Data Engineer
Boston, MA

Job Description

The Data Science team is Putnam's core data science and AI capability. We partner with people across the entire enterprise to deliver on key data science initiatives. Our team's mission is to transform the enterprise into a digital-first, data-driven organization through creativity, innovation and influence.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Work with a team of data scientists and engineers to build scalable, end-to-end data science solutions
* Work with large and varied datasets to create new datasets and process both structured and unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis
* Write production-grade code to implement robust data/machine learning pipelines
* Architect and design Data/ML pipelines and applications that are performant, robust, and scalable
* Partner with technology teams to deploy and monitor data/machine learning pipelines
* Design and implement solutions that increase the team's iteration speed

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

* Passion for solving complex problems and searching for the best approach to a problem
* Advanced proficiency in a high-level programming language such as Python
* Advanced proficiency working with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
* Practical experience using Big Data tools such Spark, Kafka, and HDFS
* Successfully implemented data applications and pipelines in the public cloud, especially Amazon Web Services
* Passion for and experience with using DevOps (Git, CI/CD, Docker, etc)
* Extensive experience building out production-grade data pipelines, applications, and platforms
* Interest in learning new languages and tools and love to stay on top of developments in the field

At Putnam we are committed to a diverse workforce and take positive steps to ensure equal opportunity in our recruitment process. We also undertake to hire, develop and retain the most talented individuals by valuing the varied skills that you bring.