Global Data Engineer

Job Summary

Are you passionate about building scalable data solutions that turn complex information into meaningful business impact?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The role is based in Taubaté/SP, on an hybrid work model.

Join our Data Analytics team and help build the trusted data foundations that support better business decisions. You will have the opportunity to go beyond delivering high-quality datasets by understanding business needs, partnering across functions, and helping shape a growing data environment.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Design, build, test, and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines, with a strong focus on documentation and automated testing.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage and continuously improve our Snowflake-based data warehouse.
• Engage with stakeholders across different technical backgrounds to understand business requirements and translate them into high-quality data solutions.
• Apply dimensional data modeling techniques that enable effective analytics and reporting.
• Optimize data models and queries to improve performance and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with data analysts to understand business intelligence needs and enable effective reporting and dashboarding.
• Develop well-structured, accessible datasets that support custom Microsoft Power BI dashboards and business insights.
• Help establish and strengthen engineering practices, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), data quality monitoring, and database organization.
• Contribute to a growing data environment by promoting teamwork, continuous learning, and thoughtful adoption of emerging data engineering and business intelligence technologies.
  
  

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Four or more years of experience in data engineering, business intelligence, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) and experience with a data-focused programming language such as Python or R.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, extract-transform-load (ETL) processes, and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience applying software development best practices, including Git, branching strategies, code formatting, and standardization.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders across different technical backgrounds.
  
  

How Would You Stand Out?

• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms, particularly Snowflake, as well as dbt and orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or Looker, along with familiarity with medallion or similar layered data architectures.
• Knowledge of chemical-industry data standards and regulations, combined with experience working in Agile development environments.
  
  

Why Choose Us?

• Work on data and analytics projects supporting innovation in the flavor industry.
• Help drive digital transformation within a global manufacturing environment.
• Work with modern data technologies and tools.
• Build your capabilities through opportunities for learning, career development, and personal growth.
• Access competitive compensation and benefits designed to support your well-being.
  
  

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more