Data Engineer Trainee

About the role

DEPT is looking for a Data Engineer Trainee for its EMEA Data & AI craft, based in Budapest with a hybrid arrangement. This is a four-month, on-the-job traineeship: you join the Data Engineering team on day one and work on real client projects from your first weeks, with a named senior engineer as your buddy.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines that ingest, transform and model client data, with guidance from senior engineers
• Write clean, tested SQL and Python
• Develop data models in cloud data warehouses such as BigQuery or Snowflake, using tools like dbt
• Help orchestrate and monitor workflows with tools such as Airflow
• Add data quality checks, tests and documentation
• Work in a team setup with Git, code reviews and CI/CD, and explain your work to colleagues and clients

Required profile

• Degree in computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics or a related field, or completion of one by February 2027
• Some work experience in data, software or analytics engineering: a student job, internship or up to around one year full-time
• Clear written and spoken English, able to explain technical work simply

Required skills

• Good SQL and working Python
• Understanding of data modeling basics and ETL/ELT concepts
• Exposure to at least one cloud platform (GCP, AWS or Azure)
• Familiarity with Git
• Nice to have: hands-on dbt, Airflow or Spark, Docker or CI/CD, macOS, cloud certification, GitHub projects, agency background

What we offer

• A paid four-month traineeship
• Masterclasses and a dedicated senior buddy
• Real work for global brands from your first weeks
• Hybrid working policy
• Training, development and certifications, plus DEPT Cares Month