Software Engineer - Backend Developer (Java, Scala, Big Data)
Bangalore, India
Technology – Other /
Full Time /
Hybrid
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This position is responsible for participating as a developer in highly-complex or business-critical applications, as well as testing, and supporting them as needed.
Responsibilities
- Understand the enterprise architecture within the context of existing platforms, services and strategic direction.
- Contribute to technical solutions in Big Data analytics framework, with primary focus on performance, quality, maintainability, cost and testability.
- Contribute to innovative solutions within the platform to establish common components, while allowing customization of solutions for different products.
- Contribute hands- on development of data analytics in line with reporting needs as reference implementation for the team.
- Learn and implement how to develop solutions with accuracy, performance, scalability, stability, cost-effectiveness and maintainability.
- Perform hands-on technology spikes following standard architecture, design patterns and company policies, standards and best practices.
- Contribute to design specifications, continuous build and deployment strategy to drive Agile methodology.
- Recommend changes on project design concepts to improve efficiency.
- Coach and mentor more junior developers on design and technical issues, and support development of systems where needed.
Key Skills
- Domain Expertise
- 3+ years of experience as a backend developer in common languages and frameworks: Java, Scala, Big Data, Hadoop, Spark, Spark SQL, Presto \ Hive, SQL, Cloud (preferably AWS), Docker, RDBMS (such as Postgres and/or Oracle), Linux, Shell scripting, GitLab, Airflow.
- E - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering (any), or related (foreign equivalent degree acceptable), experience as a professional developer in information technology solutions development, or related. Having studied statistical methods and operation research is a plus
- Technical Skills
- 3 years of experience in Java with a mastery of object-oriented design principles;
- 2+ years of experience: big data using Spark in developing distributed processing applications; building applications with immutable infrastructure in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud with automation technologies like Terraform or Ansible or Cloud Formation.
- Any level of experience in and/or knowledge of: Hadoop, Service-oriented architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, Scala, Airflow, SQL, NoSQL, Spark Streaming, and Git.
- Knowledge of Agile software development methodology
- Demonstrated ability to architect pluggable, reusable platform components pertinent to data analytics and ingestion technologies
- Demonstrated knowledge of software development technology, principles, methods, tools, and practices and industry standards and trends; and current web and database technologies.
- Demonstrated effective analytical, oral and written communication, project management, and strategic problem-solving and solution-finding skills.
- Mindset and attributes
- Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
- Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
- Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently
