Data Engineer

If you like building systems to collect and organize data, writing code for data processing, and automating data workflows this role is for you.

A Data Engineer designs and builds data pipelines for processing and storing large datasets. They optimize data systems and ensure reliable data flow, using tools like Hadoop, Spark, and cloud services.

Skills you’ll need: Data Engineering, SQL, Python Programming, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Apache Spark

$137,984 median salary39,504 jobs available¹

Data Engineer

If you like building systems to collect and organize data, writing code for data processing, and automating data workflows this role is for you.

A Data Engineer designs and builds data pipelines for processing and storing large datasets. They optimize data systems and ensure reliable data flow, using tools like Hadoop, Spark, and cloud services.

Skills you’ll need: Data Engineering, SQL, Python Programming, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Big Data, Apache Spark

$137,984 median salary39,504 jobs available¹

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