Data Engineer Trainee

Budapest, hybrid DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move.

Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021. ABOUT THE TRAINEESHIP The Data Engineering Traineeship is a four-month, on-the-job program You join our Data Engineering team on day one and work on real client projects within your first weeks.

Three things shape your four months: Real client work from the start. You'll contribute to live projects for brands such as Philips, Foot Locker, Nikon and Rituals, taking on more ownership each month. By month four you'll be working much like a junior data engineer.

Masterclasses. A light, applied curriculum run by our engineers. Practical sessions on the tools and patterns we use with clients, not a repeat of university theory.

A named buddy. A senior engineer who plans your week with you, reviews your work and is accountable for your progress. ABOUT THE ROLE You'll join the Data Engineering team in our EMEA Data & AI craft, working from Budapest, where our lead and senior data engineer are based.

We design and build scalable, reliable data platforms and pipelines for enterprise clients across Europe, and