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Senior Data Engineer

J.D. Power
Westlake, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/22/2025

External Title : Senior Data Engineer

Internal Title : Senior Data Engineer

Location : Remote - Anywhere in US

Reports to : Director - Data Engineering

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. A pioneer in the use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic modeling capabilities to understand consumer behavior, J.D. Power has been delivering incisive industry intelligence on customer interactions with brands and products for more than 50 years. The world's leading businesses across major industries rely on J.D. Power to guide their customer-facing strategies.

The Role :

JD Power is looking for a senior data engineer with excellent quantitative and analytical skills. Our ideal candidates are determined to use their skills to combine multiple data sources together to solve complex client questions around vehicle transactions, incentives, valuations, market readiness, and customer purchase decisions. You'll work hands on with quantitative data to help create new capabilities, and to improve and maintain existing capabilities.

The Impact You Will Have in This Role :

We make data products that solve problems for the auto industry. Every data engineer will work on projects that go into production and directly impact new and existing products.

What You'll Be Doing in This Role :

  • Daily immersion in automotive industry data
  • Leading end-to-end data engineering projects
  • Designing and implementing complex data pipelines for efficient processing
  • Mentoring and guiding junior data engineers
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to gather and understand data processing requirements, with consistent proactive demonstration of business acumen and market dynamics
  • Implementing fundamental data engineering concepts and best practices
  • Proactively conduct ing own QA and flags where processes can and should be refined, with very limited oversight
  • Contribut ing meaningfully to new product development, on top of production, by executing independently to plans (and by influencing the plans themselves) for new features on existing products, and for net-new products or approaches
  • Interdisciplinary work : you'll interact with multiple teams across the firm to implement solutions and improve processes. This includes Customer Success , Product Development, Data Engineering, Data Science, AI Engineering, Data Visualization, etc.

Qualifications of this Role :

  • Expertise in extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes with quantified efficiency and accuracy outcomes. Experience in bringing together data sets across multiple sources, with multiple dimensions and layers of complexity
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (Redshift, S3), Google Cloud ( BigQuery ) or Palantir
  • Demonstrated exposure to (not expertise in) data analytics, statistical modeling, and / or AI / ML, including multivariate regression, logistic regression, time-series modeling, forecasting, and areas like machine learning and AI-driven data QA
  • Fluency of database software : SQL required
  • Fluency in programming languages : Python (preferred) or R
  • Experience resolving data issues in creative and effective ways. Acumen and gut instincts to know when to say, "This doesn't seem reasonable."
  • Independent professional who can take a vision and implement with limited instruction
  • Bachelor's degree (required), with a background in statistics, machine learning, computer science, or mathematics preferred
  • An effective cross functional communicator in both written and verbal skills
  • Ability and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
  • Resilient work ethic
  • A minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent experience
  • The Hiring Manager says :

    We want senior data engineer candidates who can monitor , improve, and create data processes independently and with an eye toward continuous improvement. We need the capability to leverage the right data sets efficiently from an impressive set of data assets that is unrivaled in this space.

    The Way We Work :
  • Leader Led
  • Remote First
  • Foster Flexibility
  • Reward Performance
  • Time Off Matters
  • Company Mission

    J.D. Power isclear about what we do to ensure our success into the future. We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients' toughest challenges.

    Our Values

    At J.D. Power, we strive to be Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven - the distinct behaviors that, together, define our unique culture.

    Truth Finders - At J.D. Power, we are proud of the unbiased data and findings we provide. As individuals,each and everymember of our team is dedicated to living this same objectivity and embodying the highest ethical and professional standards - the only 'favorite' we have is the truth.

    Change Makers - At J.D. Power, we never stand still. We constantly seek better ways - innovating and evolving in everything we do to support our colleagues and our clients alike - and all in service of delivering data and insights that drive meaningful business impact.

    Team Driven - At J.D. Power, we are oneteamand we are activated. Regardless of individual role, every member of our team is dedicated to supporting their immediate colleagues and our broader J.D. Power family to deliver on our collective purpose and make us greater than the sum of our parts.At J.D. Power, these values are more than words.

    J.D. Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

    J.D. Power is an equal-opportunity employer and compliant with AODA / ADA legislation. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please reach out to tarecruitment@jdpa.com .

    To all recruitment agencies : J.D. Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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