Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Let’s be unstoppable together!

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We have a global commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe in the undeniable strength that diversity brings to our business, employees, clients, and communities (with us you can always bring your full self to work). Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Learn more at www.circana.com.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure on the On-Premises and cloud platform. You will leverage your expertise in PySpark, Spark, Python and Apache Airflow to process and orchestrate large-scale data workloads, ensuring data quality, efficiency, and scalability. If you have a passion for data engineering and a desire to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply!

Key Responsibilities:

Data Engineering & Data Pipeline Development 

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable DATA workflows using Python, PySpark, and Airflow
• Implement real-time and batch data processing using Spark
• Enforce best practices for data quality, governance, and security throughout the data lifecycle
• Ensure data availability, reliability and performance through monitoring and automation.

Cloud Data Engineering :

• Manage cloud infrastructure and cost optimization for data processing workloads
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows to ensure smooth and reliable deployments.

Big Data & Analytics: 

• Build and optimize large-scale data processing pipelines using Apache Spark and PySpark 
• Implement data partitioning, caching, and performance tuning for Spark-based workloads.

• Work with diverse data formats (structured and unstructured) to support advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives.

.Workflow Orchestration (Airflow) 

• Design and maintain DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs) in Airflow to automate complex data workflows
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize job execution and dependencies

Required Skills & Experience: 

• 4+ years of experience in data engineering with expertise in PySpark, Spark.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL with the ability to write efficient and maintainable code
• Deep understanding of Spark internals (RDDs, DataFrames, DAG execution, partitioning, etc.)
• Experience with Airflow DAGs, scheduling, and dependency management
• Knowledge of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and apply best practices of DevOps for CI/CD workflows
• Experience in cloud platform like Azure/AWS is favourable.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to optimize large-scale data processing. 
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work with remote teams

Bonus Points:

• Experience with data modeling and data warehousing concepts
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and frameworks

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and infrastructure on the On-Premises and cloud platform. You will leverage your expertise in PySpark, Spark, Python and Apache Airflow to process and orchestrate large-scale data workloads, ensuring data quality, efficiency, and scalability. If you have a passion for data engineering and a desire to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply!

Key Responsibilities:

Data Engineering & Data Pipeline Development 

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable DATA workflows using Python, PySpark, and Airflow
• Implement real-time and batch data processing using Spark
• Enforce best practices for data quality, governance, and security throughout the data lifecycle
• Ensure data availability, reliability and performance through monitoring and automation.

Cloud Data Engineering :

• Manage cloud infrastructure and cost optimization for data processing workloads
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows to ensure smooth and reliable deployments.

Big Data & Analytics: 

• Build and optimize large-scale data processing pipelines using Apache Spark and PySpark 
• Implement data partitioning, caching, and performance tuning for Spark-based workloads.

• Work with diverse data formats (structured and unstructured) to support advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives.

.Workflow Orchestration (Airflow) 

• Design and maintain DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs) in Airflow to automate complex data workflows
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize job execution and dependencies

Required Skills & Experience: 

• 4+ years of experience in data engineering with expertise in PySpark, Spark.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL with the ability to write efficient and maintainable code
• Deep understanding of Spark internals (RDDs, DataFrames, DAG execution, partitioning, etc.)
• Experience with Airflow DAGs, scheduling, and dependency management
• Knowledge of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and apply best practices of DevOps for CI/CD workflows
• Experience in cloud platform like Azure/AWS is favourable.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to optimize large-scale data processing. 
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work with remote teams

Bonus Points:

• Experience with data modeling and data warehousing concepts
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and frameworks

Circana Behaviors

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect and integrity
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone

Location

This position can be located in the following area(s): Bangalore

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