Job Description

Intro

At Adsquare, our mission is driven by our core focus:

Passion

– Solving complex challenges with great people, tech, and data.

Niche

– Location Intelligence for Programmatic Advertisers.
Our core values are integral to everything we do:

Drive:

We turn ambition into action.

Resilience:

We adapt, persevere, and grow stronger.

No BS:

We value honesty, transparency, and clear communication.

Humble:

We choose modesty over vanity and let results speak for themselves.

Moral Compass:

We do the right thing with fairness, integrity, and respect.

We seek candidates who not only bring top-tier technical expertise but also embody these values in every aspect of their work.

About the team

As a Senior Engineer, you will be a key contributor in our Data In squad. You will create and maintain scalable big data pipelines and products that power our applications and drive business value. While your primary focus is on developing big data applications and pipelines, you will also leverage some backend services and data analytics when needed.

Reporting Structure:

You will join a dedicated team of 4, making you the 5th team member. You will work under the guidance of a Team Lead in Data Engineering.

Your Mission

Data Asset Ownership:

Be accountable for developing and maintaining data pipelines and data solutions built on large volumes of location signals, geographical (places) data, and audience attribute data, according to defined SLAs and to time and budget.

Pipeline Development & Deployment:

Design, develop and deploy robust data transformation pipelines using the latest data engineering technology.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship:

Lead and mentor junior team members, sharing your expertise and best practices in data engineering and software development.

Innovative Data Solutions:

Conduct R&D to keep Adsquare at the forefront of data innovation in adtech. Develop reliable and maintainable code.

Data Monitoring & Dashboards:

Create live monitoring dashboards to support product development and strategic decision-making, ensuring data solutions are properly monitored and maintained.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement:

Communicate with stakeholders, work closely with cross-functional teams to refine and enhance data solutions, always balancing cost efficiency and high-value output.

Your Profile

Experience & Technical Expertise:

Experience:

4 to 6 years as Backend Developer and/or Data Engineer or similar relevant experience.

Technical Skills:

+

Necessary requirements

:


- Advanced knowledge of the programming languages

Python, Scala, Java

and

SQL

- understand

functional programming principles

to create reliable and maintainable data applications
- Work with large-scale data processing frameworks such as

Apache Spark

- Expertise in

file formats

like parquet, hdfs, iceberg
- Design and operate both

relational (SQL)

and

non-relational (NoSQL)

databases, applying the right technology in the right context
- Experience handling

large datasets

(from 100s of GBs to many TB) including tabular, geo-spatial, and behavioral data.
- Familiarity with

big data technologies

and data warehouses in aws like Athena, EMR, Glue, Redshift, s3, data lake
- Solid foundation in computer science

principles

including data structures, algorithms and design pattern
+

Nice

to have

:


- experience in

Kafka

and

Flink

- Experience with

orchestration

tools like Airflow and Step Functions
- Experience with deploying infrastructure via

Terraform

and

Kubernetes

Degree or PhD in computer science or similar subject like Mathematics, Physics or Engineering

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes:

Communication:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to simplify complex technical information.

Teamwork & Leadership:

Experience guiding and mentoring junior team members in a collaborative environment.

Problem-Solving:

A proactive approach to troubleshooting, backed by thorough research and data-driven decision-making.

Adaptability:

the interest and willingness to keep up to date in the field of data engineering and actively adopt new technologies

Methodologies:

Familiarity with

agile

methodologies, software design principles (including 12-factor app), and a commitment to best practices in software engineering.

Why us?

On top of a competitive package…

We are open toflexible work models we work on a hybrid mode and remotely from anywhere in the world up to 3 months per year To encourage education and professional growth, we offer an individual yearly budget of 1.200€ You are entitled to 30 vacation days per year We offer BVG company ticket, Urban Sports Club membership, company pension scheme Our office in Berlin is pet-friendly Regular team events and company events organised by our People team (Trust us, they know how to throw a party!) We equip you with the latest hardware and provide you with all the tools you need to thrive

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About us

Adsquare is the global audience & location intelligence company making marketing a whole lot smarter.



With eight offices around the world we are a truly international company but one united team working towards our vision: empowering companies to accelerate business growth by staying at the forefront of data-driven marketing.


We are pioneers in advertising and data. We were born mobile, before it was a necessity, and have pioneered data-driven advertising in display and now DOOH. We have the smartest people, working with the best tech, so we can drive the pace of change.



We are visionaries. We see a better way for marketers and are doing everything we can to make that a reality. We believe in innovation and the power of technology. We believe in constantly improving what we’re doing because the work is never done.



We believe in what we do and rise to meet our own high standards. If there’s a problem, we fix it, humbly and without fuss or delay. Although our technology is best-of-breed, we are unassuming and modest in our approach.



We are passionately candid, both with each other and with our clients. We take the time to explain our approach to their problem, confident there is nothing to hide.



We are consistent and true to our word. We don’t take shortcuts but focus on being our clients’ most reliable partner. We make promises - and we keep them. As a result, clients enjoy spending time with us, because we are good people.