Spark Developer

at  IBM

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Senior Spark / AWS Engineer to join our team.
As a key member of our technical team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying scalable, efficient, and reliable Spark-based applications on AWS.
If you have hands-on experience working with AWS, EMR, Airflow, Terraform, and GitLab, and are passionate about Spark development, refactoring, performance tuning, and AWS engineering, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:

Spark Development

• Design and develop scalable, efficient, and reliable Spark-based applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions

Spark Refactoring

• Analyze and optimize existing Spark code for performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Refactor code to improve readability, efficiency, and reliability
• Collaborate with the team to ensure smooth code deployments

Spark Performance Tuning

• Identify performance bottlenecks in Spark applications
• Analyze and optimize Spark configurations, such as memory, CPU, and network settings
• Implement optimizations to improve application performance and scalability

AWS Engineering

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with AWS services
• Ensure AWS security, monitoring, and logging best practices

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong understanding of Spark: APIs, configurations, performance tuning, and best practices
• Hands-on experience working with AWS: EC2, S3, EMR, Glue, Lambda, API Gateway, etc.
• EMR experience: creating, managing, and optimizing EMR clusters
• Airflow experience: creating, managing, and optimizing Airflow workflows
• Terraform experience: designing and deploying infrastructure as code
• GitLab experience: using GitLab for version control, CI/CD, and collaboration
• Scala knowledge: preferred but not required
• Excellent problem-solving skills: ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Strong communication skills: ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical ideas effectively

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Relevant applicable certifications

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