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Circana

Senior Director, Data Science

Circana

. Support and manage highly complex software development initiatives, including data engineering, data analysis, user support, and enterprise-scale data solutions .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $202,779 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureBigQueryCloudETLHadoopOraclePostgresPySparkPythonScalaSDLCShell ScriptingSparkSQLUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support and manage highly complex software development initiatives, including data engineering, data analysis, user support, and enterprise-scale data solutions
  • Manage and drive integrated teams, delivering high-quality technology solutions across big data platforms
  • Designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable ETL applications on Hadoop/Spark environments
  • Delivering big data projects using Spark, Python, Scala, SQL, and Hive within distributed computing ecosystems
  • Leading and mentoring onshore and offshore development teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and consistent engineering standards
  • Actively participating in—and at times leading—Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and code reviews
  • Tuning and optimizing ETL pipeline performance to meet strict SLAs across highly complex, concurrent processing environments
  • Engaging with business partners to understand needs, translate requirements, and identify appropriate technology solutions
  • Coordinating development project execution from initiation through release, including dependency planning and sprint scheduling
  • Managing team velocity, financials, and other critical delivery metrics
  • Reviewing product backlog, designs, code, and test results to mitigate delivery risks and ensure product quality
  • Leading adoption of innovative technologies to support evolving software product and data platform needs
  • Assessing, installing, and enhancing software required for the organization’s broader big data platform
  • Building robust ETL pipelines supporting day-to-day client delivery operations

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience developing ETL Spark applications in PySpark or Scala
  • 5+ years managing globally distributed teams of 4+ developers, including mentorship, performance oversight, and delivery management
  • Strong understanding of Spark architecture, data frames, distributed processing, and performance tuning
  • Experience designing, developing, and supporting data-driven analytical applications in big data environments
  • Experience with relational databases such as Oracle or PostgreSQL
  • Experience reviewing complex code, troubleshooting software/data issues, and ensuring on-schedule delivery
  • Hands-on software experience with Spark (Databricks), Python, Scala, SQL, UNIX shell scripting, SQL scripting
  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
  • Expertise in database design, data modeling, and workflow/diagramming tools (flowcharts, data flows)
  • Familiarity with enterprise data platforms such as Synapse, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, and tools like Ab Initio
  • Experience using SDLC methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall
  • Excellent leadership skills with proven ability to manage onshore/offshore engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • paid time off
  • medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)

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Hard Skills & Tools
ETLSparkPythonScalaSQLHadoopdata engineeringdata analysisperformance tuningdatabase design
Soft Skills
leadershipmentorshipteam managementcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationproject managementagile methodologiesdelivery managementstakeholder engagement