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Senior/Lead Big Data Engineer (Scala/Spark)

West Europe Remote, West Europe Remote

The project focuses on building a unified architecture and centralized platform for analytics data ingestion, storage, and interactive querying. We are looking for a candidate who can take full ownership of this core infrastructure and lead it through to production. This system will serve as the backend foundation for several high-impact front-end applications, with a strong emphasis on scalability, reliability, and performance.

Essential functions

- Development of Spark jobs for data sync between different storages
- Big data development of pipelines and infrastructure.
- Planning and pushing to production the data schemas for warehousing
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful services and microservices.
- Manage real-time data streams using Kafka.
- Write efficient backend code in Java/Scala.
- Optimize Postgres databases and handle complex queries.
- Create automated build processes using Gradle.

Qualifications

- Strong expertise in Spark and Scala
- Hands-on experience with Hadoop
- Proficiency in processing and computation frameworks: Kafka, Spark
- Experience with database engines: Oracle, PostgreSQL, Teradata, Cassandra
- Understanding of distributed computing technologies, approaches, and patterns

Would be a plus

  • Experience with Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, or analytics systems

We offer

  • Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects

  • Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team

  • Flexible schedule

  • Professional development opportunities

About us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.

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