Associate Data Engineer

Location: Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuania

Department: One Research

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

About Euromonitor

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence. 

About the role:

As a Data Engineer, you will be part of the ambitious effort in building next generation products at Euromonitor International. You will be a part of the team which creates and manages a large fleet of web crawling robots that collects data from hundreds of websites. You will learn the intricacies of modern web infrastructure, how dynamic websites work and become an expert in web crawling and scraping. 

Responsibilities:

• Build automated web crawling robot scripts

• Analyse websites for best crawling methods and strategies

• Maintain a fleet of web scraping robots, tune scripts for performance, troubleshoot them

• Work together with data scientists to determine the best data structures and features for extraction

• Work with our research and industry experts in defining product content strategies

• Working closely with Technology team and stakeholders to make sure the project meets business requirements

Requirements

• Understanding of HTML for web crawling purposes

• Computer programming aptitude – enjoy writing code

• Familiarity with Javascript, jQuery, CSS selectors, JSON data structures

• Analytical thinking, fast learning, good attention to details, curiosity how things work

• Good communication skills and English fluency (both oral & writing)

• Interest in market research

Benefits

Joining us you will find:  

• Flexible work time with the perfect work/life balance  

• Competitive salary with wide variety of benefits like longer holidays, additional health insurance, social responsibility initiatives you can take part in, office perks  

• Intelligent and fun colleagues working in a constructive and inspiring atmosphere  

• Salary: €1,818.33 - €2,148.83 per month

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Why work for Euromonitor?

Our values 

• We act with integrity  

• We are curious about the world 

• We are stronger together  

• We seek to empower  

• We find strength in diversity  
   
   

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we are all dealing with our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis. With 16 offices globally there are regular opportunities for international transfer. 
 
Hardworking but sociable: our staff know how to work hard but also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of sports and other groups to be involved with. 
 
Committed to making a difference: We think that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights, amongst many other activities. 
 
Excellent benefits: we offer highly competitive salaries, healthcare insurance, food vouchers, saving fund, plus generous holiday allowances and in many offices a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day. 
 
Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our managers and directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent. 
 
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.