Sr. Data Engineer

Position Summary Sr Data Engineer – Samsung Ads About Samsung Ads: Samsung Ads is a fast-growing, advanced advertising technology business that helps brands connect with audiences across Samsung Smart TVs and digital ecosystems. By leveraging the industry's most comprehensive data and world-class technology, we're building one of the most intelligent and effective advertising platforms in the world. As part of a global company with teams and stakeholders across North America, Europe, and Asia, Samsung Ads offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge, high-impact projects at scale. Our culture is rooted in innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial energy — we thrive on solving complex problems, pushing boundaries, and celebrating progress together. Position Summary: We are seeking Data Engineers at all experience levels to join the Performance & Reach engineering organization within Samsung Ads. You will contribute to the foundational data systems that power our Performance Ads and Reach Demand product lines, working with large-scale advertising datasets to support campaign delivery, reporting, and billing for global advertisers. You'll work closely with Product, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Application Engineering teams to deliver production-grade data solutions. This position offers significant growth opportunities and mentoring, with the potential to advance into technical leadership roles. Role and Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: •    Contribute to scalable, high-performance data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and analytics across large-scale advertising datasets •    Support development and optimization of data models for reporting, billing, and campaign delivery systems •    Participate in building and maintaining batch and real-time data processing workflows handling billions of events daily •    Help ensure data quality, completeness, and accuracy through automated validation frameworks and reconciliation checks •    Contribute to Snowflake optimization including query performance and cost-efficient data processing patterns •    Support workflow orchestration for multi-stage data pipelines •    Follow engineering standards for CI/CD pipelines, test coverage, and deployment quality gates Technical Growth & Leadership: •    Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-site teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions •    Participate in architecture and design reviews for data systems •    Learn and apply data engineering best practices and operational excellence •    Develop prototypes and contribute to proofs of concept •    Adopt AI-assisted development practices and GenAI tool adoption Qualifications: •    Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience •    Programming experience in Python; GoLang and Java preferred; Scala nice to have •    Understanding of data technologies including Snowflake, Spark, and SQL •    Experience with or eagerness to learn streaming data systems such as Kafka, Flink, or Kinesis •    Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) or willingness to learn •    Understanding of data modeling and software engineering best practices •    Strong communication and collaboration skills with growth mindset Experience Levels: •    Entry Level (0-2 years): New graduates or early-career professionals with relevant coursework, internships, or personal projects •    Mid Level (2-5 years): Solid experience with data systems and data engineering •    Senior Level (5+ years): Proven track record of building and operating large-scale data systems with technical leadership experience Preferred Qualifications: •    Experience with cloud platforms, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS) •    Background in digital advertising, programmatic systems, or ad measurement platforms •    Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) •    Experience with data quality frameworks and automated validation pipelines •    Knowledge of statistical methods and data-driven performance analysis •    Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation •    Experience with large-scale reporting, data warehousing, or billing systems Why Join Samsung Ads: •    Work with world-class datasets and large-scale systems powering billions of ad impressions daily •    Contribute to the foundational data platform that drives decision-making across the entire advertising business •    Collaborate with cross-disciplinary and cross-site teams driving the next generation of connected TV and digital advertising •    Grow your career with mentoring opportunities, technical leadership development, and advancement paths •    Be part of a global, high-performance culture that values creativity, innovation, and ownership •    Learn from industry experts and work on cutting-edge technology in one of the most dynamic sectors in tech Skills and Qualifications Compensation for this role, for candidates based in Mountain View, CA is expected to be between $170,000 ~ $210,000 base.  Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role. Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Tuition Assistance (after 6 months), Paid Time Off, Student Loan Program (after 6 months), Wellness Incentives, and many more #LI-KG1 * Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. If you are European Economic Resident, please click here . At Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal