Sr Software Engineer
Let’s be unstoppable together!
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 have a global commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe in the undeniable strength that diversity brings to our business, 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.
Job responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable data processing applications
- Write efficient, reusable and well documented code
- Deliver big data projects using Spark, Python, SQL, HQL, Hive
- Maintain and tune existing Hadoop applications
- Work closely with QA, Operations and various teams to deliver error free software on time
- Actively participate in daily agile / scrum meetings
Skill set
- 5+ years of software development experience with Hadoop framework components (HDFS, Spark, Sqoop, Hive, HQL, Spark, PySpark,Scala)
- 5+ years of experience using Python, SQL and shell scripting
- Experience in developing and tuning spark applications
- Excellent understanding of spark architecture, data frames and tuning spark
- Strong knowledge of database concepts, systems architecture, and data structures is a must
- Process oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
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/Pune
Skills Required
- 5+ years of software development experience with Hadoop framework components (HDFS, Spark, Sqoop, Hive, HQL, Spark, PySpark, Scala)
- 5+ years of experience using Python, SQL and shell scripting
- Experience in developing and tuning Spark applications
- Excellent understanding of Spark architecture, data frames and tuning Spark
- Strong knowledge of database concepts, systems architecture, and data structures
- Process oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Circana Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Circana and has not been reviewed or approved by Circana.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO for many exempt roles and paid holidays are frequently highlighted. Feedback suggests these time‑off policies are a notable strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available in the U.S. and is described as competitive and well‑received. Company communications emphasize equal/neutral parental leave, reinforcing family support.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A broad slate of extras—such as adoption assistance, tuition/educational assistance, volunteer time off, and EAP—adds to the overall package. Feedback suggests these lifestyle‑oriented offerings complement core medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Circana Insights
What We Do
Circana is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. We understand more about the complete consumer, the complete store, and the complete wallet so our clients can go beyond the data to apply insights, ignite innovation, meet consumer demand, and outpace the competition. Circana is hiring! To view our current openings, please visit our IRI and NPD LinkedIn company pages.
