Java Spark Developer

Sr Java Spark Developer
Location: Fifth Avenue NYC NY 10175
Contract

Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to join our core engineering this role you will be responsible for designing building and maintaining high-performance scalable and secure backend systems.
The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of enterprise Java development experience a strong background in big data processing using Apache Spark and a passion for engineering excellence. While this is primarily a backend role knowledge of Angular UI is a plus.
 
Key Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Design develop and deploy robust scalable and microservices-based backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Data Processing: Architect and optimize large-scale distributed data processing pipelines using Apache Spark.
• Database Management: Write complex SQL/NoSQL queries and optimize database performance for high-throughput applications.
• API Development: Design and implement secure well-documented RESTful APIs.
• Mentorship & Code Quality: Lead code reviews enforce best practices and mentor junior and mid-level developers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with frontend teams product managers and DevOps to deliver seamless end-to-end features.

Qualifications :

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 7 years of professional software development experience primarily focused on backend engineering.
• Core Java: Deep expertise in Java (Java 8/11/17) including multithreading concurrency memory management and design patterns.
• Frameworks: Extensive experience with Spring Ecosystem (Spring Boot Spring MVC Spring Security Spring Data).
• Big Data Frameworks: Proven track record of building and tuning production-grade data pipelines using Apache Spark (Core SQL or Streaming).
• Databases: Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL) and NoSQL solutions (e.g. MongoDB Cassandra).
• Tools & DevOps: Proficiency with Git CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab or GitHub Actions) Maven/Gradle and Docker.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Frontend Knowledge: Familiarity or hands-on experience with Angular (TypeScript RxJS state management) enabling smooth full-stack collaboration.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud environments (AWS GCP or Azure).
• Container Orchestration: Knowledge of Kubernetes

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in an agile environment.
• Proven ability to take ownership of projects from concept to deployment

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract