Senior Data Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce is immediately seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to remotely support our enterprise networking and cloud solutions customer based in San Jose, CA

Summary:
We are building next-generation foundation models for machine-generated data - including time series, logs, and large-scale event streams. We're looking for a strong Data Engineer to design and scale the data pipelines that power model training and production systems. This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, data infrastructure, and machine learning.

What You'll Do:
* Senior Data Engineer will build and scale distributed data pipelines for large-scale time series and log data
* Design reliable, high-performance Spark/Python workflows for model training datasets
* Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks (latency, memory, skew, throughput)
* Improve data quality, validation, and reproducibility for ML workloads
* As a Senior Data Engineer, you will partner with ML engineers and researchers to accelerate foundation model development
* Measure and optimize application and transaction performance in production systems

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of software engineering experience
* Hands-on experience with Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala)
* Experience building large-scale data pipelines in distributed environments
* Experience working with time series, logs, or high-volume event data
* Strong proficiency in Python
* Strong debugging and performance optimization skills

Nice to Have:
* Experience supporting ML or large model training workflows
* Experience with streaming systems (Kafka, Spark Streaming)
* Experience with cloud-native or Kubernetes-based platforms
* Familiarity with sequence modeling or time series data systems

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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