy, apply!
Benefits
5 weeks (25 days) vacationAnnual Bonus payCareer paths and annual reviewsCoffee, teaCompany workshops and knowledge sharingConferencesCool officeRelocation supportStartup cultureSabbatical possibilityTeam social eventsSnacks & drinksHome office / Remote 2 days per weekHybrid workSomething wrong or incorrect with this job? Tell us in the chat 💬 on the right ➡️
You can find Data Engineer salaries in Switzerland here.
How many Data Engineer jobs are in Switzerland?
Currently, there are 263 Data openings. Check also: Spark jobs, Snowflake jobs, Kafka jobs, Hadoop jobs - all with salary brackets.
Is Switzerland a good place for Data Engineers?
Switzerland is one of the best countries to work as a Data Engineer. It has a vibrant startup community, growing tech hubs and, most important: lots of interesting jobs for people who work in tech.
Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland?
GARAIO REM AG, ORIGYN Venture, Datawise GmbH, BLP Digital AG, Proton AG, ERNI Schweiz AG, WellD Sagl among others, are currently hiring for Data roles in Switzerland.
The company with most openings is Rockstar Recruiting AG as they are hiring for 27 different Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.
The company with most openings is Rockstar Recruiting AG as they are hiring for 27 different Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.