Samba

data engineer in media intelligence

In short

Senior data engineer role at Samba, a media intelligence company providing real-time consumer attention insights across screens for major brands. The job involves leading design and maintenance of large-scale data pipelines, production datasets, and incident resolution, using Python, Apache Spark/PySpark, Airflow, and Databricks on AWS or GCP. Requires 8+ years of experience (or equivalent with advanced degrees) and strong expertise in data modeling and cloud data infrastructure. Hybrid format based in Warsaw, Poland.

О компании
Samba is a media intelligence company that provides real-time insights into what people watch, read, and think about across screens. Its consent-based data represents consumer attention at scale and helps the world's biggest brands make smarter decisions.
Задачи
•Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance data pipelines and infrastructure powering analytics
•Resolve complex technical issues by understanding how different disciplines relate
•Lead the design, build, and maintenance of high-scale production datasets
•Ensure delivery of versioned outputs and reliable customer-facing reports
•Manage the full lifecycle of data features, including adding attributes, updating business logic, and safely rolling out changes from staging through performance checks to production
•Execute complex backfills and reprocessing
•Architect efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions that ensure performance, reliability, and security
•Proactively reduce compute and storage costs
•Serve as technical lead for production incidents, investigate root causes, implement permanent fixes, and validate data recovery across the ecosystem
•Advise others on complex matters and build relationships with key contacts outside the area of expertise
•Develop policies and ideas while mentoring and guiding engineers
•Improve monitoring and observability of data processes, debugging, error detection, and system reliability at scale
Требования
•Typically 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, 6 years with a Master's degree, or 3 years with a PhD
•Advanced knowledge of Python and a deep understanding of Apache Spark or PySpark
•Expertise in Apache Airflow and Databricks
•Extensive experience with cloud-based data infrastructure, including AWS or GCP, and modern data lake architectures
•Strong knowledge of data modeling, database design, and query optimization for relational and non-relational databases
•Proven track record of driving code quality, testing, and software design best practices in data engineering
•Ability to adapt communication style and use persuasion when delivering messages related to the wider business
Условия
•Base salary of 312000 PLN - 395000 PLN per year for roles performed in Warsaw; the offered salary depends on location, experience, and performance
•Compensation may also include bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives
•Health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits
•Hybrid work format in Warsaw

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