Data Engineer

This isn’t your typical data science role. We have an enviable wealth of data at our disposal and we want to use it to get a better understanding of audience loyalty. We’re looking for a solid data engineer with a data science background who is comfortable in both worlds and can contribute to machine intelligence related projects.

Toronto, Ontario

CBC

<p>CBC Digital Operations is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</p> <p>Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</p> http://www.cbc.ca

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Mid Level

Overview: <p>CBC Digital Products is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</p> <p>Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</p> <p><strong>The opportunity</strong></p> <p>This isn&rsquo;t your typical data science role. We have an enviable wealth of data at our disposal and we want to use it to get a better understanding of audience loyalty. &nbsp;We&rsquo;re looking for a solid data engineer with a data science background who is comfortable in both worlds and can contribute to machine intelligence related projects. While experience with Natural Language Processing and utilizing Machine Learning techniques is preferred, it is secondary to your data engineering skill-set for this role.</p> <p>As a Data Engineer we are looking for someone who can create, expand, optimize data pipelines to enable continued research into audience behaviour. You will solve problems with data integration, and will be keen to work with both structured and unstructured datasets.</p> <p>Our Data Engineer will join our growing Machine Intelligence practice and be responsible for research, development and deployment of data integration methodologies, uniquely catered to our various product offerings and content areas.</p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>What&rsquo;s in it for you</strong></p> <ul> <li><u>C</u>utting edge tech. You will be utilizing Google Cloud Platform to design, enhance and optimize our data implementation infrastructure. While data integration is your main responsibility, you will have the &nbsp;chance to experiment with various algorithms to develop an understanding of audience behaviour.</li> <li><u>B</u>uilding. You will create key data systems and data pipelines for the collection of content features, user features and link disparate data sources.</li> <li><u>C</u>areer growth. You&rsquo;ll be joining a team of highly capable and creative Machine Intelligence developers, that has a strong team culture. CBC is fully invested in our people. We will provide you with the time, resources and championing that you need to keep your career here rewarding.</li> </ul> <p>If you're passionate about technology, experimentation and bringing out the best in others, you&rsquo;ll love working at CBC.</p> <p><strong>Why join us?</strong></p> <p>CBC/Radio-Canada reflects the Canadian identity and promotes democracy. We strive to represent the voices of the country and support social and economic innovation. Our values - collaboration, learning and continuous improvement- embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We offer a rare-in-tech work-life balance with flexible schedules and an excellent benefits package. We want to ensure you are happy in and out of the office.</p> <p>Collaboration. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and career progression.</p> <p>Learning. From simply buying a book or recommending a course to one-on-ones, our leadership team is focused on creating an atmosphere where people feel fulfilled. Our team members are given opportunities to learn and work cross-functionally across multiple projects.</p> <p>Continuous improvement. What can you innovate in 8 hours a week? Our Digital department at CBC recognizes just how smart, creative and inventive our team members are. From prototyping new UI/UX to setting up dev environments to experiment on and learning new programming languages to creating improved search functions for our media. Wherever your interests lie, your 20% time is yours to allocate in a productive and professionally gratifying way.</p>
Requirements: <p><strong>What you bring:</strong></p> <ul> <li>An understanding of database design principles. Implement business requirements through multiple phases of database design and development lifecycle (i.e. data modelling, database architecture/design, database development, testing, support/tuning, etc.).</li> <li>The passion for machine learning and data. You will use modern tools to define, build and manage cloud infrastructure to gather, structure, and process million of records, from multiple sources, at scale. Familiarity with end-to-end data science application development is a plus.</li> <li>The education and the technical skills. At a minimum a Computer Science, Engineering degree or equivalent is preferred. Strong Python skills, along with knowledge and experience in Big Data technologies, NoSQL, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, ETL, Statistics, or academic research.</li> </ul> <p><strong>To apply:</strong></p> <p>Think this job is meant for you but worried you don&rsquo;t have it all? At CBC we know that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. You can read about the various backgrounds the talented people that make up our team bring to us here.</p> <p>Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet all or most of the qualifications we are seeking; and you are excited by the possibility of growing our company, take a chance and express your interest here.</p> <p>In becoming the leader in expressing Canadian culture and enriching democratic life, we need to be as diverse in every way as the country we serve, both within our workforce and on air. As an employer, we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster.</p> <p>CBC/Radio-Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if required, and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please contact us.</p>