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Data Engineer

Posted 25 Mar 2024
Work experience
2 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
Dutch (Fluent)

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Job description

XITE aims to offer the best music video experience in the world. Founded in the Netherlands, XITE now reaches consumers across Europe, North America, and the Middle East through linear networks, interactive TV, and on-demand streaming services. The company revolutionized the way audiences experience music videos by allowing viewers to search, like, and skip through its vast catalog; enjoy channels curated by its team of music experts; and create personalized channels based on genre, era and visual style using its unique Mixer feature. XITE has access to virtually every available music video through agreements with all major and top independent music labels.

At XITE we are looking for a passionate Data Engineer to join our Data Science team. You will be responsible for security, performance, integrity, and backup of the databases. These include large action logs, features for personalization algorithms, and music video metadata.

Responsibilities

  • Design, test, install and maintain highly scalable and data-intensive systems
  • Ensure systems meet business requirements and industry practices
  • Design data schemas that are efficient, scalable, and easy to work with.
  • Translate software designs and user requirements into specific data models
  • Prepare users with informational trainings on how to use the database and solve problems.

Requirements

  • Proven professional experience as a Data Engineer.
  • Minimally a BSc degree in a computer science discipline, or equivalent experience/certification
  • Must be a team player with a collaborative attitude
  • Have responsibility of someone maintaining production systems
  • Have an analytical thinking style
  • Hands-on experience managing distributed systems and clusters
  • Deployment and provisioning automation tools
  • Complex Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines
  • Experience with database design, writing documentation and defining operational procedures
  • Experience with data models optimization for performance and usability
  • Agile Scrum practical experience

Preferred skills / tool experience includes

  • Linux OS
  • Shell scripting
  • Programming in scripting languages, e.g. Python, Ruby
  • Elastic stack
  • SQL and NoSQL databases, preferably Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra
  • Data processing/streaming solutions like Kafka, Spark, Hadoop stack
  • Google Cloud
  • Docker
  • Ansible

What do you get out of it?

Superheroes don’t always get enough recognition for their work, but here at XITE we make sure you’re taken care of by providing you the opportunity to develop your career in a young, fast growing (international) company. We provide a challenging work environment where professionalism, initiative and creativity are a must. We have a unique combination of music, television and new technology. And let’s not forget; we have chef prepared lunches, Friday afternoon drinks and rooftop parties!

If you want to experience what XITE stands for, watch our product reel on Vimeo.

Founded in the Netherlands, XITE now reaches 80 million households across Europe and North America through linear networks, interactive TV, and on-demand streaming services. The company revolutionised the way audiences experience music videos by allowing viewers to search, like, and skip through its vast catalogue; enjoy channels curated by its team of music experts; and create personalised channels based on…


Founded in the Netherlands, XITE now reaches 80 million households across Europe and North America through linear networks, interactive TV, and on-demand streaming services. The company revolutionised the way audiences experience music videos by allowing viewers to search, like, and skip through its vast catalogue; enjoy channels curated by its team of music experts; and create personalised channels based on genre, era and visual style using its unique Mixer feature. XITE has access to virtually every available music video through agreements with all major and top independent music labels.

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Amsterdam
70 employees