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Senior Data Engineer

120’000 - 150’000 CHF
Chemin de la Crétaux 33, Gland
120’000 - 150’000 CHF
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Company Size
500-1k
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Company Type
Product
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Senior
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Job Type
Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role, in a modern cloud-based data environment. - Expert-level SQL skills — you write clean, optimized, and maintainable queries effortlessly. - Advanced experience with Snowflake (security, architecture, optimization). - Strong hands-on expertise with DBT for transformation pipelines and model governance. - Deep understanding of traditional relational databases and their performance characteristics. - Solid proficiency in Python for scripting and automation tasks. - Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with both technical and business teams. - Proven ability to lead technical decisions, introduce new tools or practices, and mentor junior engineers. **Nice to have:** - Experience administering or supporting Tableau or similar reporting tools. - Familiarity with data governance concepts (cataloging, lineage, RBAC). - Event-based workflow implementation (Kafka, Confluent,...) - Exposure to Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a highly skilled and proactive Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering & BI team. This role combines deep technical expertise, business collaboration, and a strong mentoring and leadership mindset. You'll be a key player in designing and scaling our data infrastructure, with a strong focus on Snowflake, DBT, and SQL, while ensuring we deliver high-value, reliable data solutions to support business teams across the organization. - Design, implement, and administer Snowflake architecture, including data modeling, security, performance tuning, and cost optimization. - Build and maintain DBT models with clear structure, testing, documentation aligned with business logic and transformation best practices, and manage the environment. - Write, optimize, and maintain complex SQL queries across Snowflake and traditional RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.). - Develop and automate robust data pipelines using Python for extraction, transformation, and loading. - Use Git for collaborative version control and develop CI/CD workflows. - Engage with business stakeholders to understand their needs and build scalable, self-service data solutions. - Administer or support reporting platforms (such as Tableau), ensuring performance, governance, and ease of use. - Drive technology choices, standardization, and architectural best practices within the team. - Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and cross-functional support.

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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 and we provide trading, investing, and banking services to over 500,000 clients through our performant and secured digital platforms. Our 1,000 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. 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

job benefits icon5 weeks vacation
job benefits iconAnnual Bonus pay
job benefits iconCareer paths and annual reviews
job benefits iconCoffee, tea
job benefits iconCompany workshops and knowledge sharing
job benefits iconConferences
job benefits iconCool office
job benefits iconRelocation support
job benefits iconStartup culture
job benefits iconSabbatical possibility
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job benefits iconSnacks & drinks
job benefits iconHome office / Remote 2 days per week
job benefits iconHybrid work
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How many Data Engineer jobs are in Switzerland?

Currently, there are 253 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?

Swissquote, Substring - The Data Company, Novacore AG, Entec AG, dynasoft AG, at rete ag, Beltronic IT AG among others, are currently hiring for Data roles in Switzerland.

The company with most openings is Rockstar Recruiting AG as they are hiring for 23 different Data Engineer jobs in Switzerland. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.