Data Engineer - LM Position at Nielsen

Join our innovative team at Nielsen as a Data Engineer, where you'll harness the power of big data to impact business strategies and outcomes. This role is perfect for professionals eager to contribute to robust, high-performing pipelines and deliver on strategic organizational and client initiatives.

Responsibilities

As a Data Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate extensively with team leaders and back-end developers to design and develop robust, functional data pipelines for both internal use and customer integration.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests, while also developing tools to automate daily tasks.
• Develop top-quality, efficient code with detailed documentation.
• Manage and enhance scalable systems on cloud platforms, focusing on optimization and functionality.
• Enhance the performance and scalability of internal and external applications.
• Create automated testing solutions to validate the needs of the business.
• Engage in ongoing communication with multiple stakeholders across the company, including project managers and QA teams, to align on and influence our long-term technology roadmap.
• Analyze and recommend system solutions, weighing the benefits of custom development against commercial alternatives.

Key Skills and Qualifications

Ideal candidates will possess:

• At least 2 years of experience in software or data engineering.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or an engineering field.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages and tools such as Java, Scala, Big Data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark), Spark SQL, Presto / Hive, and Cloud services (AWS preferred).
• Deep understanding of database management systems (RDBMS like Postgres/Oracle), NoSQL databases, Linux environment, and Shell scripting.
• Experience in orchestration tools like Apache Airflow, and big data processing using Apache Spark Scala.
• Familiarity with AWS S3, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and AWS compute services (EC2, EMR, Lambda).
• Proficiency in version control systems (GitLab/Bitbucket).
• AWS Certification will be considered an added advantage.
• Agile scrum experience in application development.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to present complex information in a clear, concise manner.
• Excellent teamwork skills and a track record of developing innovative solutions efficiently.

Nielsen values the unique perspectives and innovative ideas that you can bring to our team. If you are motivated by technology and driven to develop professional data solutions, apply now to become a vital part of our company.

Advancing your career as a Data Engineer with us means joining a world-leading organization skilled at turning data into insights. We look forward to your application!