Senior Data Engineer (Pyspark, AWS EMR, Airflow, SQL, Data Warehousing, ETL, Spark)

Job Description

• Become a essential part of the Data Refinement team, which provides data integration services for most downstream Media Measurement departments.   
• Design, develop, test and deploy big data applications and pipelines.
• Ensure that you and the team follow best practices for data pipeline design with attention to the scalability, efficiency and maintainability.
• Collaborate in a distributed, cross-functional agile team of Data Engineers, Data Scientists and Cloud Engineers to reach shared goals.
• Take ownership of technical implementations and architecture together with your team and in alignment with communities of practices.
• Communicate with data producers & consumers to align on data exchange formats and interfaces.
• Provide suggestions to business in the Media Measurement context on how existing and new data sources can be utilized to enhance our existing product portfolio.
• Recommend different ways to constantly improve data reliability and quality.
• Improve ways of working with integrating AI based workflows in the engineering domain.
• Take ownership of the components, pipelines and the overall system so that you contribute to improve things over time.

Qualifications

• +6 years of relevant experience in Data Engineering using Spark.
• Solid hands-on experience with Python but also experience with Java or Scala.
• Knowledge in how to develop data-intensive scalable applications using Spark.
• Knowledge in writing SQL queries to wrangle data from relational databases.
• Knowledge in how to orchestrate data pipelines with Airflow or any other similar data scheduling and orchestration tool.
• Knowledge with Public Cloud providers (ideally AWS with services like S3, Lambda, EMR).
• Experience with AWS and ideally Terraform, Data Lake & Lake Formation, Open Table formats like Apache Iceberg.
• Experience with CI/CD and source control tools (Github/GitLab).
• You are following best practices in software engineering, like pair programming, testing, clean code and agile software development frameworks.

Additional Information

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms.
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family.
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools.
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities.

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence.  All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion