Associate Data Engineer

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

Dow has an exciting and challenging opportunity for an Associate Data Engineer on the Data & Analytics Platforms team. This is a position within our Enterprise Data & Analytics organization. The role will align to Dow's Design Your Day approach and allows employees to work remotely but will also require onsite work based on project work and role needs. The selected candidate will be expected to live a commutable distance from our IT Hub in Mumbai (IN) at a frequency to be agreed upon by the employee and their leader. 

As an Associate Data Engineer specializing in data and analytics solutions, you will work with a cross-functional team whose objective is to deliver solutions that drive business value for Dow. The Associate Data Engineer will focus on ingestion / persistence / curation of data as defined by specific projects.  They will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to:             

• Create data pipelines for projects in the Azure environment.  

• Develop, test, and implement analytic and reporting solutions. This includes the curation and ingestion of data from different source systems.

• Ingests, transforms and stores clean and enriched data ready for analytics consumption.

• Supports data platforms and data processing capabilities.

• Supports infrastructure systems (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes).

• Prepares and manipulates data using code or pipeline tools such as Azure Data Factory.

• Supports existing data solutions at scale.

Responsibilities                                        

• Development and deployment of solutions enabling data ingestion, storage, and consumption across Dow's enterprise data platforms (Azure based). 

• Develop and deploy scalable and efficient data processing pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and other relevant technologies. 

• Support Senior & Lead Data Engineer roles to collaborate with data scientists and analysts to support their data needs. 

• Continuously monitor, test, and improve data architecture and performance. 

• Deployment of Azure services using Infrastructure as Code and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications                         

• A minimum of 1 year of relevant data platform experience (data ingestion, pipeline orchestration).

• One or more years of relevant experience in Databricks technology.

• Recent experience designing and deploying in Microsoft Azure’s Environment.

• A degree discipline in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or other Engineering Disciplines.  

• Proficiency in Python and PySpark able to write and execute complex queries to perform curation and build views required by end users single and multi dimensional.

• Experience in Databricks Data engineering Job Runs Data Ingestion and Delta Live Tables.

• Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL processes. 

• Proficiency in SQL and experience with big data technologies such as Spark and Hive. 

• Knowledge of various cloud services from Microsoft Azure. 

• Experience with Azure data services, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Python (other programming language). 

• Multi-application and cross-platform design experience. 

• Understanding of data lakehouse platform design and workflows.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of and Experience with Data modeling.  

• Knowledge of and Experience with Pipelining (data and MLOps).  

• Knowledge of Data Ingestion and ELT with various workflows that include stream and batch processing, as well as structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.  

• Knowledge of and Experience with DevOps / DataOps / MLOps.

• Knowledge of and Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., scripting, ADF). 

• Concepts of Data architecting.  

• General understanding of digital industry trends.  

• This is generally considered an early to mid-career position, typically someone with 1-3 years of industry experience.                             

• Ability to thrive in challenging situations and solve complex problems. 

• Interested about emerging technologies with the ability to quickly learn and exploit cutting edge offerings to achieve business objectives. 

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills. 

Additional notes:  

• Relocation assistance is not available with this position.​  

• The ability to accommodate a flexible schedule aligned with international time zones is essential.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

A Great Place to Work® Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.