Oferty: Data Engineer
Looking for a Data Engineer job? We currently track 5 938 open positions, 5 479 of them fresh, from 2 746 different employers. Most openings are posted in the US, Poland and the UK. Among postings that state a work format, 32% are fully remote (27% of all open jobs). 56% of the jobs link straight to the company's own career site, so you apply without a middleman. Below: which levels are hiring, what skills postings ask for and how to get through screening.
Your way into Data Engineer jobs
Which levels are hiring
- Junior 6% · 199
- Middle 10% · 341
- Senior 66% · 2,237
- Lead+ 18% · 607
Few Junior roles — 6%; the usual way in is an adjacent role
Of 3 384 postings that name a level, Junior — 6%, Middle — 10%, Senior — 66%, Lead+ — 18%.
What postings ask for
- 38%
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Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself
Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 38%, SQL — 32%, AWS — 25%, Azure — 24%, Databricks — 23%, Airflow — 18%.
Where the openings are
- 1,076
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Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.
Where to apply
- Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team56%
- Job boards — aggregators and job sites40%
- Telegram channels — job channels4%
Where the openings come from: 56% from company career sites (direct apply), 40% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.
Oferty Data Engineer — FAQ
Questions Data Engineer candidates ask — answered from today's openings.
How many Data Engineer jobs are open right now?
5 938 open positions, 5 479 of them fresh, from 2 746 different employers. The count is refreshed every day from company career sites, job boards and Telegram channels.
How much does a Data Engineer earn?
Median salary is about $7092/mo (range $5500–$11 666), based on ogłoszenia rynkowe (627 data points).
Are there remote Data Engineer jobs, and can I work from another country?
32% of postings with a stated format are fully remote. The most openings are in the US, Poland and the UK; check each posting for the countries or time zones it accepts.
Are there entry-level Data Engineer jobs?
Few: Junior is only 6% of postings that name a level, and 84% are Senior or Lead. A common way in is an adjacent role or an internal move after a year or two in the field.
What should I learn to get a Data Engineer job?
The skills that appear in a large share of postings: Python, SQL and AWS. Also mentioned, in a smaller share of postings: Azure (24%), Databricks (23%), Airflow (18%) and dbt (14%).
Where should I look for Data Engineer jobs?
56% of openings are published on company career sites — applying there reaches the hiring team directly. Zorky collects them together with job boards and Telegram channels on this page and refreshes the list daily.