Thoughtworks is looking for senior data engineers to build, maintain, and test the software architecture and infrastructure for managing data applications, focusing on developing core capabilities including technical and functional data platforms.
Requirements
- Working with data excites you; You can build and operate data pipelines, and maintain data storage, all within distributed systems
- You have hands-on experience of data modeling and modern data engineering tools and platforms
- You have experience in writing clean, high-quality code using the preferred programming language
- You have built and deployed large-scale data pipelines and data-centric applications using any of the distributed storage platforms and distributed processing platforms in a production setting
- You have experience with data visualization techniques and can communicate the insights as per the audience
- You have experience with data-driven approaches and can apply data security and privacy strategy to solve business problems
- You have experience with different types of databases (i.e.: SQL, NoSQL, data lake, data schemas, etc.)
Responsibilities
- You will develop and operate modern data architecture approaches to meet key business objectives and provide end-to-end data solutions
- You will develop intricate data processing pipelines, addressing clients' most challenging problems
- You will collaborate with data scientists to design scalable implementations of their models
- You will write clean, iterative code using TDD and leverage various continuous delivery practices to deploy, support and operate data pipelines
- You will use different distributed storage and computing technologies from the plethora of options available
- You will develop data models by selecting from a variety of modeling techniques and implementing the chosen data model using the appropriate technology stack
- You will collaborate with the team on the areas of data governance, data security and data privacy
Other
- You understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way
- You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives
- You don’t shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them
- You are eager to coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work
- business travel to client locations should be expected when required by Thoughtworks or our clients’ needs.
