🕒 3 days ago
Build production-ready data pipelines that ingest, process, and transform client data into scalable datasets powering AI agents, while translating business needs into reliable solutions.
Senior Data Engineer
📅 Mar 23
PythonApache SparkPysparkApache Airflow
📜 Description
- Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance data pipelines and infrastructure that power Samba TV's analytics.
- Complex Problem Solving: Resolve complex technical issues in creative and effective ways, understanding the interrelationships of different disciplines.
- Production Dataset Management: Lead the design, build, and maintenance of high-scale production datasets, ensuring reliable customer-facing reports.
- Schema Evolution & Lifecycle: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of data features, including complex backfills and reprocessing.
- Performance & Cost Engineering: Architect efficient solutions for data ingestion, transformation, and storage while driving down costs.
- Incident Response & Debugging: Serve as a technical lead for production incidents, investigating root causes and implementing fixes.
🛠️ Requirements
- Experience: Typically 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree (or 6 years with a Master’s; 3 years with a PhD).
- Technical Mastery: Advanced knowledge of Python and deep understanding of distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or PySpark.
- Orchestration Expertise: Must-have expertise in Apache Airflow and Databricks for orchestration and scalable data processing.
- Infrastructure: Extensive experience with cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and modern data lake architectures.
- Data Modeling: Strong knowledge of data modeling, database design, and query optimization for both relational and non-relational databases.
- Software Excellence: Proven track record of driving best practices for code quality, testing, and software design in a data engineering context.
- Communication: Ability to adapt your communication style and use persuasion when delivering messages that relate to the wider firm business.
Full job description
Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the development of scalable, high-performance data pipelines and infrastructure that power Samba analytics and insights. You will play a critical role in designing and implementing architectural improvements, ensuring best practices, and mentoring a team of engineers. You will collaborate closely with Data Science, Analytics, and Product teams to deliver robust, production-ready data solutions that drive business impact.
Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant.
Samba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.
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