Agile Lab is a company founded in 2014 with the mission to create value for its customers in data-intensive environments through customisable solutions that establish performance-driven processes, sustainable architectures and automated platforms based on data governance best practices.

Having delivered over 100 successful Elite Data Engineering initiatives, we have used this experience to create Witboost: a modular, technology-agnostic platform that enables modern organisations to discover, value and produce their data in both traditional environments and fully compliant Data Mesh architectures.

With a highly skilled team of over 260 data engineers based in Europe, Agile Lab helps organisations with their data-driven transformation.

Take a look at our handbook to discover our core values and processes.

💼The opportunity:

We are looking to recruit a talented Data Engineer II on site (Rome) to join our team. In this role you will be required to implement data intensive applications. To be successful as a Data Engineer, you should have a good knowledge of distributed computing technologies. You should also have excellent problem solving skills.

💰RAL:

€38.5 - €48.5K

💻 Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and implements a complex feature autonomously;

• Builds software solutions by adhering to our quality standards about SDLC;

• Participates in the technical design of features with guidance;

• Understands and optimizes system performances;

• Prioritizes tasks with autonomy based on requirements and proper context.

🛠️ Requirements:

• Essential working on site: Rome, Italy, for 1 year

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science;

• Previous experience as a Data Engineer (+2 years);

• In-depth knowledge of Hadoop, Spark, and similar frameworks;

• Good Knowledge of programming languages including Java;

• Familiarity at least on a cloud provider, and Docker tools;

• Good project management skills;

• Good communication skills;

• Team Player;

• Ability to solve complex networking, data, and software issues;

• Eager to learn.

🙌🏻 We offer:

📚 Care about Growth & Development
• Training budget: €1,000 per year and 12 hours per month fully dedicated to your learning and growth

• Structured career path with clear expectations and salary for each level
• Opportunity to attend international conferences, with additional support for travel and accommodation
• Buddy support during your first week to help you get started

• A dedicated coach supporting your growth through regular 1:1s, focused on helping you choose the experiences that best match your ambitions

🧠 Care about Well-being
• Stimulating environment focused on both professional and personal growth
• Psychological support: 5 sessions fully covered by the company, with the option to continue therapy at a reduced rate, & mental health webinars with Unobravo

💰 Care about Benefits & Financial Support
• Health insurance
• Referral bonus if you bring people as talented as you
• Company prizes

👨‍👩‍👧 Care about Family & Life
• Extended parental leave, including +15 days fully paid by the company
• Paid leave for children’s illness and additional support beyond standard policies
• Childcare support: vouchers for daycare and babysitting services
• Inclusive policies supporting all types of families

🎁 Care about Perks & Tools
• Welcome pack with all the equipment you need to work
• Corporate benefits portal with discounts on travel, fashion, technology and more

🏆 Care about Company & Culture

• Turnover rate: 8.29% (below the market average), not by chance but thanks to clear career paths, ongoing feedback and real attention to people’s growth

• Inclusive environment where you can truly be yourself, backed by our certifications in Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and SA8000, reflecting our commitment to ethical and responsible working conditions
• Company rated 4.8/5 for employee satisfaction on Glassdoor
• Certified Great Place to Work three times in a row

🌍 Extra benefits

🎯 For RELOCATED WORKERS (living more than 35 km from the client's office)

• 🏠 Accommodation
    Agile Lab provides company-arranged housing in Rome.

• 🍽 Meals
    Meal expenses covered.

• 🚅 Home Visits
    Reimbursement of travel costs to your hometown (only for city of residence).

• 🚘 Transportation to Office
    Covered travel costs to reach the office.

• 💸 Daily Allowance
    €46.48 per working day.

• 📦 Relocation Support
    1 additional working day off to manage your move.

🚆 For COMMUTERS (living less than than 35 km from the client's office)

• 🍽 Meals
    Up to €30/day reimbursement for lunch (no meal vouchers).
    Alternatively: up to €7/day grocery reimbursement (for meals eaten at the office).

• 🚗 Transportation
    Mileage reimbursement for using your own car to:
    • reach the office directly, or
    • meet colleagues at a designated pickup point (for company car rides).

😊 How we work:

• We don't like hierarchies: we work as a team;

• We don't like bureaucracies, we prefer sense of responsibility;

• We like data, certainly, so anything that is measurable;

• We want to make a positive change in our industry;

• Empathy, humility, collaboration, and willingness to challenge ourselves are the basis of our work.

Please note: only candidates based in European time zones (CEST or similar) will be considered for this position

This position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender, and we strongly encourage applications from both male and female candidates pursuant to Art. 27 of Legislative Decree no. 198/2006, as well as those who identify themselves as non-binary or of any other kind. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.