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Spark/Scala Engineer

Talent Groups
Sunnyvale, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/8/2026

Description

Responsible for developing and operating big data platform using open source or other solutions to aid critical applications, such as analytics, reporting, and AI/ML apps. This includes working to optimize performance and cost, automate operations, and identifying and resolving production errors and issues to ensure the best data platform experience.



Responsibilitie

  • sDevelop and operate large-scale big data platforms using open source and other solutions
  • .Support critical applications including analytics, reporting, and AI/ML apps
  • .Optimize platform performance and cost efficiency
  • .Automate operational tasks for big data systems
  • .Identify and resolve production errors and issues to ensure platform reliability and user experienc


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Minimum Qualification

  • s:3 years of professional software engineering experience with large-scale big data platforms, including strong programming skills in Java, Scala, Python, or G
  • o.Proven expertise in designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed data processing systems with a strong focus on Apache Spar
  • k.Experience with contribution to Open-Source projects is a plu
  • s.Hands-on experience with table formats and data lake technologies such as Apache Iceberg, ensuring scalability, reliability, and optimized query performanc
  • e.Skilled at coding for distributed systems and developing resilient data pipeline
  • s.Strong background in incident management, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization in complex production environment
  • s.Proficient with Unix/Linux systems and command-line tools for debugging and operational suppor


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Preferred Qualificatio

  • ns:Expertise in designing, building, and operating critical, large-scale distributed systems with a focus on low latency, fault-tolerance, and high availabili
  • ty.Experience with multiple public cloud infrastructure, managing multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters at scale and debugging Kubernetes/Spark issu
  • es.Experience with workflow and data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, DB
  • T).Understanding of data modeling and data warehousing concep
  • ts.Familiarity with the AI/ML stack, including GPUs, MLFlow, or Large Language Models (LLM
  • s).A learning attitude to continuously improve the self, team, and the organizati
  • on.Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including the full development lifecycle, secure coding, and experience building reusable frameworks or librari


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