Hybrid Data Engineer

at Garmin Cluj

• Job title: Data Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Hadoop, Java
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cluj Napoca, Romania

About the role

• Data Engineer designing, building, and maintaining systems for data analytics at Garmin. Involved in developing robust data solutions for outdoor activity products.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input to feature development plans and concept documents.
• Configure and administer data servers and Hadoop components.
• Develop scalable, extensible solution architectures leveraging contemporary big-data technologies in an evolving operational framework.
• Analyze existing data structures and recommend improvements.
• Partner with team lead to identify technical requirements and alternatives to accomplish projects, lead major incident troubleshooting involving multiple disciplines and develop reliable solutions to complex problems which require ingenuity and creativity.
• Participate in design, code, test, maintenance, enhance and decommission phases throughout software life cycle to contribute technical expertise and to identify issues.
• Participate in and help guide research POCs, including design, coding, and performance and efficacy measurement.
• Provide significant contributions to defining team roadmap and priorities, facilitate team discussions and plans, and offer innovative suggestions within area of discipline.
• Research new technologies, propose cost effective solutions and contribute input to broader technology solutions outside of discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience with Java, Hadoop and various components.
• Demonstrated ability to implement new technologies effectively.
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Consistently demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work documentation/organization.

Benefits

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.
• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).