Scala/ Spark Software Developer (Remote United States) At Railroad19, we develop customized software solutions and provide software development services. We are currently seeking a Scala / Spark Software Developer that is fluent in both AWS, Scala & Spark & to be a technical resource for the development of clean and maintainable code and to work on the integration of enterprise data into a cohesive analytical data warehouse. In addition to contributing code and tangible deliverables the role is expected to work as an adviser to help identify, educate, and foster best-in-class solutions. Creating these relationships requires strong communication skills. At Railroad19, you are part of a company that values your work and gives you the tools you need to succeed. We are headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York, but we are a distributed team of remote developers across the US.This is a full-time role with vacation, full benefits and 401k. Railroad19 provides competitive compensation with excellent benefits and a great corporate culture. The role is remote – U.S.located (EST Zone is preferred ), only full time (NO- contractors, Corp-to-Corp or 1099). Core responsibilities:
Understand our client’s fast-moving business requirements
Negotiate appropriate solutions with multiple stakeholders
Write and maintain scalable enterprise quality software
Develop new applications and production application support
Participate in detailed technical design, development, implementation and support of Big Data applications using existing and emerging technology platforms.
Work with large streams of data with tools like Spark and Kafka.
Manage the complete software development life cycle
Writing functional and unit tests in order to maintain code quality
Develop understanding of client business processes, objectives, and solution requirements.
Participate in project work groups with subject matter experts and stakeholders to understand data specific needs
Collaborate with other teams in order to deliver a highly performance application that contains little or no defects
Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the custom software platform
Support and troubleshoot issues (process & system), identify root cause, and proactively recommend sustainable corrective actions
Skills & Experience:
Advanced Scala development-based software solutions
Strong experience with Spark and Kafka working with large streams of data and experience building data pipelines
Enterprise experience with Apache Hadoop tools
Enterprise experience with NoSQL implementation, including stream processing
Experience with Transactional and BI reporting systems – design, development, tuning, and production support 5
Experience with database design and modeling – logical and physical, ETL development, performance tuning – table partitioning and indexing, process threading, and database storage sizing and maintenance
Hands on experience with Java 8 (especially streaming collections and functional interfaces)
Hands on experience with NoSQL technologies is a plus
Hands on experience with MySQL, ETL
Hands on experience with AngularJS and/or similar JavaScript frameworks is a plus
Demonstrates willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in delivering working software
Excellent oral and written communication skills, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience participating on an agile team
Is self-directed and can effectively contribute with little supervision
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline; or equivalent work experience
