Data Engineer - Spark, Pyspark, Databricks (Financial Services)

Location: Krakow (Hybrid)

Rate: Up to 2000 PLN/day

Duration: 6-month rolling contract

Overview:

• Excellent opportunity to work with a highly reputable financial services company in Poland!

• We’re seeking a skilled Spark Software Engineer to join a dynamic agile team focused on building the strategic backbone between Dealstores and Operations/Regulatory systems.

• This role is part of a long-term initiative to modernise infrastructure and leverage cloud technologies for enhanced performance and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop a strategic platform enabling trade executions to flow seamlessly between systems.

• Translate epics and features into robust, scalable functionality.

• Collaborate closely with agile pod members during sprints to deliver product requirements.

• Work directly with the product team to understand and implement required features.

About the Team:

You’ll be part of the Digital Operations stream within the Investment Bank, a technology group driving transformation through simplification and innovation. The team supports regulatory and data clients by delivering cutting-edge solutions using the latest technologies. With a global footprint across London, New York, Singapore, Zurich, Hong Kong, Poland, and India, the team values diversity, autonomy, and continuous learning.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant certification

• Strong hands-on experience with Spark and PySpark for scalable data processing

• Strong experience with Azure Databricks

• Proven experience with Kafka for real-time and batch data workflows

• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, preferably Azure (AWS or GCP also considered)

• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, ADO, or GitHub)

• Skilled in test-driven development and software design principles

• Experience with Java backend development (desirable)

• Knowledge of Kubernetes and modern data infrastructure (desirable)

Interested?

If you're passionate about data engineering and cloud technologies, and want to be part of a forward-thinking, agile team, we’d love to hear from you.