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Senior Data Engineer (Contract)
Budapest, Hungary
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What you’ll work on
Full postingDesign and implement modern data architectures and lakehouse solutions (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS).
Create effort estimations and provide technical expertise during the pre-sales phase.
Mentor 3-6 person project teams and ensure code quality (code reviews).
From the employer’s posting
Responsibilities Design and implement modern data architectures and lakehouse solutions (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS). Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle and collaborate with business stakeholders.
Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle and collaborate with business stakeholders. Create effort estimations and provide technical expertise during the pre-sales phase. Mentor 3-6 person project teams and ensure code quality (code reviews).
Create effort estimations and provide technical expertise during the pre-sales phase. Mentor 3-6 person project teams and ensure code quality (code reviews). Requirements
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools (Databricks or Snowflake).
- Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, or PySpark.
- Excellent communication skills in both English and Hungarian.
Qualification wording
Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools (Databricks or Snowflake).
Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, or PySpark.
Excellent communication skills in both English and Hungarian.
Posting record
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- Live
- First seen by us
- Oct 23, 202612 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 15
- Last seen by us
- Nov 4, 2026
- Reposted
- once since Jun 2, 2026
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How this job compares
Hiflylabs is hiring
7 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- Data Engineer hiring is picking up
- Takes jobs down at a usual pace
- 86% of open jobs were reposted
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- Python
- SQL
- AWS
- Azure
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- PySpark
Where the posting names them
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools (Databricks or Snowflake). - Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, or PySpark. - Proven track record of designing and delivering complex data solutions.
Responsibilities - Design and implement modern data architectures and lakehouse solutions (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS). - Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle and collaborate with business stakeholders.
- At least 5 years of experience in data engineering. - Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools (Databricks or Snowflake). - Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, or PySpark.
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Has Hiflylabs posted this job before?
Yes. We’ve followed one other Senior Data Engineer (Contract) job there since June 2026. It came down after 142 days.
About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
Job Description
Hiflylabs is looking for experienced Senior Data Engineer partners for long-term project-based collaborations. We are looking for experts who value professional freedom and variety. We are open to discussing different levels of engagement, including both full-time and part-time (20-30 hours/week) roles, depending on our project pipeline and your availability.
Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Design and implement modern data architectures and lakehouse solutions (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS).
- Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle and collaborate with business stakeholders.
- Create effort estimations and provide technical expertise during the pre-sales phase.
- Mentor 3-6 person project teams and ensure code quality (code reviews).
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in data engineering.
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and data tools (Databricks or Snowflake).
- Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, or PySpark.
- Proven track record of designing and delivering complex data solutions.
- Excellent communication skills in both English and Hungarian.
- Valid B2B/Contractor status with the ability to issue invoices.
Additional Information
Why partner with us?
- Project Variety: We work across diverse sectors, ensuring you face fresh architectural challenges instead of a monotonous routine.
- Flexibility: We offer the opportunity to balance this collaboration with your other professional commitments through flexible hours.
- Professional Autonomy: You will have a real say in technical solution design and decision-making.
- Stable Partnership: Even though it is a contract role, we aim for long-term relationships and a steady flow of high-end projects.
- Remote first: While we operate with a remote-first mindset, please note that as a consultancy, some of our clients may require occasional on-site presence at their offices or ours.
Recruitment Process
Our selection process remains thorough but efficient: after an initial introductory call, we will proceed with a deep-dive technical interview to discuss your expertise and find the best project fit for you.
Company Description
Hiflylabs is a Budapest-based company. We have 250+ employees at this moment and we are constantly thriving. Our application development team and business intelligence experts work to provide effective solutions to business problems.
Our professional team has proved its expertise through 10 years of experience, participating in multiple Business Intelligence projects - both Hungarian and international - in various industries, such as the financial, telecommunication and energy sectors.
We deliver a wide portfolio of innovative business solutions that include Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics. In the last few years we have acquired a high level of competence in Application Development.
Hiflylabs is committed to innovation, and encourages the realization of innovative initiatives in the form of independent startups.
Get an insight on how we work and check out our Website, LinkedIn page and YouTube channel!
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- Stable Partnership: Even though it is a contract role, we aim for long-term relationships and a steady flow of high-end projects. - Remote first: While we operate with a remote-first mindset, please note that as a consultancy, some of our clients may require occasional on-site presence at their offices or ours. Recruitment Process
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