Big Data Developer

Big Data Lead

Lets 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. Circana is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana.

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What will you be doing?

At CIRCANA, we deliver growth to clients based on big dataour predictive analytics and forward-thinking insights help CPG, OTC, health care, retailers, and media companies remain relentlessly relevant, capture marketing share, connect with consumers, and deliver market-leading growth. The convergence of our proprietary, on-demand cloud-based technology and our client-focused colleagues leads to a seismic shift in drivers of success in all industries.

For CIRCANA colleagues, we focus on the moments that matter. From meaningful work and impact to continuous improvement we challenge ourselves to grow both professionally and personally. Youll feel a true sense of connection and purpose in your work and will craft the direction of your career in a highly personalized way. No matter the department you join, youll find yourself constantly growing and developing the skills of the future to deliver client growth. We believe in the undeniable strength that diverse people, culture, thought, and skill brings to our business, our clients, our people, and our communities. We are committed to nurturing a dynamic culture that embraces and celebrates growth, feedback, recognition, flexibility, belonging, and wellbeing for all.

Were looking for a big data lead who loves solving complex problems across a full spectrum of technologies. The ideal candidate is excited by experimentation and looking for a new challenge that stretches their talents. The big data lead will help ensure that our technological infrastructure operates seamlessly in support of business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable ETL applications on Hadoop.
• Lead a team of 4+ onshore and offshore developers, providing leadership, mentoring, and ensuring the team delivers high quality software.
• Deliver big data projects using Spark, Python, Scala, SQL and Hive.
• Work closely with Product Management, Data Science, QA, Operations and various other teams to deliver on tight deadlines.
• Actively lead or participate in daily agile / scrum meetings and code reviews.
• Tune performance of ETL pipelines to ensure all jobs are completed within SLA in highly complex concurrent environment.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience writing ETL Spark applications in PySpark or Scala
• 3+ years of managing a team of 4+ developers
• Experience working in big data environments and developing data driven, analytical applications
• Excellent understanding of spark architecture, data frames and tuning spark
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Experience working with global distributed teams

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

Pune or Bangalore

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