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Senior Big Data Engineer

Barcelona, Catalonia

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What you’ll work on

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Design, create, and maintain ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines
Build high-performance services to process, store, and analyse large datasets
Design and implement data validation and quality checks
Troubleshoot live production systems and resolve issues quickly
Test and adopt new big data technologies

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Design, create, and maintain ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines

develops high-performance services to efficiently process, store, and analyse large datasets using optimised code

takes the lead in designing and implementing data validation and quality checks

Troubleshoot live production systems is a regular part of the engineer's responsibilities

actively tests and implements new technologies

What you’ll bring

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Core experience

Strong expertise in big data tools such as Spark, Kafka, NiFi and ClickHouse
Expert in extracting large datasets using SQL
Strong understanding of schema design and data models
Object-oriented programming, ideally in Python and/or Java
Strong experience with cloud and/or distributed systems

Qualification wording

Strong level of expertise with big data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Nifi, ClickHouse and Big Data datastores

Expert in extracting large datasets using SQL

Strong understanding of schema design methodologies and data models

Experience with object oriented programming skills - ideally Python and/or Java

Strong experience with cloud computed and/or distributed systems

Tools in this posting

Java
Python
SQL
ClickHouse
Kafka
Spark

Source

- databases - Experience with object oriented programming skills - ideally Python and/or Java - Strong experience with cloud computed and/or distributed systems

- Strong understanding of schema design methodologies and data models - Expert in extracting large datasets using SQL, familiarity with SQL - databases

Requirements - Strong level of expertise with big data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Nifi, ClickHouse and Big Data datastores. - Strong understanding of schema design methodologies and data models

Benefits in the posting

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Great career development opportunities
Hybrid working model
International Health Insurance
Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
Birthday Day Off
Employment type
Full Time

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Job description

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At GiG we are looking to hire a Senior Big Data Engineer in our Data department. You will assume a pivotal role in taking ownership of the analysis, design, building, support of major realtime big data projects and contribute to
the team's success through code reviews, promoting best practices and
implementing robust solutions across all aspects of big data endeavours.

Embracing this vital role, the Senior Big Data Engineer is instrumental in driving data-driven excellence, harnessing the power of information for strategic decision-making, and fostering organisational growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

Design, create, and maintain ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines
Ensure seamless handling of vast amounts of data.
Leverage extensive knowledge, the engineer develops high-performance services to efficiently process, store, and analyse large datasets
using optimised code.
Aim to maintain data accuracy and reliability, takes the lead in designing and implementing data validation and quality checks tailored to meet specific business needs.
Troubleshoot live production systems is a regular part of the engineer's responsibilities, ensuring smooth operations and swift issue resolution.
Demonstrate an innovative spirit, the engineer actively tests and
implements new technologies, staying abreast of the latest advancements relevant to current and future projects.

Requirements

Strong level of expertise with big data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Nifi, ClickHouse and Big Data datastores.
Strong understanding of schema design methodologies and data models
Expert in extracting large datasets using SQL, familiarity with SQL
databases
Experience with object oriented programming skills - ideally Python and/or Java
Strong experience with cloud computed and/or distributed systems

Benefits

Great career development opportunities
Hybrid working model
International Health Insurance
Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
Birthday Day Off
Me Time - 1 day off per year

Employment type

Full Time

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