Job Description

Sr Software Engineer

Let’s be unstoppable together!

Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives.  We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work.  Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana. Learn more at www.circana.com.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with key technical stakeholders to design, build, test & deploy various automation solutions to directly improve job functionality within the Circana Liquid Data environment
• Flexibility in managing different technologies and platforms that not only automate processes but also create efficiencies for redundant manual tasks in innovative ways (AI, code, etc.)
• Collaborate between multiple internal Tech and Operations teams to determine proper solution requirements for internal design/architecture and management of solutions, as well as processes for smooth integration into existing frameworks.
• Design, code, unit test and deploy new functionality within the existing Circana codebase and adhere to all development standards and protocols, where applicable. Work with Quality Assurance testing teams to properly test & troubleshoot any data / performance issues as needed.
• Maintain flexible work schedule to provide full team coverage with project lead & developers across Chicago and India (and Europe, as needed); attend early or late calls as needed for global team meetings, Production deployments (to validate builds and results), etc.
• Manage hours & priorities efficiently; proactively identify and raise any relevant issues or risks to the Ops Tech Mgmt lead as they arise to adjust priorities when needed.

Solution Delivery Skills:

• Experience analyzing business requirements/functionality, effort estimation, coding, full lifecycle testing, deployments, and post production support
• Able to demonstrate self-sufficiency for managing and delivering own work to meet business deadlines
• Passionate about new technologies and process improvements, not only for application code but also business/task gap automation (bigger picture opportunity analysis)
• Demonstrated experience executing integration tests across multiple tiers of an application to guarantee end-to-end functionality of a solution, regardless of solution platform

Technical Skills:

• Proven background operating in an Agile development environment
• Require 2-4 years minimum experience building solutions on PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational / transactional database platforms
• Require 2-4 years minimum experience with Python and/or Linux scripting
• Require 2-4 years minimum experience with XML / JSON
• Proficient in Apache Airflow job orchestration and general familiarity with Airflow Kubernetes and/or Celery execution architecture
• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting performance issues in an on-premises server environment, for any technical platform (explain best practice techniques)
• High level experience & familiarity with AI concepts and platforms

Circana Behaviors

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect and integrity
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone

Location

This position can be located in the following area(s): Bangalore

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