Python Job: Data Engineer

At Lely, we believe in achieving a sustainable, profitable and agreeable future for dairy farmers by combining robotisation, engineering and farming expertise.

It all started with a dream cherished by two brothers in Maassluis 70 years ago, and ever since, we have worked to become innovative market leaders in automated systems for dairy farmers across the globe. With a team of 2,300 professional specialists, we work constantly to bring about revolutionary solutions for the agro industry. We are based at our Maassluis Campus, a building which features the highest sustainability performance possible, not just in the Netherlands, but on a global scale. Our overall objective: making dairy farming interesting, also for the coming generations.

Check the recap of our latest ‘yellow revolutions’ in Diary Farming here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTm_GWGOuw0&t=1s

You have the capability to structure data from 30,000 active data systems, of which 90% are available in real time.

To achieve the best results, it is important to gain insight into all facets of the dairy farm and make well-grounded data-driven decisions. Your task is to make data readily available for our organization regarding animal welfare, rations, grazing, reproduction and robotic performance via our Lely Data Platform. The data directly influences development and operations of the robots, as well as day-to-day business on farms worldwide.

Your position

You will be part of the growing Competence Center Data & AI with other Data Engineers. You will work hands-on in product domains like Feeding and Milking. Working with tons of robot data from all over the world is what you have a passion for! With >2 years of experience in the field, you know best practices, are accustomed to code reviews and have experience in the cloud. Building scalable and reliable data pipelines is what you love to do. Working closely with our local team in Maassluis, in addition to high end partners in Prague and Istanbul exposes you to expert knowledge and capabilities providing a great community to develop your skillset, knowledge base and build up your career.

Technologies we use:

• Microsoft Azure - for building cloud native solutions (Azure Storage, SQL, Kubernetes, Event Hubs / Service Bus).
• Python.
• .Net Core C# language - both Windows and Linux compatible.
• Azure Key Vault - we take security very seriously and build it into our projects from the beginning.
• GitLab – source code management, documentation, as well as continuous integration (CI/CD).

Want to know more? Check this introduction from our Head of Data & AI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVBUqayZzbE&t=8s

• > 4 years in data engineering or computer science related work.
• Making scalable and maintainable applications & understandable frameworks.
• Distributed systems: cloud computing with a focus on Azure, cluster computing.
• Python (required), .NET C# (optional) In the cloud, we use Python or C# for Data Engineering.
• Experience with Databricks is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of data APIs for specific cloud provider (preferably Azure).
• Good communication skills.

A job for a true inventor, at a company driven by innovation. You will see your ideas come to life as they leave the factory to our customer, the dairy farmer. At the end you will contribute to a sustainable way of farming.

We offer..

• flexibility in terms of working times and conditions;
• variety one day you will be at the workshop, another day on the farm and the next day you will work at the main office;
• the space and freedom to innovate, construct new ideas and tinker in our workshop;
• 40 holidays per year;
• the tastiest coffee you will ever drink, courtesy of our barista;
• time for fun: table football, volleyball and a basketball court.

Recruitment or Consulting agency? We appreciate your interest, but we are sourcing all our candidates directly. We understand you are trying to offer your candidates interesting jobs at an innovative company like Lely but consider that any unsolicited profiles you send us will be treated as direct applications.