Senior Data Engineer

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Position Overview

Autodesk is looking for diverse engineering candidates to join Licensing and Compliance team, a collection of systems and teams focused on detecting and exposing non-compliant users of Autodesk software. This is a key strategic initiative for the company! 

As a Data Engineer, you will work to rapidly improve critical data processing & analytics pipelines. You will tackle hard problems to improve the platform’s reliability, resiliency, and scalability.

We are looking for someone who thrives on autonomy and has experience driving long-term projects to completion. You are detail and quality oriented, and excited about the prospects of having a big impact with data at Autodesk. Our tech stack includes Hive, Spark, Presto, Jenkins, Snowflake, PowerBI, Looker and various AWS services. 

Responsibilities 

• You will need a product-focused mindset. It is essential for you to understand business requirements and architect systems that will scale and extend to accommodate those needs

• Break down complex problems, document technical solutions and sequence work to make fast, iterative improvements 

• Build and scale data infrastructure that powers batch and real-time data processing of billions of records

• Automate cloud infrastructure, services, and observability

• Develop CI/CD pipelines and testing automation 

• Interface with data engineers, data scientists, product managers and all data stakeholders to understand their needs and promote best practices

• You have a growth mindset. You will identify business challenges and opportunities for improvement and solve for them using data analysis and data mining to make strategic or tactical recommendations

• You will support analytics and provide critical insights around product usage, campaign performance, funnel metrics, segmentation, conversion, and revenue growth

• You will build ad-hoc analysis, long-term projects, reports and dashboards to find new insights and to measure progress in key initiatives

• You will work closely with business stakeholders to understand and maintain focus on their analytical needs, including identifying critical metrics and KPIs

• You will partner with different teams within the organization to understand business needs and requirements

• You will deliver presentations that will distill complex problems into clear insights 

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-7 years of relevant industry experience in big data systems, data processing and SQL databases 

• 3+ years of coding experience in Spark data frames, Spark SQL, PySpark

• 3+ years of hands on programming skills, able to write modular, maintainable code, preferably Python & SQL

• Good understanding of SQL, dimensional modeling, and analytical big data warehouses like Hive and Snowflake 

• Familiar with ETL workflow management tools like Airflow

• 2+ years of building reports and dashboards BI tools. Knowledge of Looker a plus

• Experience with version control and CICD tools like Git and Jenkins CI

• Experience in working and analyzing data on notebook solutions like Jupyter, EMR Notebooks, Apache Zeppelin

• Problem solver with excellent written and interpersonal skills; ability to make sound, complex decisions in a fast-paced, technical environment. 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience 

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About Autodesk
Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on discretionary annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock or long-term incentive cash grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging
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