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Senior Data Engineer
Location
Budapest, , Hungary
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
## Company Description
Let’s have a conversation now and get a head start later in the recruitment process!
Hiflylabs is a Budapest-based company. We have 250+ employees at this moment and we are constantly thriving. Our application development team and business intelligence experts work to provide effective solutions to business problems.
Our professional team has proved its expertise through 10 years of experience, participating in multiple Business Intelligence projects - both Hungarian and international - in various industries, such as the financial, telecommunication and energy sectors.
We deliver a wide portfolio of innovative business solutions that include Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics. In the last few years we have acquired a high level of competence in Application Development.
Hiflylabs is committed to innovation, and encourages the realization of innovative initiatives in the form of independent startups.
Get an insight on how we work and check out our [Website](https://hiflylabs.com/), [LinkedIn page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiflylabs/) and [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@hiflylabs)!
## Job Description
Responsibilities
- Understanding and aligning with business needs, identifying related data requirements
- Participating in technical pre-sales activities, including effort estimation, and proposal creation
- Architecting and planning robust data models and modern data platforms.
- Acting as the senior technical lead for the development of cloud data solutions, with a focus on lakehouse architectures
- Planning and leading testing activities
- Leading and mentoring project teams (3-6 members)
## Qualifications
Requirements
- 5+ years of data engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with Databricks/Snowflake/Azure/AWS-based data platforms
- Proficiency in assessing business logic, proposal submission, and time estimation
- 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership or team lead role, guiding data warehouse/lakehouse migration or development projects
- Project experience from a consultancy background
- Customer-oriented approach
- Strong communication skills and proactivity
- Professional working proficiency in both English and Hungarian (written and spoken)
- Problem-solving skills, creativity
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with legacy on-premise platforms (Oracle, MSSQL)
- Experience in international projects
## Additional Information
Why us?
- Diverse projects: In each assignment there is always something new either on the technical or on the business side that helps you grow.
- Cutting edge technology: You will work with many of the most up-to-date technologies and tools.
- Strong and motivating team: We stress the importance of working together in tight-knit, cohesive teams in which members help each other to reach the common goal.
- Work-life balance: We help you to feel good individually as well, and coordinate work so as it should align with your leisure activities.
- Professional development: There are team gatherings on a regular schedule where colleagues can share their knowledge, and have deep technical discussions.
- Focus on company culture: In addition to our business and professional achievements we are proud of the social bonding in the company, which is based on mutual respect and helping one another.
- Personal mentoring: You will have your own mentor (just like everybody at Hiflylabs) who you can turn to with professional issues as well as with personal ones.
Key Responsibilities
- Align with business needs and identify data requirements
- Participate in technical pre-sales activities including effort estimation and proposal creation
- Architect and plan robust data models and modern data platforms
- Act as senior technical lead for cloud data solutions with a focus on lakehouse architectures
- Plan and lead testing activities
- Lead and mentor project teams of 3-6 members
Skills Required
DatabricksSnowflakeAzureAWSData WarehousingLakehouse ArchitecturesData ModelingCommunicationLeadershipMentoringProblem solvingCreativityCustomer-oriented approachProactivityOracleMSSQL
Benefits
- Diverse projects
- Cutting edge technology
- Strong and motivating team
- Work-life balance
- Professional development
- Team gatherings
- Personal mentoring
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