Senior Data Engineer

Who We Are:

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse. 

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.  Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. 

Senior Data Engineer

Are you a creative data engineer with a passion for data, cloud-first compute systems, and graph databases? Do you want to join an existing, high-output team of academic and professional experts to tackle some of the most complex challenges in advertising? With your experience in designing, implementing, and managing graph database solutions, you'll play a crucial role in the team's efforts. You will have experience in leading and driving innovation and optimizing data solutions. 

Our team is embarking on a highly strategic project at the intersection of data science, advertising technology, and audience insights, with a focus on privacy-friendly predictive modeling for audience segmentation and targeting. The system we are building will support 1/3rd of the world's ad campaigns, so the scope is huge, and the success of our team depends on our ability in the near term to demonstrate to key stakeholders the superiority of our system, and then follow up on that promise in the mid-long term.

What You’ll Do:

• You will design and implement data ingestion and transform pipelines to process a variety of both proprietary and publicly available data sets.
• You will design cloud architecture to run pipelines efficiently.
• You will focus on delivering high quality data.
• You will be part of a team of data engineers and work closely with our knowledge graph architects.

Who You Are:

• You have a strong academic background (Master’s in Computer Science or related field) and consider yourself a problem solver.
• Experience with graph-based data modeling, querying, and optimisation is highly desired. Familiarity with integrating graph databases into data architectures will be a plus.
• You are hands-on but are also comfortable with driving a project.
• You have proven experience working with both web based data extraction and ETL pipelines (preferable Apache Spark)
• You’re passionate about solving real-world problems using scalable architectures. You are micro-service oriented and understand that one-size-fits-all is not necessarily the best approach when working with Cloud Services.
• You have a track record of delivering end-to-end software engineering projects and deploying them at scale.
• You are creative and seek new paths to solving problems.
• You are a strong communicator who thrives in collaborative environments and is eager to mentor others as well.
• You know how to land on your feet when priorities change. You want to work in a high-throughput environment.

Bonus Points:

• If you have experience with multiple programming languages (we currently use Node.js, Python and Scala)

Why Join Us?

• Be a key player in shaping the future of privacy-first advertising using cutting-edge technologies and highly performant compute systems.
• Join an elite team where your technical contributions will have a direct impact on strategic outcomes. Work with massive, industry-scale data sets and the latest analytical techniques.
• Collaborate with leading minds in the field

If you’re ready to innovate and collaborate on high-stakes projects with real-world impact, apply now to join our team and help us redefine the future of advertising.

At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction. 

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