Data Engineer

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design and sustain scalable data pipelines and datasets for analytics and enterprise systems.

The role emphasizes Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and adherence to enterprise standards in a cloud-enabled development environment. Candidates should have 5+ years in data engineering, strong Databricks and PySpark skills, and experience with AWS or Azure within agile teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or large-scale data platform development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and distributed data processing.
• Strong hands-on experience with PySpark for pipeline development and transformation of large datasets.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL, including joins, aggregations, optimization, and analytical data processing.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines for batch processing; exposure to streaming is a plus.
• Experience working with existing enterprise frameworks, shared libraries, and engineering standards.
• Experience reading, understanding, debugging, and enhancing existing code developed by other teams.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations using Databricks, PySpark, and SQL.
• Build datasets optimized for analytics, BI, and downstream consumption while ensuring data quality, reconciliation, and production reliability.
• Work within established data frameworks, design patterns, and reusable components created by other engineering teams.
• Read, understand, troubleshoot, and extend existing codebases and pipeline logic in line with engineering standards.
• Collaborate with analytics, product, and business teams to support data models and data products for enterprise use cases.
• Contribute to unit, integration, and performance testing, documentation, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with platform, architecture, security, and DevOps teams to deploy and support pipeline solutions in cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot data and pipeline issues and drive continuous improvement in performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Job description

Job Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and datasets that support analytics, reporting, and downstream business systems.
• Develop data solutions on Databricks using established engineering patterns, reusable frameworks, and enterprise standards.
• Ensure reliable, high-quality, and performant data delivery across batch and, where relevant, streaming use cases.
• Support Takeda’s data transformation journey through strong engineering practices, collaboration, and scalable platform-aligned development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations usingDatabricks, PySpark, and SQL.
• Build datasets optimized for analytics, BI, and downstream consumption while ensuring data quality, reconciliation, and production reliability.
• Work within establisheddata frameworks, design patterns, and reusable componentscreated by other engineering teams.
• Read, understand, troubleshoot, and extend existing codebases and pipeline logic in line with engineering standards.
• Collaborate with analytics, product, and business teams to support data models and data products for enterprise use cases.
• Contribute to unit, integration, and performance testing, documentation, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with platform, architecture, security, and DevOps teams to deploy and support pipeline solutions in cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot data and pipeline issues and drive continuous improvement in performance, scalability, and maintainability.

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION:

NUMBER SUPERVISED WORKERS

Direct

Indirect

Employees

0-3

0-3

Non-Employees

0-3

0-3

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experiencein data engineering, data warehousing, or large-scale data platform development.
• Strong hands-on experience withDatabricksand distributed data processing.
• Strong hands-on experience withPySparkfor pipeline development and transformation of large datasets.
• Strong hands-on experience withSQL, including joins, aggregations, optimization, and analytical data processing.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines for batch processing; exposure to streaming is a plus.
• Experience working with existing enterprise frameworks, shared libraries, and engineering standards.
• Experience reading, understanding, debugging, and enhancing existing code developed by other teams.
• Experience with cloud data platforms such asAWS or Azure.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional engineering environments.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Strong proficiency inPySpark and SQL;Python alone is not sufficientfor this role.
• Strong understanding of distributed data processing, performance optimization, and scalable pipeline design.
• Ability to work effectively within predefinedpatterns, frameworks, and architectural guardrails.
• Strong code reading and code comprehension skills across shared enterprise codebases.
• Good understanding of data modeling, schema design, and data quality controls.
• Strong engineering discipline in testing, version control, documentation, and maintainable development.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot production data issues.
• Effective communication and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

NICE TO HAVE:

Experience with streaming technologies such asSpark Structured StreamingorKafka.

Experience with orchestration and workflow tools in enterprise data environments.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferablyTerraform.

Experience designing and developing API-based integrations.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Preferred - Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate / Professional
• Preferred - AWS or Azure Data Engineering certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

N/A

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Access to transportation to attend meetings.

Ability to fly to meetings regionally and globally.

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time