Data Engineer II
- Shanghai
From fast answers to deep insights, Mintel has provided research and intelligence solutions to consumer-focused businesses for more than 50 years. With a combination of syndicated tools and customized insight solutions, we are the eyes and ears in the markets that matter and the insights behind our clients’ next big idea.
We are looking for a Data Engineer to help write ETL software to transfer our existing siloed data into an enterprise data warehouse. As part of this process, we’re leveraging technology such as Snowflake, Data Vault 2.0, and dbt.
What You Will Be Doing
- Take responsibility for your own productivity and the quality of your work.
- Contribute to your team’s technical work autonomously and reliably move projects forward.
- Follow engineering and technology-specific best practices and standards as outlined by engineering leads and architects for the team.
- Apply feedback from code reviews to future work and avoid making similar mistakes multiple times. Provide feedback on team members’ code reviews and approve or reject submissions in areas where they have more expertise.
- Actively contribute to all team meetings by speaking up when a case intersects with areas you have strong knowledge in.
- Consider team processes and suggest improvements when you dislike how something is working.
Who We Are Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or equivalent
- 1-3 years experience as a software engineering professional
- Good English writing and speaking skills
- Ability to learn and adapt to new technology platforms
- Desire to work in a collaborative environment and progress with the team
- Appetite for digging into existing data to understand business requirements
- Experience writing ETL software
- Knowledge of database design and usage, such as MySQL
- Experience with source control in a team environment, such as Git
Bonus Skills:
- Experience with server-side languages, such as Python or Go
- Experience with cloud Data Warehouse, such as Snowflake
- Experience with database modeling methodology, such as Data Vault 2.0
- Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
- Experience with Agile development methodology, such as Scrum
- Knowledge of unit testing
What We Offer
- A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working.
- Flexible start time and end time.
- Blended (office/home) approach to work.
- Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned.
- Social events, both within the department and across the company.
- Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits.
- Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness, and Mintel Gives).
- Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employees 2 days' leave per year to join local volunteering activities organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable).
- Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App.
- Beautifully designed offices foster collaboration and fun.
Mintel is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to the strength of an inclusive workplace.