Data Engineer

Position Title: Data Engineer

Location: Flexible (preferred: Budapest; coworking office near Kalvin Square and/or home office)

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent employment with 3-month probation period (part-time negotiable)

Salary: 800,000 - 1,600,000 HUF gross FTE, depending on education, skills, and experience

Start Date: As soon as possible

Application Deadline: Continuous until May 15, 2025

Interviews: End of May 2025

About The Government Transparency Institute (GTI):

Founded in 2015 by Mihály Fazekas, GTI is a non-partisan think tank committed to promoting good governance globally. Funded by private donations, European research funds, and government contracts, GTI operates independently from political parties or special interest groups. Our interdisciplinary research spans political science, economics, law, and data science, with the goal of understanding and improving governance quality. Our work is frequently cited by leading global institutions and media outlets, and our data has a tangible impact on international policy.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an IT professional with a strong technical background to join our team. The successful candidate will contribute to public policy projects funded by the European Union, UN, IMF, World Bank. The role includes collecting data on public procurement, interest, and asset declarations; designing and refining data engineering workflows; establishing databases; and developing APIs to ensure secure access to the data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement data engineering pipelines, including web-scraping and data cleaning.
• Develop and maintain relational and NoSQL databases.
• Build APIs to facilitate controlled access to our data.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or other Engineering discipline with a strong programming background.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, Scala, or R.
• Experience with Git, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, and managing cloud-based, distributed Linux environments.
• Strong focus on efficiency and long-term maintainability of software solutions.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent command of English; knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

How to Apply:

• Submit a maximum of 2-page CV.
• Include a half-page letter of motivation.
• Provide a sample of work (github/gitlab profile).

Send applications and inquiries to info@govtransparency.eu