Job Title:
Senior Data Engineer - Spark and Scala
Company: NielsenIQ
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Created: 2026-01-28
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled technologists who are passionate about learning and prototyping cutting-edge technologies. Ingestion Services is working on unifying and standardizing several varied ingestion methodologies and convergence initiatives with latest Big Data services on Spark, Scala, Databricks, PySpark and leverage GitHub to support things like CI/CD and integrations and continuing to adopt the best in class cloud-native, cloud-agnostic technologies. Our team is co-located and agile, with central technology hubs in Chennai and Pune. Expertise in Spark, Scala, Databricks are mandatory. Skills in PySpark, GitHub, AI, Azure are welcome additions. AI readiness and DevSecOps exposure are key additional facets to possess and exhibit.Responsibilities: Understanding user needs and how they fit into the overall, global solution design Configuring & Implementing Application and Integration Service to support Business needs Prototyping new features and integrations aligned to business strategy by introducing innovation through technology Following source & test-driven development best practices Troubleshooting and identifying root cause analysis while resolving the issuesQualifications6-10 years of experience as a Big Data engineer who works on enterprise standard frameworks like Spark, Scala, Databricks, PySpark. Development experience in unit and integration test cases Intermediate level of Database (SQL) skills to develop SQL queries, functions Good Understanding on CI/CD Pipeline i.e. GitHub Actions Strong knowledge of version control tools, preferably GitHub Basic Knowledge on Linux/Unix environment (basic commands, shell scripting, etc.) Demonstrated ability to thrive in an enterprise Agile/SCRUM environment Demonstrated ability to work as part of a Global Team Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business