Senior Software Development Engineer (Data)

We are seeking a hardworking Sr. Data Engineer with an obsession for data, to join our fast-paced Sinclair Digital organization. At Sinclair Digital, data is essential for all our decision-making needs whether it''s related to product design, measuring new feature effectiveness, or helping our internal teams increase observability. Data can give us keen insights on how we can improve our services for our teams, users, and partners. The ideal candidate will be customer focused with empathy, have a passion to effectively problem solving, showcase strong software development skills and understand modern approaches to data and analytics. WHAT YOU''LL DO: Help collaborate and implement the architecture of our next generation Data Platform on the Google Cloud Platform Develop and maintain data pipelines which will be a combination of both batch and real-time Engage with stakeholders to ensure data collection is appropriate for measuring product and feature success Collaborate closely with other team members to interpret data and answer business questions Conduct in-depth analyses on specific areas of interest Help with building out our addressable audience architecture as well as anomaly detection around digital advertising WHAT YOU''LL BRING: 5+ years of experience in software engineering around data solutions Experience programming with an Object-Oriented Language such as Java Strong experience programming in Python Big Query, Airflow, Cloud Data Flow, Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka, Kubernetes, App Engine, Lambda/Cloud Functions A strong ability to data wrangle and produce end-to-end data products from data acquisition to analytics A familiarity with a modern cloud data platform and deploying services to them An ability to pull data from a variety of sources; typical sources include telemetry data from internal products, 3rd party APIs, SQL-based data warehouses and spreadsheets Experience with data requirements gathering Experience with Terraform and modern approaches to building Data Platforms on the cloud Skilled in providing technical leadership for project and team through design and code reviews, ensuring best software development practices are applied Experience evaluating data collection for accuracy Experience processing data in both batch and in real time Experience on building and maintaining APIs Demonstrate an understanding on algorithmic concepts from at least one information-centric discipline (e.g. statistics, machine learning, information processing, natural language processing, etc.) Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills Experience working with Agile Development Methodologies NICE-TO-HAVE: Well-versed using data visualization tools (e.g. Google Data Studio, Looker, Power BI, Tableau, Apache Superset, etc.) Google Cloud Certification - Certified GCP Big Data Specialty Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ad Manager Tagging best practices New Relic Pandas, Numpy and other Python analytic packages KubeFlow, TensorFlow Terraform, Anthos or other IaC technologies Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace! About Us Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team! About the Team The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let''s talk. *LI-SP1

Created: 2021-11-29