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About Our Client
Our client is a global technology company specializing in data science solutions for the retail industry. They develop software and provide consulting services that help retailers harness the power of data to improve decision-making optimize operations and drive business growth. With offices in the United States Portugal France Turkey and Tunisia they serve a diverse range of clients across multiple markets worldwide.
Important: Please submit your resume in English only. This position is open exclusively to candidates based in Portugal who are eligible to work there.
What you will do:
- Build administer and scale data processing pipelines
- Improve scalability stability accuracy speed and efficiency of our existing data systems
- Support data scientists to make prototypes production-ready
- Design and implement robust data workflows using Databricks with strong Spark and SQL skills for transformation optimization and analytics
- Ensure ways to enhance data quality and reliability
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelors Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering or a related field 5 years of experience in data engineering or backend software development with a track record of delivering production-grade systems.
- Experience with Spark is a must
- Hands-on experience with Databricks and strong proficiency in SQL for data transformation performance tuning and analytics
- Experience working with relational databases particularly PostgreSQL
- Experience with cloud platforms preferably Azure.
- Strong coding skills in Python and/or Scala
- A good understanding of the best practices for developing software (version control CI/CD automation pair programming documentation testing )
- Deep knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks especially Apache Spark Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of the microservice architecture Docker Kubernetes is a plus
- Excellent problem-solving analytical skills communication and leadership skills
Your Tech Stack:
- Spark (Scala Python)
- SQL (Postgres DuckDB)
- Databricks Docker Kubernetes Azure
- Cassandra
What they offer:
- Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits 22 days of paid time off plus major national holidays in Portugal
- Enjoy 20 days of Work From Anywhere flexibility each year Respectful innovative and diverse team
Process: 2 technical interviews (with the Senior Data Engineers & the Director of Software Engineering) and a final interview with the CEO.