Data Engineering Specialist

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Establish technical designs that meet Sanofi requirements and align with architectural and data standards
• ▹Mentor and train junior team members
• ▹Own the entire back end of the application, including design, implementation, test and troubleshooting of core application logic, databases, data ingestion and transformation, data processing and pipeline orchestration, APIs, CI/CD integration and other processes
• ▹Fine-tune and optimise queries using the Snowflake platform and database techniques
• ▹Optimise ETL/data pipelines to balance performance, functionality and other operational requirements
• ▹Assess and resolve data pipeline issues to ensure performance and timeliness of execution
• ▹Assist with technical solution discovery to ensure technical feasibility
• ▹Assist in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines and developing automated tests
• ▹Develop and manage microservices using Python
• ▹Conduct peer reviews for quality, consistency and rigour of production-level solutions
• ▹Design application architecture for efficient concurrent user handling, ensuring optimal performance during high-usage periods
• ▹Promote best practices and standards for code management, automated testing and deployments
• ▹Own all areas of the product lifecycle: design, development, test, deployment, operation and support

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of relevant experience developing backend, integration, data pipelining and infrastructure
• ▹Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a similar quantitative field
• ▹Expertise in database optimisation and performance improvement
• ▹Expertise in Python, PySpark and Snowpark
• ▹Experience with data warehouse and object-relational databases (Snowflake and PostgreSQL) and writing efficient SQL queries
• ▹Experience in cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, AWS)
• ▹Proficiency in developing robust, reliable APIs using Python and the FastAPI framework
• ▹Understanding of data structures and algorithms
• ▹Experience with modern testing frameworks (SonarQube; K6 is a plus)
• ▹Strong collaboration skills and willingness to work with others to ensure seamless integration of server-side and client-side
• ▹Experience with JIRA and Confluence
• ▹Fluent English (written and verbal)

Nice to have

• ▹Knowledge of DevOps best practices and tools, especially setup, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting
• ▹Containers and containerisation technologies (Kubernetes, Argo, Red Hat OpenShift)
• ▹Infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• ▹Monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Grafana)
• ▹CI/CD pipelines (JFrog Artifactory)
• ▹Scripting and automation (Python, GitHub, GitHub Actions)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Make a real impact by building tools and platforms that directly improve and save lives
• ▹Work at the cutting edge on products deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack spanning software engineering, cloud architecture, data platforms and AI
• ▹World-class mentorship and training with renowned leaders and academics in machine learning, data and software engineering
• ▹Career growth through promotions, lateral moves or international assignments

About the company

Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. Its teams across some 100 countries develop medicines and vaccines for millions of people while placing sustainability and social responsibility at the centre of their ambitions.