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Data Engineer - Scala SparkNielsenIQ • Chennai, Republic Of India, IN
Data Engineer - Scala Spark

Data Engineer - Scala Spark

NielsenIQ • Chennai, Republic Of India, IN
10 days ago
Job description

Role Summary :

Design, build, and optimize large-scale ETL and data-processing pipelines handling GB–TB volumes. Operate within the Databricks ecosystem and drive migration of selected workloads to high-performance engines such as Polars and DuckDB. Maintain strong engineering rigor across CI / CD, testing, and code-quality enforcement. Apply analytical thinking to solve data reliability, performance, and scalability problems. AI familiarity is advantageous.

Core Responsibilities :

  • Develop and maintain distributed data pipelines using Scala, Spark, Delta, and Databricks.
  • Engineer robust ETL workflows tuned for high-volume ingestion, transformation, and publishing.
  • Profile pipelines, remove bottlenecks, and optimize compute, storage, and job orchestration.
  • Lead migration of suitable workloads to Polars, DuckDB, or equivalent high-performance engines.
  • Implement CI / CD workflows with automated builds, tests, deployments, and environment gating.
  • Enforce coding standards through code coverage targets, unit / integration tests, and SonarQube rules.
  • Ensure pipeline observability : logging, data quality checks, lineage, and failure diagnostics.
  • Apply analytical reasoning to triage complex data issues and deliver root-cause clarity.
  • Contribute to AI-aligned initiatives when required : RAG design, fine-tuning workflows, agentic patterns.
  • Collaborate with product, analytics, and platform teams to operationalize data solutions

Required Skills and Experience :

  • 3+ years in data engineering with strong command of Scala and Spark.
  • Proven background in ETL design, distributed processing, and high-volume data systems.
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks (jobs, clusters, notebooks, Delta Lake).
  • Proficiency in workflow optimization, performance tuning, and memory management.
  • Experience with Polars, DuckDB, or similar columnar / accelerated engines.
  • CI / CD discipline using Git-based pipelines;
  • strong testing and code-quality practices.

  • Familiarity with SonarQube, coverage metrics, and static analysis.
  • Strong analytical and debugging capability across data, pipelines, and infra.
  • Exposure to AI concepts : embeddings, vector stores, retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning, agentic architectures.
  • Preferred :

  • Experience with Azure cloud environments .
  • Experience in metadata-driven or config-driven pipeline frameworks.
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