Stanley David and Associates
Stanley David and Associates

Big Data Dev/Spark Scala Engineer

O'Fallon, MO, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago
Full Time
No Travel Required
On-site
$80,000 - $110,000/yr
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Skills

  • Big Data
  • Scala
  • Spark
  • PySpark
  • Python
  • Apache NiFi
  • Apache Kafka
  • Ceph

Summary

Job Title: Big Data Dev/Spark Scala Engineer
Location: O''Fallon, MO
Job Type: Fulltime
 
Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
  • Experience with Apache Ozone and/or Ceph as storage backends for analytics workloads
  • Experience implementing exactly once / at least once streaming semantics
  • Strong background in Spark performance tuning (CPU, memory, I/O, shuffle)
  • Experience supporting mission critical production systems with strict SLAs
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for data applications
  • Experience designing observability for streaming systems (lag, throughput, backpressure)
Technical Skills
  • Languages: Scala, Python (PySpark), SQL
  • Big Data: Apache Spark (Core, SQL, Structured Streaming)
  • Streaming: Kafka
  • Ingestion / Orchestration: Apache NiFi
  • Storage: Apache Ozone, Ceph, object storage concepts
  • OS & Tooling: Linux, Git, CI/CD, monitoring and logging tools
Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain large scale Spark applications using Scala and PySpark
  • Build and operate streaming heavy data pipelines using Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming
  • Implement stateful streaming patterns including windowing, watermarking, late data handling, and checkpointing
  • Develop robust event replay and reprocessing workflows using Kafka offsets and partitions
  • Build ingestion and routing flows using Apache NiFi, including Kafka based ingestion patterns
  • Implement end to end ETL/ELT pipelines with strong emphasis on low latency, fault tolerance, and scalability
  • Optimize Spark jobs through partitioning strategies, memory tuning, shuffle optimization, and efficient data formats
  • Integrate Spark workloads with distributed object storage systems such as Apache Ozone and Ceph
  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and auditability through validation, reconciliation, and metadata capture
  • Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, and operations teams on production readiness and capacity planning
  • Support production systems, including monitoring, incident analysis, and root cause resolution
  • Contribute to reusable frameworks, coding standards, and engineering best practices
  • Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical documentation
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sci ence, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong hands on experience with Apache Spark in production environments
  • Advanced proficiency in Scala and PySpark
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems and data processing at scale
  • Strong experience with Kafka based streaming architectures
  • Hands on experience with Spark Structured Streaming
  • Experience building batch and real time pipelines
  • Hands on experience with Apache NiFi for data ingestion and flow management
  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with structured and semi structured data
  • Experience working with object storage or distributed storage platforms
  • Proficiency with Linux, shell scripting, and Git based version control
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  • Dice Id: 91097129
  • Position Id: 8971384
  • Posted 9 hours ago

Company Info

About Stanley David and Associates

We strive to add value and work as true partner with our clients

Stanley David And Associates is a recruitment specialist in the area of IT and Engineering and we stay firmly in our area of expertise, doing what we love.

We know the players and the companies and invest a lot of time getting to know candidates and clients in equal measure. This ensures a swift, cost effective and perfect placement whether it s permanent or interim.

In addition we have a reputation for having the best understanding of the market landscape, for sourcing great candidates

-We have a Global Footprint with offices in 3 countries USA, UK and India.

-SDNA Global have built up an incredible reputation within the IT strategic hiring.

-We work with Tier1 and Tier 2 IT Outsourcing companies for Leadership hiring needs in UK, Europe, USA and Indian geos.

-Each SDNA member has over 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition

-We have successfully closed roles in countries UK, USA, Germany, Sweden, Dubai, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungry, Spain, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Nigeria and South Africa

-Telecom, Media and Hi-tech

-Health care and Life Sciences

-Energy and Utilities

-CPG, Retail and Transport

-Banking and Financial Services


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