Senior Data Engineer (m/f/d)

We are currently looking for skilled people that want to have an impact with their work to join a newly formed ZF Aftermarket Product Engineering team in our existing Dublin office. Over the next 12 months, this team will be working to bring a new customer-facing platform from concept to production through a deeply collaborative effort between our engineering, UX, Product and Data members. The team will leverage the company's existing knowledge of both the industry and technologies to create a digital product that will help reduce CO2 emissions of fleets, improve road safety and provide predictability and value to its customers. This is a unique opportunity to have an early and significant impact on shaping both the new engineering organization and product while having the security of being part of one of the world's largest automotive suppliers.

About the Senior Data Engineer:
As a Senior Data Engineer, you are part of a small highly skilled, innovative, and motivated development team in the construction and exploitation of new digital solutions for fleets developed using cutting-edge technologies in web and mobile applications, together with cloud computing.  You will be working closely with the product team, and senior server-side and front-end developers, to build responsive, data-centric rich web and mobile applications. 

Your tasks:

• Conduct complex data analysis and report on results
• Interpret trends and patterns
• Build algorithms and prototypes
• Build and maintain data systems and pipelines
• Improving data quality and efficiency
• Designing infrastructure for greater scalability

Your profile:

• Computer Science degree or equivalent
• 8+ Years of software development working in an agile environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Data Engineer or similar role
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. Python and NodeJS)
• Technical expertise with data models, data mining, and segmentation techniques
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to combine data from different sources
• Hands-on experience with data platforms like Databricks is a plus
• Experience in near real time analytics and Machine Learning is a plus

Why ZF in Dublin? 

You will work in an open and transparent corporate culture where ownership, accountability, diversity and respect are important values. Our employees are passionate about their job and are all convinced that team spirit and fun are at the heart of our success. Our teamwork in an environment with healthy self-reflection and improvement ingrained in our approach, where outside ideas are genuinely valued, and every member can influence decisions or question current norms. 

In this stimulating, fast-growing and challenging environment, we offer you:

• Competitive compensation package that includes base salary, bonus scheme and benefits
• 24 days annual leave, 11 bank holidays (incl. Good Friday) 
• Pension scheme with up to 5% matching contribution
• Comprehensive company health care scheme with Laya – including up to max. 500 EUR yearly refund for Routine Dental
• Meaningful development and career opportunities
• Flexible and hybrid work models