Remote Data Engineer

Veeva Systems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work Anywhere

Job summary

Veeva Systems seeks a data engineer to own and advance the Veeva Link data platform. You will design, implement, and optimize data pipelines, using Java or Python on Spark, with emphasis on reliability and performance.

You will collaborate with data science to deploy ML models and drive improvements across the platform. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, SOLID and clean coding practices, and strong observability.

Qualifications

• Expert skills in Java or Python.
• Experience with Apache Spark or PySpark.
• Experience writing software for the cloud (AWS or GCP).
• English speaking and writing enables day-to-day collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Work on Veeva Link's next-gen Data Platform.
• Improve the environment with features and refactoring.
• Develop data pipelines using JVM languages or Python on Spark.
• Operate ML models in collaboration with the data science team.
• Experiment to improve precision, recall, or cost savings.

Skills

Java

Python

Spark

AWS

GCP

English fluency

Tools

Spark (PySpark)

Terraform

CI/CD

DeltaLake/Redshift

MLFlow

Job description

professionals to find the right people for, e.g., clinical trials, education programs, or advisory boards. This streamlined access helps to reduce the time-to-market of important drugs, conduct trials with the most relevant experts in the respective field, and spread information about new treatments to key people in the life science community. You can read more about Veeva Link on our product pages at . As a data engineer, you focus on our data pipelines and take responsibility for a major part of the Link data processing platform. We value end-to-end ownership, which puts you into the sweet spot of finding, designing, and implementing improvements to the product's data pipelines and adjusting them to changing demands of the market. You take responsibility for features and innovation using SOLID and clean software principles, take part in the architectural enhancement process and care for the quality of the outcome. Monitoring, metrics, and general observability are part of the feature design process. We hire the same role for different engineering domains: Sourcing, Tagging, Matching, and Provisioning. Depending on the engineering domain, you will focus on different aspects. We decide together which domains fit best for you.

What You'll Do

• Work on Veeva Link's next-gen Data Platform
• Improve our current environment with features, refactoring, and innovation
• Work with JVM-based languages or Python on Spark-based data pipelines
• Operate ML models in close cooperation with our data science team
• Experiment in your domain to improve precision, recall, or cost savings

Requirements

• Expert skills in Java or Python
• Experience with Apache Spark or PySpark
• Experience writing software for the cloud (AWS or GCP)
• Speaking and writing in English enables you to take part in day-to-day conversations in the team and contribute to deep technical discussions

Nice to Have

• Experience with operating machine learning models (e.g., MLFlow)
• Experience with Data Lakes, Lakehouses, and Warehouses (e.g., DeltaLake, Redshift)
• DevOps skills, including terraform and general CI/CD experience
• Previously worked in agile environments
• Experience with expert systems

Perks

• Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster.
• As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
• At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed.
• We're not just any public company - we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
• As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
• Join us in transforming the life sciences industry , committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.