Job Description
We are currently seeking a Data Engineer for our international and diverse Climate Policy Team (CPT). The team is engaged in various projects on climate change mitigation, in particular on energy system transformation, the 1.5°C global warming limit and the evaluation of national climate action. This includes flagship projects, such as the Climate Action Tracker and the National Pathways Explorer, for which data is being processed and analysed in-house and then published on the respective project websites.
As a Data Engineer you will play a critical role in designing, building and maintaining our data infrastructure, ensuring efficient and accurate data processing, storage and retrieval.
Your Responsibilities
- Help to build and maintain a data platform for advanced analytics and climate modelling, spanning data science and data engineering work
- Contribute to the full lifecycle of data platform development from design and deployment to continuous improvement
- Strengthen data pipelines reliability, observability, and automation through code and tooling improvements
- Collaborate with data scientists and researchers to define data processing requirements
- Support AI/LLM initiatives across the organisation from a data and infrastructure perspective
- Help develop backend data services and APIs that expose curated datasets to internal and external consumers and applications
- Monitor, anticipate, and resolve operational or data quality issues in data pipelines, ensuring data reliability
Relevant Tech Skills
Required
- Python
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
- Object storage (like S3/Minio)
- Containers (like Docker)
- Git
- CI/CD principles
Nice to have
- Pandas/Polars/DuckDB or other framework for data processing
- Conda
- Monitoring tools (like Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch)
- Infrastructure as code tool (like Terraform or Ansible)
- AI-driven productivity tools
Your Profile
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, ideally with a specialization in Data Engineering or DevOps, or a related field
- Initial experience as a Data Engineer in a production environment
- Foundational notions in data modeling, data structures, algorithms, design patterns, optimization
- Familiarity with the relevant tech skills mentioned above
- Basic understanding of data pipelines, APIs, or backend services
- Exposure to data engineering in the context of Agentic AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Business Intelligence
- A problem solver and creative technologist
- Strong communicator and team player who can work efficiently with others in a diverse, interdisciplinary and international team
- Exceptional time management in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
- Good communication skills in English
Our Offer
- A job with a purpose, working in an international team contributing to climate change mitigation
- Berlin office located near Moritzplatz in the heart of Kreuzberg
- Hybrid office policy and flexible start time
- Fully funded Germany-wide public transport ticket
- €40 monthly company contribution to Urban Sports Club membership
- Online mental health and wellbeing platform
- Free German language classes
- Bike rental discount
- Optional company pension plan
Conditions
- Application deadline: open until filled
- Start date: as soon as possible
- Duration: fixed term contract for 12 months with the perspective of extension based on performance and funding
- Remuneration: EUR 4,363 to EUR 4,810 per month, in accordance with level 4 steps 1 to 3 of the remuneration scales
- Vacation: 29 days paid annual leave for each year worked (pro rata) + one day gifted around Christmas