IQVIA

Senior Big Data Engineer (FastAPI expert)

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1 day ago
Warsaw, PolandSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, deploy, maintain, and support data engineering solutions for large-scale healthcare datasets.
  • Build ETL pipelines that acquire, process, and load medical data into Databricks.
  • Analyze and profile data and construct, optimize, and operate data flow processes.
  • Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers and delegate tasks.
  • Own assigned workstreams and ensure delivery quality, timeliness, and accountability.
  • Conduct peer code reviews and contribute to technical standards.
  • Create automated unit and integration tests.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Six years of experience with SQL, Python, and Scala.
  • Six years of data engineering experience.
  • Strong understanding of Databricks and experience with big data batch processing and Azure Cloud Services.
  • Practical knowledge of Apache Spark, Delta, and Parquet.
  • Experience with complex ETL design and implementation, data profiling, integration, quality, warehousing, and reporting.
  • Experience with CI/CD automation tools such as Jenkins and GitLab.
  • Practical experience with FastAPI for production-grade APIs is a plus.
  • Experience with database design and modeling, large-volume terabyte-scale processing, and Agile environments.
  • Healthcare or pharmaceutical data experience is advantageous.
  • Knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, collaboration, written, verbal, and cross-cultural communication skills.
  • Ability to present complex results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools such as Copilot or Cursor.

Benefits

  • Technical training and the possibility of participating in technical conferences within the country.
  • Favorable employment conditions and benefits.
  • Work with a global company that has offices in more than 100 countries and is listed on the NYSE.
  • Access to multi-terabyte databases and quarterly work planning with goals and progress reviews every 90 days.

Tech Stack

Apache SparkDatabricksFastAPIJenkinsPythonScalaSQL

Categories

Data Engineering
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About IQVIA

10,000+ employees

IQVIA provides clinical research services, healthcare data analytics, and technology platforms to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and healthcare organizations. It sells contracted R&D and commercialization services, software, and data subscriptions that help run trials, generate real-world evidence, and guide go-to-market decisions. Formed by the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, the company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: IQV).

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