Data Engineer – Global Marketing

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is one of the most-loved brands in the US. This Data Engineer will help pinpoint how Amazon can continue to delight customers. We are the Data and Insights team, and we serve the Lifecycle Engagement and North American Marketing teams. Our work informs strategies that encourage customers to choose Amazon for their day-to-day shopping needs.

About Us
The Data and Insights team does three things. 1) We identify trends in customer behavior using analytical and Data Science techniques. 2) We design automated reporting using AWS technologies and Business Intelligence tools. And 3) we create data products like customer segments and propensity models. We are a new team, which brings the opportunity to invent in undefined spaces. We have the privilege and the responsibility of having an outsized influence with our business partners.

About You
You want to make changes that help millions of customers. You don’t want to make something 10% better as a part of an enormous team. Rather, you want to innovate with a small community of passionate peers. You have experience in analytics, reporting, and big data, and a desire to learn more about these subjects. You want a trusted role in strategy and product design. You put the customer first in your thinking. You have great problem solving skills. You research the latest data technologies and use them to help you innovate and keep costs low. You have great judgment and communication skills, and a history of delivering results.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Excellent problem solving skills
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Track record of delivering results in a collaborative work environment
· High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
· Composed, poised, and professional demeanor
· Willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done
· Well-timed tenacity and conviction
· Ability to change directions when presented with new data
· Vocally self-critical
Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree
· 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, or Software Development
· 5+ years of hands-on experience in writing complex, highly-optimized SQL queries and/or workflows processing large data sets (millions to billions of rows)
· Experience building big data solutions using technologies like Athena, EMR, Spark, Hive/Hadoop, Glue, S3, or DynamoDB
· Experience building analytics solutions with technologies like Redshift, Netezza, Greenplum, Vertica or other Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) database platforms
· Experience in using statistical analysis software packages (e.g. R, SQL, Python)
· Experience working with Business Intelligence or scientists to design services for production environments