Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive

Data Engineer

Piscataway, New Jersey, USA · full-time

No sponsorship$77k-$121kDetected 24 days ago
Data StructuresSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLSnowflakeVector DatabasesGCPCloud PlatformsMachine LearningData EngineeringData ScienceLLMsRAGAI OrchestrationStatisticsProcess ImprovementLeadership

About the role

  • Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
  • Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet.
  • Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals.

Responsibilities

  • Pipeline Architecture: Build and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture that supports both traditional analytics and advanced AI/ML workloads.
  • RAG & Generative AI Infrastructure: Design and engineer data pipelines to support Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, including text chunking, embedding generation, and vector database synchronization.
  • Process Optimization: Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, including automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
  • Cross-Functional Tooling: Build data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.
  • Build and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture that supports both traditional analytics and advanced AI/ML workloads.
  • Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, including automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
  • Familiarity with building processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
  • Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and drive improvements.

Requirements

  • SQL Proficiency: Strong, hands-on SQL experience, including complex query authoring, performance tuning, and deep familiarity working with a variety of relational databases.
  • You must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the dynamic data needs of multiple teams.
  • Build the infrastructure required for efficient extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
  • Familiarity with AI/LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex) and Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate, pgvector).
  • Experience with Visualization tools (Sigma, DOMO, etc) Experience supporting and working effectively with multi-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, or another quantitative field is a plus.
  • Bachelor's degree required

Skills

  • Preferred Qualifications Experience with Cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS.
  • Experience with modern relational SQL, NoSQL, and Cloud Data Warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, PostgreSQL).
  • Experience with Data Flow, Data Pipeline, and workflow management tools such as Cloud Composer or Airflow.
  • Compensation and Benefits Salary Range $76,800.00 - $121,000.00 USD Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.
  • Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Compensation

  • Compensation and Benefits Salary Range $76,800.00 - $121,000.00 USD Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

  • Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
  • Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws.

Company info

  • We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities.
  • Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
  • For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here. #LI-Hybrid

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position
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