Company:
ASCENDING
Location: Rockville
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Salary: £100 - £125 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Title: Big Data Engineer (Junior-Mid Level)
Location: 100% Remote DMV Area (Preferred)
Our client is seeking a talented Big Data Engineer to work on internal technical initiatives in data engineering, data analytics, and software integration. This is a highly technical role in a true big data environment hosted on AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of experience, with a strong focus on building data pipelines, optimizing algorithms, and advanced SQL querying, rather than traditional ETL pipelines.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and optimize data pipelines to support business initiatives.
- Collaborate with the internal business stakeholders to improve data engineering and analytics capabilities.
- Optimize algorithms and work on complex SQL queries for data solutions.
- Work within an AWS environment, particularly EMR , to manage and process large data sets.
- Use Python, Java, or Scala for development, alongside test-driven development practices.
- Build and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality.
Required Skills:
- 3-6 years of hands-on experience in data engineering.
- Strong expertise in Python (or Java/Scala ), with proven coding proficiency.
- Advanced experience in SQL , specifically for structuring complex queries.
- Experience building data pipelines (not ETL) and optimizing algorithms.
- Knowledge of AWS EMR and working in a big data environment.
- Familiarity with Spark and test-driven development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Mathematics , Physics , or Electrical Engineering .
- DMV area candidates preferred, though remote options may be available for exceptional candidates.
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