Job Description
ABOUT THIS JOBAround here we’re all numbers people, but it’s the 1s and 0s behind our data that make what we
do possible. Software engineers strike a balance between precision and disruption, between
reliability and innovation. Nielsen is a tech company backed by nearly a century of forward
momentum to show the world what’s next—and we couldn’t have done it without our engineers.
In this role, you will be working alongside data scientists and engineers within Nielsen’s
Marketing Effectiveness business, to build a data platform on AWS to ingest data from external
sources and perform ETL tasks. The role requires you to have experience working with large
datasets with complex schemas, a can-do approach towards automation, with an emphasis on
the implementation of best practice cloud security principles.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify, design, and implement process improvements: automating manual processes,
- optimizing for usability, re-designing for greater scalability
- Collaborate with product and technology teams to design and validate the capabilities of
- the data platform
- Develop, implement and maintain good programming standards and practices across
- the ecosystem
- Experience building and optimizing data pipelines in a distributed environment
- Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex ideas in a clear and
- concise manner to a variety of audiences
QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of experience programming in Python and SQL
- 4+ years of experience with using a broad range of AWS technologies - e.g. S3,
- Lambda, Glue, Athena, IAM, SQS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation
- 2+ years working knowledge of Apache Superset or Tableau, Spark, Hive and Hadoop
- Ability to implement application components without detailed guidance
- Proficiency working in Linux environment
- Experience using tools such as: Git, Gitlab and Jira
- The training to back your work: a master’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or, as we
- recognize there isn’t one formula for success, equivalent work experience
