Senior Data Engineer

NIQ for Digital Commerce; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

LinkedIn Learning

Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

Job summary

NIQ for Digital Commerce is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Connect Technology team. You will work on a unified data ecosystem powered by Azure, applying Spark, PySpark, Scala, Databricks, Airflow, and SQL to build and deploy data pipelines.

You will collaborate with data science and operations teams, deploy via CI/CD, and contribute to monitoring and automation while supporting clients globally. Strong English communication and 8–12 years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of software engineering experience required.
• Strong fundamentals with Big Data technologies, Spark, PySpark, Scala, Pandas, Databricks, Airflow, SQL.
• Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience optimizing Spark workloads.
• Nice to have DevOps tools: GitHub, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL or relational databases is a plus.
• Excellent English communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, troubleshoot, debug, and enhance applications.
• Leverage Spark, PySpark, Scala, Pandas, Databricks, Airflow, SQL as core technologies.
• Deploy components using CI/CD pipelines.
• Build utilities for monitoring and automating repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with Agile cross-functional teams and external clients.
• Collaborate with Data Science to productionize ML models.
• Participate in rotational support to address customer queries and deploy fixes.

Skills

Big Data

Spark

Pyspark

Scala

Databricks

Airflow

SQL

Azure

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

English communication

Education

B.S. in CS/CE or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jenkins

Databricks

Airflow

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

YOU’LL BUILD TECH THAT EMPOWERS GLOBAL BUSINESSES

Our Connect Technology teams are working on our new Connect platform, a unified,
global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world
rely on Connect data and insights to innovate and grow.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled technologists
who are passionate about learning and supporting cutting-edge technologies such
as Spark, Scala, Pyspark, Databricks, Airflow, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and other
Data engineering tools. These technologies are deployed using DevOps pipelines
leveraging Azure, Kubernetes, Jenkins and Bitbucket/GIT Hub.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Develop, test, troubleshoot, debug, and make application enhancements
• leveraging, Spark , Pyspark, Scala, Pandas, Databricks, Airflow, SQL as the core
• development technologies.
• Deploy application components using CI/CD pipelines.
• Build utilities for monitoring and automating repetitive functions.
• Collaborate with Agile cross-functional teams - internal and external clientsincluding Operations, Infrastructure, Tech Ops
• Collaborate with Data Science team and productionize the ML Models.
• Participate in a rotational support schedule to provide responses to customerqueries and deploy bug fixes in a timely and accurate manner

Qualifications

• 8-12 Years of years of applicable software engineering experience
• Strong fundamentals with experience in Bigdata technologies, Spark, Pyspark,
• Scala, Pandas, Databricks, Airflow, SQL,
• Must have experience in cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Must have experience in performance optimization of Spark workloads.
• Good to have experience with DevOps Technologies as GIT Hub, Kubernetes,Jenkins, Docker.
• Good to have knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interfacea cross cross-functional technology teams and the business
• Minimum B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related
• field

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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