Senior Big Data Engineer (FastAPI expert)

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. The Systems Engineering team is part of the Global Infrastructure & Operations and focuses on Agile software development, DevOps, and Test-Driven Development (TDD). The platform processes and analyses a wide range of patient-level healthcare data, including millions of electronic medical records, to solve complex healthcare challenges.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• 6 years experience with SQL, Python, and Scala.
• 6 years of data engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of the Databricks platform.
• Experience with Big Data Batch processing and Azure Cloud Services.
• Practical knowledge of Apache Spark ecosystem, including Delta and Parquet data formats.
• Experience with complex ETL design and implementation.
• Experience with data analysis, data profiling, data integration, data quality, data warehousing, and data reporting.
• Experience with CI/CD automation tools such as Jenkins and GitLab.
• Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools like Copilot or Cursor.
• Practical experience with FastAPI for building production-grade APIs is a plus.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience with database design and modelling.
• Previous experience with healthcare or pharmaceutical data is an advantage.
• Knowledge of algorithms and design patterns and their effective application.
• Experience processing large data volumes (terabytes).

• Oversee and guide junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical direction and mentoring.
• Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring clarity and alignment with delivery goals.
• Own delivery of assigned workstreams with quality and timeliness.
• Build pipelines for processing large amounts of medical data.
• Participate in analysis, system design, development, deployment, and maintenance.
• Conduct peer code reviews.
• Contribute to definition and adoption of technical standards.
• Create comprehensive automated unit and integration tests.

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