Takeda

Data Engineer

India · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • EmployerTakeda
  • LocationIndia
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

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Job Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  • Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and datasets that support analytics, reporting, and downstream business systems.
  • Develop data solutions on Databricks using established engineering patterns, reusable frameworks, and enterprise standards.
  • Ensure reliable, high-quality, and performant data delivery across batch and, where relevant, streaming use cases.
  • Support Takeda’s data transformation journey through strong engineering practices, collaboration, and scalable platform-aligned development.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations using Databricks, PySpark, and SQL.
  • Build datasets optimized for analytics, BI, and downstream consumption while ensuring data quality, reconciliation, and production reliability.
  • Work within established data frameworks, design patterns, and reusable components created by other engineering teams.
  • Read, understand, troubleshoot, and extend existing codebases and pipeline logic in line with engineering standards.
  • Collaborate with analytics, product, and business teams to support data models and data products for enterprise use cases.
  • Contribute to unit, integration, and performance testing, documentation, and engineering best practices.
  • Partner with platform, architecture, security, and DevOps teams to deploy and support pipeline solutions in cloud environments.
  • Troubleshoot data and pipeline issues and drive continuous improvement in performance, scalability, and maintainability.

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION:

NUMBER SUPERVISED WORKERS

Direct

Indirect

Employees

0-3

0-3

Non-Employees

0-3

0-3

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or large-scale data platform development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and distributed data processing.
  • Strong hands-on experience with PySpark for pipeline development and transformation of large datasets.
  • Strong hands-on experience with SQL, including joins, aggregations, optimization, and analytical data processing.
  • Experience building and maintaining data pipelines for batch processing; exposure to streaming is a plus.
  • Experience working with existing enterprise frameworks, shared libraries, and engineering standards.
  • Experience reading, understanding, debugging, and enhancing existing code developed by other teams.
  • Experience with cloud data platforms such as AWS or Azure.
  • Experience working in agile, cross-functional engineering environments.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • Strong proficiency in PySpark and SQL; Python alone is not sufficient for this role.
  • Strong understanding of distributed data processing, performance optimization, and scalable pipeline design.
  • Ability to work effectively within predefined patterns, frameworks, and architectural guardrails.
  • Strong code reading and code comprehension skills across shared enterprise codebases.
  • Good understanding of data modeling, schema design, and data quality controls.
  • Strong engineering discipline in testing, version control, documentation, and maintainable development.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot production data issues.
  • Effective communication and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

NICE TO HAVE:

· Experience with streaming technologies such as Spark Structured Streaming or Kafka.

· Experience with orchestration and workflow tools in enterprise data environments.

· Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.

· Experience designing and developing API-based integrations.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Preferred - Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate / Professional
  • Preferred - AWS or Azure Data Engineering certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

· N/A

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

· Access to transportation to attend meetings.

· Ability to fly to meetings regionally and globally.

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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