Data Engineer at Google

Short Description:

This role seeks a data expert with a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in data engineering or BI. Proficiency in SQL, programming languages, and relational databases is key. The team handles YouTube's go-to-market strategy, fostering growth, analytics, and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include architecting data infrastructure, ETL pipeline development, and ensuring data reliability for informed decision-making. This Bangalore-based position requires collaboration with analysts, advocating best practices, and maintaining data integrity across the YouTube Business Organization.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering), or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of relevant experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles.
• Proficiency in relational databases, encompassing SQL queries, database design, and schema development.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Math).
• Experience with data warehouses, distributed data platforms, and data lakes.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Exceptional structured thinking skills, capable of dissecting complex, multidimensional issues.
• Outstanding business and technical communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

About the Role:

The YouTube Business Strategy and Operations team is responsible for overseeing all go-to-market functions within the YouTube Business Organization. This encompasses strategy and business operations, analytics and data science, partnership enablement, and product activation. The team plays a pivotal role in shaping go-to-market priorities to expedite growth, allocating resources effectively, enhancing skills and capabilities to facilitate the execution of business objectives, streamlining business operations for maximum efficiency, and establishing robust go-to-market infrastructure, including data, reports, and dashboards. This multidisciplinary team combines strategic thinking, operational expertise, and creative problem-solving abilities to drive transformative change across a global organization.

About YouTube:

At YouTube, we hold the belief that everyone should have a platform to express their thoughts, and the world becomes a richer place when we actively listen, share, and cultivate communities through our stories. Collaboratively, we endeavor to empower individuals to share their narratives, discover their passions, and foster connections with others along the way. Functioning at the intersection of pioneering technology and boundless creativity, we synchronize with the pace of societal evolution, united by a shared vision to expose the world to people's unique perspectives. We explore novel concepts, resolve tangible challenges, and engage in the process with enthusiasm — all in unison.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate requirements gathering and project scoping sessions with subject matter experts, business users, and executive stakeholders to ascertain and delineate business data prerequisites.
• Architect, create, and optimize the data infrastructure and develop Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines to ensure accessibility for Business Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and business users, enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with analysts to standardize and expand value-adding capabilities, encompassing data integrations, transformations, model features, and statistical and machine learning models.
• Uphold the highest standards of data reliability, integrity, and governance, ensuring the availability of accurate, consistent, and credible datasets, business intelligence products, and analyses.
• Engage with the analyst community, liaise with analysts to comprehend pivotal user journeys and identify inefficiencies in data sourcing, advocate for best practices, and provide guidance through analyst training sessions.

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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