Primary Responsibilities
  • Architect and build scalable, fault-tolerant data pipelines using Apache Spark (Java)
  • Lead design of batch and streaming ETL/ELT systems handling large data volumes
  • Deep-dive performance tuning: partitioning strategy, memory management, shuffle/skew optimization, job cost reduction
  • Set coding standards and lead code/design reviews across the team
  • Drive technical decisions on data architecture, storage formats, and pipeline orchestration
  • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers; act as a technical escalation point
  • Partner with product, analytics, and platform teams to translate requirements into scalable systems
  • Own production reliability — on-call ownership, incident response, root‑cause analysis for pipeline failures
  • Evaluate and introduce new tools/frameworks where they improve the system
  • Contribute to capacity planning and cost optimization for cluster infrastructure

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of professional Java development experience
  • 5+ years hands‑on experience with Apache Spark in production environments
  • Expert‑level understanding of distributed systems: fault tolerance, data locality, shuffle mechanics, resource management
  • Proven track record designing systems processing terabyte+ scale data
  • Strong SQL skills and deep familiarity with columnar storage formats (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Delta Lake/Iceberg)
  • Experience with cluster managers (YARN, Kubernetes) and cloud‑managed Spark
  • Proficiency with Kafka
  • Strong grasp of CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure‑as‑code practices

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Flink or other stream‑processing frameworks
  • Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks
  • Experience with workflow orchestration at scale
  • Background in system design for multi‑tenant or multi‑region data platforms
  • Prior experience leading a team or acting as a technical lead

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