May 3, 2022
We are open to hiring a data engineer for a junior or intermediate position. Which position we can offer depends on the level of your current experience. The tasks described below will be the same, but the expected level of ownership and responsibility will vary. As a data engineer, you will help develop scalable data processing pipelines. Being a sustainability data provider, our services rely heavily on data processing and your work will be essential for ensuring that we can deliver reliable information to our customers. We are open to providing visa sponsorship to overseas candidates
This work includes structuring large amounts of data for generating reports, implementing aggregation algorithms, data visualization, and working on the data team’s CI/CD processes. GRESB is also looking to set up a data warehousing solution, and so any experience with setting up or maintaining a data warehouse would be appreciated. You will do all of this by leveraging your talents in data engineering, cloud engineering and DevOps. You work in a team with other data scientists and engineers, and report to the Lead Data Scientist.
Developing and maintaining data processing microservices
Developing and maintaining internally used dashboards
Further developing and maintaining our CI/CD pipeline
Managing our cloud infrastructure on AWS
Developing and maintaining a data warehouse solution
Reviewing code from other team members
Contributing to development of internal software packages
Contribute to the adoption of an event based architecture
The tech stack of the data team includes: R, PostgreSQL, Docker, Terraform, JSON schema, Dash and R Shiny.
In the wider IT & Analytics team you will also find technologies such as Confluent Kafka, Ruby on Rails, Memcached, StimulusJS and a sprinkling of Grape, Go and React.
We use Github to manage our code repository and AWS to host our software.
The GRESB Data Team started with one person in 2015 and grew to its current size of 5 over the last several years. As the team grew, we experimented with different approaches to collaboration. We have now settled on a process that involves detailed code reviews, structured sprints, and quarterly team days to ensure that we continue to learn from our shared experiences. Being a relatively young team we are always open to new ideas and look forward to having someone experienced join the team to help us continue to grow.
Adaptiveness: Both the sustainability and data engineering / science sectors change rapidly and we strive to stay up to date with the latest developments.
Collaboration: We achieve the best results together and see value in taking time to develop a smooth collaboration process.
Openness: We are always open to new ideas, share our ideas with the rest of the company and are transparent about what goes on in our team.
Reliability: The information provided by GRESB is used to make financial decisions that facilitate the transition to a more sustainable economy. Our team is crucial to ensuring this data is reliable.
Wellness: We believe that the best work is done when our colleagues are well and as such we care for each other's wellbeing.
The data team is part of the larger IT & Analytics team, which includes QA engineers, UX designers and software engineers in addition to data scientists/engineers.
We have recently started moving our work to the cloud, using Docker to host our code on AWS. We plan to increase our use of cloud infrastructure to integrate our code into the wider ecosystem of GRESB services. We are looking for someone to help us further this goal.
Experience with the following is a must:
R, Python, Julia or any other data oriented programming language
One or both of the following:
2+ years of experience as a data / backend / cloud / DevOps engineer
Higher education in a relevant field
Git
Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik or similar
Docker
AWS
DevOps
Data warehousing using Kimball, Inmon and/or Data Vault ideologies
Deploying applications on production
Domain knowledge in sustainability, finance, real estate or infrastructure
Working with Github or similar to collaborate on shared code
A degree in a STEM subject
25 days of paid holidays
Company pension plan
Personal development budget of EUR 2,500 annually
Involvement in a fast growing international organization that is globally recognized as the leading sustainability benchmark for real assets
International environment - our team includes more than 15 nationalities
We are open to providing visa sponsorship to overseas candidates
Free public transport to and from work inside the Netherlands
Free and healthy lunch at the office
Live in Amsterdam, one of the world’s most international and sustainable cities
A lot of fun things you can join such as zoom-drinks or participate in a company-sponsored Triathlon
Work from home or work from the office: we have adopted a hybrid way of working, but we do require you to occasionally come in for team meetings