Senior Data Engineer - €950 Per day - Belgium based ...

Senior Data Engineer

Location: Brussels (1 day per week on-site)

Contract: Freelance – 3-year long-term engagement

Rate: €950 per day

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Freelance Data Engineer for a long-term 3-year programme based in Brussels. This role will play a key part in designing, building, and optimizing scalable data solutions within a modern data platform environment. The position requires strong expertise in Databricks, data pipelines, and data warehousing, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a cross-functional team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines
• Build and optimize data workflows using Databricks
• Develop and maintain enterprise-grade data warehousing solutions
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across the platform
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Support performance tuning and optimization of large-scale data processing
• Contribute to best practices in data engineering, governance, and DevOps

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer in complex enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on expertise with Databricks
• Extensive experience building and managing data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
• Solid background in data warehousing concepts and implementation
• Experience working with large-scale data processing and distributed systems
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills
• Ability to work autonomously in a freelance capacity

Additional Information

• 1 day per week required on-site in Brussels
• Long-term 3-year contract offering stability and impact
• Competitive daily rate of €950