Junior Data Engineer

The Workshop is seeking a Junior Big Data Engineer to join their dynamic team, focusing on the design, development, implementation, and support of a cutting-edge real-time data platform. This role involves stream processing, data lake management, and analytical database work, handling millions of events daily. The ideal candidate will have a software development background, good knowledge of relational databases, and a passion for data processing at scale, contributing to system efficiency and collaborating with team members.

Must Have

• At least 2 years of experience developing with backend programming in Java or Scala
• Experience with frameworks such as Spring
• Experience writing clean code and with good testing practices (unit/component/end-to-end testing)
• Experience with complex SQL queries
• Enjoy collaboration and communicating in an open and honest way
• Like to solve complex problems

Perks & Benefits

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family
• Gym reimbursement
• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees
• Learning Pocket for personal development
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours
• 3 volunteering paid days each year
• Generous referral programme
• 25 days of annual leave
• Private Pension Scheme (Opt-in)

Who we are

The Workshop is a tech company that develops incredible software for the online gaming industry. Living by the motto “Fearlessly Forward,” innovation is at the centre of everything we do, whether it’s our games, new products and technologies. We understand that great ideas come from great people, and great people thrive when they’re trusted to challenge, change, improve, and perfect our products and processes.

Our strength lies in the diversity of our skills, and that comes from the diversity of our people. The Workshop is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other, trust each other, and value collaboration. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, belief (or lack thereof,) and programming language preference.

As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a pleasant, supportive place to work – whoever you are. It’s a place where you can try new ideas, take risks, and move Fearlessly Forward.

The Role

• The Workshop is currently looking for a Junior Big Data Engineer to join our dynamic team in Málaga. The ideal candidate has a software development background and good knowledge of querying data in relational databases.
• The role involves the design, development, implementation and support of a cutting-edge real-time data platform, which includes stream processing, a data lake, and a blazing fast analytical database.
• We are looking for someone that is passionate, motivated and, most important, willing to get his/her hands dirty in the vast world of data processing at scale.

What you'll do

• Design, develop and support the real-time data platform processing millions of events per day.
• Conceptualize, evaluate and build proof of concepts of new models, tools and techniques.
• Collaborate and share expertise with other team members.
• Enforce code quality by applying internal testing processes and peer-to-peer reviews.
• Performance tuning of the system by working on new ways to increase efficiency.

What you'll bring

• At least 2 years of experience developing with backend programming in Java or Scala, and frameworks such as Spring.
• Experience writing clean code and with good testing practices (unit/component/end-to-end testing).
• Experience with complex SQL queries.
• Enjoy collaboration and communicating in an open and honest way.
• You like to solve complex problems.

What's in it for you (Spain)

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.
• Learning Pocket for personal development.
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
• 3 volunteering paid days each year.
• Generous referral programme.
• 25 days of annual leave.
• Private Pension Scheme (Opt-in).

Our Beliefs and Commitment to You!

We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes!

Our DNA:

At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. With more than 300 employees from 40 nationalities speaking nearly 30 languages, our offices in Málaga, Madrid and London focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives.

Our Culture:

The spirit of play has always been part of our blueprint at The Workshop. Our journey began with a passion for reinventing the player experience. Today, we continue to build and deliver exceptional online betting products for our partners and their players. Excellence is our standard. We set the bar high for ourselves to deliver software and products that stand the test of time. With our signature rebellious spirit and a love for challenges, we are driven to solve the unsolvable. We don't just develop software; we build the future of online betting.

Why join

Join our team and you will thrive in an environment led by:

Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth.

Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs.

Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development.

Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together.

Department

Product Development - Engineering

Locations

Madrid, Spain

Ways of Working

Hybrid

Job Level

Entry_level