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DATA.

As a data engineer at Team Rockstars, you have the opportunity to keep developing your skills and contribute to innovative projects that change the world. You help organisations take the next step towards becoming truly data-driven.

Data in numbers

400+ Data projects completed
50+ Data solutions in production
100+ Data specialists in our network

Innovative projects

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DATA.

One of your key responsibilities as a data engineer is turning vast amounts of data into valuable business insights. By identifying patterns and trends, you help organisations optimise their processes, understand their customers better and improve their strategies.

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Sharing knowledge. Moving forward together.

Keep developing

A field that keeps challenging you.

As a data engineer, the constant challenges and opportunities to learn new skills might be what you enjoy most about the field. Data engineering is constantly evolving, with new technologies and tools emerging all the time. Staying up to date with these developments helps you choose the right technology to meet the organisation’s needs.

Making an impact together

Building results together.

As a Data Engineer at Team Rockstars, you work on projects alongside other technical experts and teams, including data scientists and business analysts. Together, you collect and analyse data and develop solutions that deliver business results. Strong collaboration, communication and teamwork skills are essential for success!

Does this sound like the environment you want to build in?

Find the data role that suits you or discover how you can keep learning and developing at Team Rockstars.

Who you work with

Become part of this community.

Data engineers, data scientists and other technical experts: together, you bring more knowledge to every challenge. Within the data community, you learn from each other, discuss technical decisions and share practical experience.

  • Sharing knowledge

    Learn from the experiences, insights and technical decisions of other data specialists.

  • Finding solutions together

    Exchange ideas about data pipelines, platforms, models and the challenges in your projects.

  • Different perspectives

    Bring data engineering, data science and machine learning together.

  • Keep growing

    Discover new technologies and help each other progress in a field that keeps evolving.

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Nangialai Data Engineer
Ahmed Data Engineer
Bart Founder
Karen Data Science Software Engineer
Nino Data Engineer
Mathijs Principal Consultant AI
Niek Machine Learning Engineer

Ready to build with this community?

Find the data role that suits you or learn more about the people and culture at Team Rockstars IT.

The people. The moments.

Life @ Data.

A glimpse into life in our data community.

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How you grow

Rockademy Data. Stay ahead as the field evolves.

Data never stands still. That is why, as a Rockstar, you keep investing in your technical and personal development. With development paths in data engineering, data platforms, machine learning and architecture, you shape your next step.

Mastery at Team Rockstars

Growth is more than a training course. It is part of your work.

As Chief Mastery Officer, Mirjam van Olst is responsible for the continued development of the Rockademy, our communities and the way Rockstars keep deepening their expertise.

Mastery does not come from more training, but from continually challenging engineers. Mirjam van Olst · Chief Mastery Officer

A selection of our learning opportunities

From fundamentals to technical depth.

Our learning opportunities keep evolving. Explore the areas in which you can develop within data, with development paths for different roles and experience levels.

  • Engineering

    Data Engineering

    Deepen your expertise as a data engineer and work towards your next step into senior roles and technical leadership.

    • Medior Data Engineer
    • Senior Data Engineer
    • Lead Data Engineer
  • Platforms

    Data Platform Engineering

    Build on your expertise in data platforms, with a development path that matches your experience and professional ambitions.

    • Medior Data Platform Engineer
    • Senior Data Platform Engineer
  • Architecture

    Data Architecture

    Grow towards architecture roles and develop a broader perspective on data landscapes, platforms and technical decisions.

    • Data Architect
    • Data Platform Architect
  • Machine Learning

    From ML Engineer to Architect

    Deepen your machine learning expertise and explore development paths towards senior engineer, lead and architect roles.

    • Medior ML Engineer
    • Senior ML Engineer
    • Lead ML Engineer
    • ML Architect
  • Generative AI

    GenAI Engineering and Architecture

    Expand your expertise into generative AI or take the next step in your GenAI role, from engineering to architecture.

    • Medior GenAI Engineer
    • Senior GenAI Engineer
    • GenAI Architect
  • Personal Growth

    Inner Game Data

    Growth goes beyond technology. Inner Game Data helps you work on change and personal development.

    • Inner Game Data
    • Personal growth

This is not a fixed training catalogue. The Rockademy evolves with the field, new technology and what Rockstars need in their projects.

Giving knowledge a voice

This is data. Press play.

Join Data Engineer Nino Vrolijk and CTO Arjen Boersma for a deeper look at the field. From the impact of AI to data platforms and the skills of a data engineer: explore conversations and insights from our network.

Featured · The full podcast

Nino · Data Engineer at Team Rockstars IT

Less code. More context.

How is AI changing the work of a data engineer? Nino explains why architecture, critical thinking and understanding the business are becoming increasingly important. He discusses the five pillars of a data platform and why senior expertise and knowledge sharing convinced him to join Team Rockstars IT.

  • AI and craftsmanship
  • Data platforms
  • Architecture and context
  • Knowledge sharing
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Keep watching

Fresh perspectives on your field.

  • Data platforms

    Five tips for your data platform

    Explore five essential tips for improving your data platform.

    Watch on YouTube
  • Databricks · Looking back at 2023

    Six Databricks developments from 2023

    A look back at six developments highlighted for data engineers in 2023.

    Watch on YouTube
  • Your development

    Which skills make the difference?

    Explore the skills highlighted for a successful career as a data engineer.

    Watch on YouTube

Your expertise

What you will work on.

From reliable data pipelines and scalable platforms to predictive models and technical architecture. Choose your role and discover which data vacancy suits you.

Choose a data role

Data Engineer

Build data pipelines, integrate sources and make data available, reliable and useful. Work on batch and streaming solutions with technologies such as Spark, Databricks, dbt, Kafka and Airflow.

Enjoy building with data?

View Data Engineer vacancy

Data Platform Engineer

Build the technical foundation for modern data organisations. Develop scalable cloud platforms with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, security and monitoring as integral parts of your approach.

Enjoy building the foundation?

View Data Platform Engineer vacancy

Data Scientist

Discover patterns, develop predictive models and turn business challenges into working solutions. Think beyond the experiment: prepare models for deployment, monitoring and production.

Ready to put models into practice?

View Data Scientist vacancy

Data Solution Architect

Bring structure to complex data landscapes. Design secure, scalable architectures and advise on technology, governance and integrations. Connect strategic decisions with the teams that put them into practice.

See the bigger picture in data?

View Data Solution Architect vacancy

Techlead Data

Set the technical direction for data and AI projects. Take a hands-on role in building solutions, oversee architectural decisions and coach engineers on technical matters. Combine craftsmanship with a clear vision for quality.

Ready to set the technical direction?

View Techlead Data vacancy

Your growth. Our environment.

Everything you need to stay ahead in data.

You get the freedom, knowledge and resources to keep developing. Deepen your expertise, learn from other data specialists and discover how new technology can take your work further.

  • New perspectives

    Explore how data, machine learning and AI strengthen each other and what that means for your field.

  • Rockademy

    Grow through development paths in data engineering, data platforms, machine learning and architecture.

  • Data Network

    Share knowledge with other data specialists and exchange ideas about technical decisions and experiences from your projects.

  • Your choices

    Decide how much you spend on things like your laptop, training and mobility within the 70/30 model.

Look beyond your own field

Discover the AI Innovation Lab.

Data and AI are increasingly connected. In the AI Innovation Lab, Rockstars experiment with new models, build proofs of concept and share what works. Explore the POC Library and discover what these developments could mean for your work as a data specialist.

  • POC Library
  • Current experiments
  • AI Circle events
  • Knowledge sharing
Explore the AI Innovation Lab
  • Spark
  • Databricks
  • dbt
  • Snowflake
  • Kafka
  • Airflow
  • BigQuery
  • Terraform

Data in practice

Data that moves you forward.

Every data challenge has a purpose. Greater insight into the electricity grid. Information that helps students. Discover how our Rockstars work with organisations to build useful data solutions and reliable digital systems.

A strong foundation for data.

At these organisations, Rockstars also work on the architecture and infrastructure that make data available and useful.

TenneT

A standardised Data Cloud.

Together with TenneT, we developed a Data Cloud to accelerate data and AI applications.

DNB

Distributed data architecture.

Together with DNB, we implemented a distributed data architecture, coached engineers and delivered workshops on secure cloud infrastructure.

A selection of clients and partners featured on our data page

Data engineers

KNOW YOUR WORTH.

Demand for data engineers continues to grow, and companies are willing to pay significant sums for experienced and qualified professionals. By knowing your market value, you can ensure that your salary and benefits are in line with what other companies are offering. If you are not aware of your market value, you risk being underpaid or missing opportunities to advance your career.

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