Trainee Data Engineer

Data

Ul. Jana z Kolna, 11, Gdańsk

Kainos

Undetermined

Permanent

Junior

Office

Job description

As a Trainee Data Engineer in Kainos, you will first enter the Kainos ‘Data Academy’. Data Engineers work within a multi-skilled agile team to develop large-scale data processing software to meet user needs in demanding production environments. Working to develop data processing software primarily for deployment in Data technologies, the role encompasses the full software lifecycle including design, code, test and defect resolution.

The Academy will start in the summer of 2023. This is a hybrid opportunity, which means that you may be required to visit our office in Gdansk at least twice per week.

What you can expect in your new role:

Full-time contract of employment as a Trainee Data Engineer (after 3 months of a trial period we extend the contract permanently) with a full benefits package;
Contributing to the development of high-quality solutions which impact the lives of users worldwide;
You will have great support and mentoring, balanced with the experience of being given real, meaningful work to do, to help you truly develop both technically and professionally.

What we require from you:

Availability to work full-time (no option to have a part-time contract)
Proficiency in English;
Completed or currently studying IT-related field of study;
Software development experience with JVM languages;
Ability to write easily testable code including automated unit testing;
Experienced in continuous integration tools and techniques (e.g. Jenkins);
Ability to work collaboratively with others using version control (e.g. Git);
Familiarity with plotting data as part of data exploration;
Clear verbal presentation with an open attitude to sharing information;
Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.

Would be an asset if you have:

Experience of data visualization and complex data transformations, including ETL tools such as Talend.
Experience with steaming and event-processing architectures including technologies such as Kafka and change-data-capture (CDC) products
Experience of Python and R

What we offer:

Company share scheme plan.
Private medical insurance at Medicover.
Group life insurance.
3000 Pounds for refer-a-friend scheme.
Reimbursement of the costs of purchasing a chair and desk to be used in the home office.
Access to Pluralsight online trainings.
Core hours (starting work between 8 am and 10 am).
1,5% participation in PPK.

Assessments (an online interview and an online group exercise) are likely to take place in April 2023. Please submit your CV in English.