Staff Data Engineer (São Paulo - Brazil)

NPS Prism; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 430.000 - 646.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading analytics platform provider in São Paulo is seeking an experienced Staff Data Engineer-I to join their engineering team. You will be responsible for building scalable data architectures and optimizing high-performance data pipelines, with a focus on Databricks and cloud environments. Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark is required for this role. Candidates should have significant experience in data engineering and a proven record of leading technical teams.

Qualificações

• 6-8 years of data engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a lead or staff-level role.
• Proven ability to design end-to-end data solutions and influence engineering best practices.
• Strong mentorship and stakeholder management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design and own scalable data architectures for ingestion, transformation, and analytics on Databricks.
• Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and Databricks Workflows.
• Mentor junior data engineers and enforce best practices for code quality.

Conhecimentos

Databricks expertise

Python

SQL

PySpark

Cloud expertise (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Formação académica

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Ferramentas

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

AWS Glue

Git

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are seeking an experienced Staff Data Engineer-I to join the NPS Prism engineering team — a Bain platform that provides advanced analytics, benchmarking, and insights into customer experience metrics across industries.

As a senior technical leader, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing large-scale, high-performance data pipelines and architectures that power NPS Prism’s analytics and client-facing applications. This role requires deep Databricks expertise, proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark, and the ability to work across cloud-native environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

You’ll collaborate closely with data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders to shape and execute the platform’s data strategy, ensuring data quality, scalability, and reliability at enterprise scale.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Engineering Leadership

• Design and own scalable data architectures for ingestion, transformation, and analytics on Databricks.

• Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and Databricks Workflows.

• Lead performance tuning, partitioning, and data optimization across large distributed systems.

• Mentor junior data engineers and enforce best practices for code quality, testing, and version control.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Develop and maintain data lakes and data warehouses on cloud platforms (Azure Data Lake, AWS S3, GCP BigQuery, etc.).

• Utilize Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or similar orchestration tools to manage large-scale data workflows.

• Integrate multiple data sources (structured, semi-structured, and unstructured) into unified models for NPS Prism analytics.

Databricks & Advanced Analytics Enablement

• Leverage Databricks for large-scale data processing, Delta Lake management, and ML/AI enablement.

• Drive the adoption of Databricks Unity Catalog, governance, and performance features.

• Partner with analytics teams to enable seamless model training and inference pipelines on Databricks.

Data Quality, Observability & Governance

• Define and implement frameworks for data validation, monitoring, and error handling.

• Collaborate with platform teams to establish data lineage and governance using tools like Great Expectations, Monte Carlo, or Databricks-native observability.

• Ensure compliance with Bain’s data security and privacy standards.

DevOps & CI/CD for Data

• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data code deployments using Git, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.

• Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring for data workflows to ensure reliability and repeatability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with product and business teams to translate analytical requirements into scalable technical designs.

• Collaborate with Data Science and BI teams to deliver analytics-ready datasets for dashboards and models.

• Serve as a technical advisor in architectural reviews and strategic data initiatives within NPS Prism.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Core Technical Expertise:

• Advanced proficiency in Databricks (mandatory).

• Strong command of Python, SQL, and PySpark for big data processing.

• Experience with Delta Lake, Spark optimization, and cluster management.

• Hands‑on with ETL/ELT design, data lake, and warehouse architecture.

• Cloud expertise in Azure, AWS, or GCP (Azure preferred).

• Leadership & Architecture:

• 6–8 years of data engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a lead or staff-level role.

• Proven ability to design end‑to‑end data solutions and influence engineering best practices.

• Strong mentorship and stakeholder management skills.

• Additional Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with streaming frameworks (Kafka, Event Hubs).

• Understanding of data modeling and BI integration (Power BI, Tableau).

• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.