Data Engineer - Digital Research and Development

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18.000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.

Do you want to do more than just manage data – and create real value for science? At Covestro, data engineering meets cutting-edge research. As a Data Engineer (m/f/d) in our Digital R&D team, you'll be part of a growing, international team driving the digitalization of chemical research and development – from lab automation and data science to high-performance computing and quantum computing.

We're currently building our Data Office: a new team with deep expertise in R&D processes and the data they generate. This is where you come in.

In addition to our wide range of benefits, a full-time position offers an attractive starting salary between €89,400/year and €108,500/year plus a variable component. The starting salary is based on your qualifications and professional experience.

What you'll be doing:

• You take ownership of designing and implementing data integration and data management solutions – with a focus on research & development, product management, and sustainability
• Project requirements are analyzed independently, identifying relevant data sources and appropriate tools for data provisioning
• You develop and operate data pipelines for integration, transformation, and quality assurance of production data – with scalability and maintainability in mind
• Data models are designed purposefully for various analytical use cases, and you maintain a company-wide data mesh catalog
• You build and operate CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployments, and infrastructure provisioning
• In close collaboration with cloud architects and platform teams, you actively shape the automation, monitoring, and observability of data solutions
• You contribute actively to data governance initiatives – covering metadata management, data lineage, and access control

What you bring to the table:

• You hold a degree in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, or engineering (STEM) – or a comparable qualification with relevant hands-on experience
• Additionally, you have solid professional experience in data engineering, ideally in a scientific or industrial environment
• Python is your primary programming language, and you apply it confidently in data pipeline contexts
• SQL, analytical query engines (e.g. AWS Athena), and distributed data processing with PySpark are part of your technical toolkit
• You have hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services – in particular S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, Lake Formation, and CDK
• dbt (Data Build Tool) or comparable transformation frameworks are familiar to you, as is Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions and Git-based development processes are second nature to you – as is containerization with Docker, ECR, and ECS Fargate
• Strong English skills, both written and spoken, round off your profile

Nice to have, but not a must:

• Experience with single-node data processing frameworks such as Polars or DuckDB
• Knowledge of Lakehouse architectures (Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake) and data mesh concepts
• Experience with data visualization (Streamlit, SAP Analytics Cloud)
• Familiarity with data governance tools such as OpenMetadata, OpenLineage, or DataZone
• Experience with monitoring and observability (Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools (Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions)
• Familiarity with modern Python tooling and package management (uv, ruff, AWS CodeArtifact)

This position is generally intended as a full-time role. Prefer part-time? Feel free to apply and simply indicate your preferred percentage.

For initial questions, please contact Chris Rziha ([email protected]). Please do not use this email address to send your application or CV. To apply, please click the "Apply" button. Applications submitted by email will not be considered.

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Perfection? Not required!

The requirements are not met 100%, but you are still interested in the position? Are you curious, courageous and colorful as we are? No problem!

We'll tackle this together - as a team! With proper onboarding and tailored development opportunities.

Apply now!

We look forward to receive your application! Become #1ofUs!

Anyone who wants to contribute to a better world with Covestro can also expect a lot.

We want you to feel at home at Covestro. To feel you’re treated fairly and transparently. That means financial security, a healthy work-life balance and generous benefits.

Specifically, it means for us: flexible working hours, the compatibility of family and work, active health promotion and the ability to convert part of your salary into long-term or retirement savings. And that's not all.

Sounds exciting? Find out more about Covestro and our benefits here: 

https://www.career.covestro.de/de/about-covestro/covestro-as-an-employer/employee-benefits

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