Sr. Developer

Job Summary

Sr Developer role in a global media and entertainment environment focusing on advanced data engineering solutions using PySpark in a hybrid work model. The candidate will design optimize and support data pipelines that power content analytics audience insights and revenue reporting while collaborating with cross functional teams to drive measurable impact on business decisions and viewer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design efficient PySpark based data pipelines that ingest transform and prepare large scale media and entertainment data sets to support analytics and reporting for content performance and audience engagement.
• Develop reusable PySpark frameworks and modules that standardize data processing for streaming metrics viewership trends recommendation inputs and campaign attribution across multiple media platforms.
• Optimize PySpark jobs by refining partitioning strategies caching resource configurations and query logic to improve reliability processing speed and cost efficiency in large data environments.
• Collaborate with product data science and business stakeholders in media and entertainment to translate analytical needs into scalable PySpark solutions that support audience insights and content valuation.
• Implement robust data quality checks validation rules and monitoring mechanisms in PySpark workflows to ensure accuracy of key performance indicators for ratings engagement and revenue metrics.
• Integrate data from diverse media sources including streaming logs ad servers customer profiles and content catalogs into unified PySpark based datasets that enable comprehensive analysis and reporting.
• Maintain clear technical documentation for PySpark pipelines data models and operational procedures to support knowledge sharing and smooth onboarding for other developers and analysts.
• Troubleshoot production issues in PySpark jobs and related data workflows by performing root cause analysis applying fixes and implementing preventive enhancements to improve system stability.
• Collaborate in a hybrid work model with onsite and remote team members by using effective communication practices regular checkpoints and shared tools to ensure alignment on deliverables.
• Ensure that PySpark solutions comply with data governance privacy and security standards relevant to media and entertainment data including viewer behavior and content metadata.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by evaluating new PySpark features big data tools and best practices that can enhance media analytics capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Provide guidance to peers on PySpark usage patterns coding standards and performance tuning techniques to promote consistency and maintain high quality data engineering outputs.
• Align day to day development activities with the broader purpose of delivering engaging and responsible media experiences by enabling accurate insights that inform content creation and audience personalization.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong proficiency in PySpark including data frame operations window functions performance tuning and integration with big data ecosystems for large media data sets.
• Show proven experience of at least eight years in data engineering or development roles with a focus on analytics solutions and complex data workflows in relevant industries.
• Apply domain knowledge of media and entertainment including concepts such as content catalogs ratings audience segmentation and advertising metrics to design meaningful data transformations.
• Utilize solid understanding of distributed data platforms such as Spark clusters and cloud based data services to deploy and maintain PySpark pipelines in production environments.
• Exhibit strong skills in writing clean modular and well tested code using Python and PySpark that supports maintainability and quick enhancements for evolving media analytics needs.
• Demonstrate experience working in hybrid work setups and day shifts by coordinating effectively with cross functional teams and managing time zones and collaboration expectations.
• Leverage familiarity with media analytics tools reporting environments or data visualization platforms to ensure that PySpark data outputs are well structured for downstream consumption.
• Display strong communication and problem solving abilities to convert business questions from media and entertainment stakeholders into clear technical requirements and deliverable solutions.
• Showcase experience in implementing data quality frameworks including validation rules anomaly detection and reconciliation processes to maintain trust in key media metrics.
• Apply knowledge of software development practices such as version control code reviews and continuous integration to maintain stability and reliability of PySpark projects.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends in streaming media digital advertising and audience measurement to keep data solutions aligned with evolving business models and regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrate capacity to mentor junior team members informally by sharing practical insights on PySpark techniques domain patterns and troubleshooting methods that uplift team capability.

About Cognizant: 
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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