Data Engineer

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer - Media Measurement

It's an exciting time to be a builder. Constant advances in technology are creating an exciting new world for those who understand the value of data. As a data engineer, you'll be handling the design and construction of scalable data management systems, ensure that all systems meet client requirements. You will be an integral part of a cross-functional team, with focus on digital currencies, and work alongside data scientists and SREs. Within our team of teams in Media

Measurement, you will also be part of a larger community of Data Engineers.

As Data Engineer you will have following key accountabilities:

• Develop, test and deploy big data applications
• Ensure that all development work in data pipelines follows best practices for ensuring
• validity, efficiency and maintainability
• Collaborate in a distributed, cross-functional agile team to reached shared goals
• Take ownership of technical implementations and architecture together with your team
• and in alignment with communities of practices
• Communicate with data producers to align on data exchange formats and interfaces
• Communicate with data consumers and other stakeholders in order to help
• them fulfill their needs to drive the business
• 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
  
  

Main technologies you will be using with us:

• Python
• AWS
• Spark (Java, Scala, PySpark)
• Airflow
• GitLab
• Atlassian suite
  
  

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Qualifications

Now that we've introduced you to the position as Data Engineer, what skills, qualifications

and experience should you have?

• You have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, software/computer engineering, or
• applied mathematics
• You have at least 3 years of working experience as a Data Engineer
• You are curious about finding new and unusual ways of how to solve data management
• issues
• You already have experience with at least one cloud provider (GC, AWS, Azure)
• You have solid hands-on experience with Python
• You have experience with Java or Scala
• You know how to develop data-intensive applications using Spark
• You are comfortable writing SQL queries to wrangle data from relational databases
• You know how to orchestrate data pipelines with Airflow or any other similar data scheduling and orchestration tool
• You have experience with CI/CD and ideally also with IaC using Terraform
• You are following best practices in software engineering, like pair programming, testing, clean code and agile software development frameworks
• You are able to give and take open, constructive feedback
  
  

Additional Information

Our Benefits

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

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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