Cognizant
Data Engineer
CognizantRomania12 days ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology

Cognizant Romania is home to 2400+ creative technologists and is one of Eastern Europe's largest Software Product Engineering delivery networks. We serve global clients in several industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Communication Media & Technology, and Retail & MLEU (manufacturing, logistics, energy & utilities).

Cognizant Romania was established in 2018 when Cognizant acquired Softvision, a company founded in the late 1990s in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. We continue to build on our history as the preferred engineering partner for thriving Silicon Valley tech companies, now as a prominent Cognizant next generation studio.


We are looking for exceptional Databricks Engineers to work with our cross-functional team and join our world-class community of talented experts in Romania.

This position is open at any of our locations in Romania, including the option to work remotely within the country.

For this position you should be able to check the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in a similar role; leading fellow data engineers within the data engineering area;
  • Extensive experience working in agile project environments;
  • Working experience with Python or PySpark is required;
  • Working experience and understanding of Azure Data-bricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL DW, and Azure SQL is required;
  • The ability to apply such methods to solve business problems using one or more Azure Data and Analytics services in combination with building data pipelines, data streams, and system integration.
  • Experience in driving new data engineering developments (e.g. applying new cutting-edge data engineering methods to improve the performance of data integration, using new tools to improve

A day in the life of a Databricks Engineer:

  • Develop and provide solutions on Big Data;
  • Develop high-traffic, flawless web applications using Python, Cloud platform, and PySpark;
  • Code with performance, scalability, and usability in mind;
  • Work on new tools in leading industry trends, with new and emerging technologies, prototypes, and engineering process improvements;
  • Migrate existing pipelines developed in ADF and python scripts from On-premise to Cloud using ADF and Databricks
  • Develop new pipelines using ADF for data extraction from multiple sources (MySQL databases, Oracle databases, CSV files) and Databricks (PySpark & SparkSQL) for curation, validation and applying required business transformation logic
  • Work on client projects to deliver Microsoft Azure based Data engineering & Analytics solutions
  • Engineer and implement scalable analytics solutions on Azure



Cognizant Romania Employee Benefits:

  • Flexible Work Schedule - Outside of main work hours, you can create a schedule that suits your needs
  • Hybrid workplace - Whether you like to work from home or go to the office, the choice is yours
  • Annual Vacation Days - 26 days to relax, explore and spend time with loved ones
  • Trainings, workshops, and certifications, unlimited Udemy subscription and more
  • Private medical package
  • Meal tickets
  • Referral bonuses
  • Life insurance
  • Banking services
  • Bookster
  • Wellbeing programs


Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted and that by applying to this role you are being informed about your personal data being processed by Cognizant.

You can find more details here: https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/privacy-notice

Key Skills

Ranked by relevance