Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Curriculum Associates is an educational technology company dedicated to improving learning experiences for students. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to leverage expertise in Scala, Spark, and Big Data to develop scalable software solutions, lead engineering efforts, and enhance system architecture.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical initiatives and guide the team to develop innovative software solutions that address complex challenges
- Build scalable, efficient, and high-performance pipelines and workflows for processing large volumes of batch and real-time data
- Maintain and enhance existing software systems to ensure performance and reliability
- Recommend and implement technology upgrades to drive continuous improvement
- Support real-time streams, ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and reporting services
- Design and develop data frameworks, applications, and microservices that seamlessly integrate with other services
- Utilize Big Data tools such as Kafka, AWS S3 Data Lake, EMR, and Spark to ingest, store, transform, and query data
- Adhere to coding best practices, including unit testing, design/code reviews, and comprehensive documentation
- Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain quality, mentor junior team members, and promote continuous learning
- Perform performance analyses and capacity planning for each release
- Work effectively as part of an Agile team, contributing to process improvements and innovative solutions
- Implement and promote security protocols and data governance standards across development projects
- Proactively introduce new approaches to overcome software challenges throughout the product lifecycle
Skills
- 12+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise-level software solutions
- 10+ years of experience with large volume data processing and Big Data tools such as Apache Spark, Scala, and Hadoop
- 5+ years of experience developing Scala/Java applications and microservices using Spring Boot
- 5+ years of experience working with SQL and relational databases
- 2+ years of experience working within Agile/Scrum environments
- Strong software design skills with a deep understanding of design patterns and performance optimization
- Expertise in writing high-quality, well-structured Scala code with an emphasis on functional programming and test-driven development
- Ability to produce clear, concise, and organized documentation
- Knowledge of Amazon cloud computing services (Aurora MySQL, DynamoDB, EMR, Lambda, Step Functions, and S3)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members of varying technical backgrounds
- Proficiency in conducting detailed code reviews focused on improving code quality and mentoring developers
- Familiarity with software engineering and project management tools
- Commitment to following security protocols and best practices in data governance
- Capability to construct KPIs and use metrics for continuous process improvement
- Extended experience with Amazon cloud computing infrastructure
- Background in the educational technology domain
Benefits
- Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan and receive an employer match.
- Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
- A number of additional perks and benefits
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