Data Engineer (Remote)

Who are we?

Ringier AG is looking to hire Senior to Intermediate Data Engineers who are eager to take the challenge and unleash the power of data and technology. Ringier AG is a diversified media company with about 7,300 employees across 19 countries. Founded in 1833, Ringier manages leading brands in print, TV, radio, online and mobile media and runs successful print, entertainment, and internet businesses. In a history that spans more than 180 years, Ringier stands for a pioneering spirit, independence, freedom of expression and diversity of information. Ringier is a Swiss family-owned business with head offices in Zurich.

You would be joining Global Technology and Data and driving the internal data platform “Delphi” which is responsible for providing products and service for holistic data management and data driven workflows for various departments.

Why work for us?

• We are fully remote! Work from anywhere in the world within a 3 hour SAST timezone
• We have co-working spaces in Cape Town, Mauritius, Kenya & Nigeria
• A cutting-edge development stack is waiting for your code contribution
• You will be working with over 80+ highly skilled technical minds (and expanding)
• Backing of the international media powerhouse Ringier AG, which allows us to access world class development resources, shared knowledge and a wealth of international business insights.
• Our teams work with a wide range of tech stacks.
• We are committed to the future growth prospects of our employees by allowing autonomy, flexibility and an opportunity to master your respective skill.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programs with 24/7 counselling services available
• Generous leave policies

What will you do?

• Analyse data of online customers across Ringier’s brands and make user behaviour and intent comprehensible for business stakeholders
• Collaborate within a cross-functional international team to design and implement data engineering solutions
• Be comfortable with using Python and PySpark based tooling for your daily routine
• Learn additional skills to design complex data processing and machine learning pipelines
• Communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders

Our tech stack

• Pyspark / Python / SQL
• Github / Github Actions / Jenkins
• AWS / GCP / Azure / Palantir Foundry

What will you bring?

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 to 10 years of experience
• Knowledge of PySpark and distributed computation
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, possibly Java or Scala
• Proven knowledge of software development best practices
• Experience with Agile methodology and problem-centric solution design
• A pragmatic mindset, not afraid of making mistakes, and learning from them
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• You’re a team player, have great communication skills and are interested in technical things

Should you not hear from us after 4 weeks of submission of your CV, please consider your application unsuccessful.

For more information visit: https://www.ringier.com/