Senior Java/Big Data Engineer

This role is with a Syrinx Marketing Technology Partner based in Boston, MA

12+ Month Contract with Possible Extension (Syrinx will hire full-time if desired)

We’re looking for someone who has extensive java development experience matched with big data technologies such as spark, hadoop, airflow or big query.

• Port and adapt the on-premise platform for deployment on GCP.
• Maintain existing code and make improvements to increase maintainability, performance, and scalability
• Support software rollouts in production
• Support, debug and fix issues on production systems as 2^nd level support
• Constantly improve code quality and test coverage

Qualifications

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• 5+ years of design & development experience
• Good understanding of the SDLC and agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum.
• Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
• Strong Java development background
• Expertise with Apache Spark using Java and Scala
• Expertise with messaging systems like Apache Kafka and Google Pub-Sub
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, MariaDB and Postgres
• Experience with AVRO, Parquet file format and schema evolution techniques
• Experience with Graph concepts and technologies like Neo4j is a plus
• Experience with Apache Storm is a plus
• Experience in distributed complex architectures supporting high volume and high-performance real-time processing is a plus