Associate Data Engineer

Data Engineer Associate

Team: Syntio Labs (Research & Innovation) 

Program Commitment: 20–40 hours per week

Join Syntio, Datatonic Company, and kickstart your career in data engineering! We are seeking talented individuals to join our Data Engineer Associate Program. 

You will immediately become a part of our Syntio Labs (Research & Innovation) team, where you will contribute to internal development and apply basic Data Engineering & Software Engineering techniques and technologies commonly used on Syntio products and projects.

What You Will Be Doing (Core Responsibilities):

As a Data Engineer Associate, you will be working in an agile setup in teams. Your primary duties will focus on contributing to internal projects as a part of Syntio Labs, learning best practices, and rapidly advancing your technical skills.

What You Will Be Doing (Responsibilities):

As a member of the Labs team, you will be crucial in executing tasks related to research, testing, and implementation. Your core responsibilities, assigned during sprint plannings or daily meetings, will include:

• Task Execution and Development: Working on assigned tasks during sprints to produce the required results defined in the desired outcomes.

• Research and Problem Solving: Analyzing the defined need (business requirement) and drafting solutions for research tasks. You may also propose new interesting initiatives or technologies for further research during sprint planning sessions.

• Code Development and Setup: Creating and maintaining a GitHub repository with code that was used to execute the task. 

• Comprehensive Documentation: Ensuring a trace of all work performed by creating documentation on Confluence (which is a must) so that others can view and use the results.

• Knowledge Sharing: Preparing and delivering content, as most Labs tasks fall under the category of content interesting for Tech Tuesday Session(s). You may also contribute to a Blog post.

• Collaboration: Refining task definitions in communication with the reporters (product, project, or other internal teams).

What We Are Looking For (Required Skillset):

We are seeking enthusiastic candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Education: Currently a master's degree student of computer science or a related field.

• Availability: Available 20–40 hours per week.

• Programming Familiarity: Familiarity with Python, Java or GO.

• Database Knowledge: Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL.

• Cloud Familiarity: Basic understanding of cloud-based technologies.

• Version Control: Familiarity with source control frameworks (Git).

• Communication:
Great communication skills in English.

• Interest: A strong interest in software development.