Senior Data Engineer

Company Description

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.

Job Description

• Write complex algorithms to get an optimal solution for real time problems
• Qualitative analysis and data mining to extract data, discover hidden patterns, and develop predictive models based on findings
• Developing processes to extract, transform and load data
• Use distributed computing to validate and process large volumes of data to deliver insights
• Evaluate technologies we can leverage, including open-source frameworks, libraries, and tools
• Interface with product and other engineering teams on a regular cadence
  
  

Qualifications

We’re looking for people who have:

• 6-10 years of applicable data engineering experience
• Strong fundamentals with experience in Bigdata, Python, Pyspark, SQL, Hive, Airflow
• Strong fundamentals in data mining & data processing methodologies
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability and availability
• Sound understanding of Big Data & RDBMS technologies, such as SQL, Hive, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake or Postgresql
• Orchestration and messaging frameworks: Airflow
• Good experience working with Azure cloud platform
• Good experience working in containerization framework, Docker is a plus.
• Experience in agile software development practices and DevOps is a plus
• Knowledge of and Experience with Kubernetes is a plus
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business 
• Minimum B.E. 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)
  
  

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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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion