Data Engineer 3

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Job Summary

This job independently designs, develops, and manages advanced data structures and pipelines, ensuring data quality and accessibility. It strategically implements data solutions across various platforms, maintaining compliance with privacy and regulatory standards. The role acts as a technical resource, optimizing data processes and storage to support key business initiatives.

Job Description

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.

Location: CIEC, Chennai

Job Summary

Responsible for building and optimizing scalable data pipelines and data solutions to support analytics, reporting, and downstream applications. Develops efficient SQL-based transformations, ingestion frameworks, and reusable data processing logic to ensure high-quality, reliable data delivery across cloud environments.

Works with data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, and distributed processing frameworks, with a strong focus on advanced SQL, programming proficiency, and cloud-based data engineering. Ensures data quality, governance, and lineage to support accurate insights and dependable decision-making.

Collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve data sourcing, processing efficiency, and operational reliability. Acts as a strong individual contributor in complex environments, supports junior engineers, and helps improve internal data engineering tools and frameworks.

Job Description

Skills and Experience

• 5–7+ years of experience in Data Engineering
• Advanced SQL with strong query writing and optimization expertise
• Strong proficiency in Python (preferred) or similar programming languages
• Experience with at least one cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with Snowflake/Databricks.
• Exposure to distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark
• Exposure to cloud data warehouse management, workflow orchestration & automation (e.g., dbt, Airflow)
• Experience with CI/CD implementation and deployment processes
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team standards and best practices
  
  

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data structures and pipelines to standardize and transform data for analytics and reporting needs
• Write efficient SQL queries and transformations to support reliable data processing
• Ensure data quality across ingestion, processing, and loading into target tables
• Build ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured data with validation and quality checks
• Establish data consumption methods for end users and downstream applications such as views and APIs
• Implement data solutions on platforms like Snowflake and Databricks in alignment with architectural standards
• Use cloud storage and processing technologies such as AWS S3, Iceberg, and Snowflake based on data requirements
• Define and maintain data lineage and transformation logic for troubleshooting and impact analysis
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve data sourcing, processing efficiency, and overall data quality
• Support and mentor junior data engineers through knowledge sharing and technical guidance
• Contribute to the improvement of internal data engineering tools, frameworks, and automation to enhance efficiency and scalability
  
  

Employees At All Levels Are Expected To:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
  
  

Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

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