Senior Data Engineer

Description

What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI , and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.

Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

As a Senior Data Engineer in Cognite, your role will be to create and deliver solutions to the biggest problems challenging our industrial customers today by designing, developing and implementing data infrastructure and best-in-class pipelines that collect and connect data from various data sources. In this role, you will not only be responsible for designing and implementing robust data pipelines and architectures but also have the potential to evolve into a Lead, guiding and mentoring a team of data engineers. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, driving data-driven solutions that enable our clients to make impactful business decisions.

The Impact you bring to Cognite

Drive and manage integrations, extractions, data modeling, and analysis using Cognite data connectors, SQL, Python/Java and Rest APIs

Create custom data models for data discovery, mapping, and cleansing

Partner with Solution Architects to understand client requirements and define queries with subject matter experts

Support customers and partners in conducting data engineering tasks with Cognite products

Optimize for non-functional requirements (E.g. access control, security, disaster recovery, logging, monitoring) to reach necessary service maturity for each solution

Collaborate with our R&D and Product Management teams to turn customer needs into a prioritized pipeline of product offerings

Mentor, coach and help recruit junior Data Engineers

Required Qualifications

Bachelor or Master degree in computer science or similar. Relevant experience can compensate for formal education

Minimum 6 years of experience in a customer-facing Data intense role

Experience delivering production-grade data pipelines using e.g. Python, SQL and Rest APIs

Experience with distributed computing such as Kubernetes and managed cloud services such as GCP and/or Azure

Have a DevOps mindset, and experience with Git, CI/CD, deployment environments

Enjoys working in cross-functional teams

Able to independently investigate and solve problems

Humility to ask for help and enjoy sharing knowledge with others

Preferred Experience

Experience from heavy asset industry can be nice to have

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

Join an organization of 60 different nationalities with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus

A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @ cognitedata to know more

Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers

Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology

Join our HUB to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.

Get access to private health services with Cognite Care.

Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House)

Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes.

We take your mental- and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully-staffed gym on-site.

A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot at the Robot Garden!

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Impact 2025

Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot

We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.