Senior Software Engineer - Core Java & Apache Spark

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Senior Software Engineer - Core Java & Apache Spark We are hiring

an elite Senior Software Engineer to build and scale our core data processing and

application infrastructure. This role demands deep, hands-on expertise in the Java

ecosystem and distributed computing with Apache Spark. You will be responsible for

the architecture, design, and implementation of mission-critical systems that process

massive datasets, requiring a mastery of concurrency, JVM internals, and modern

cloud-native patterns.

Core Tech Stack:

• Languages & Runtimes: Java (8+), SQL, JVM

• Big Data Ecosystem: Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Spark Tuning & Optimization

• Databases: Relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle), NoSQL (MongoDB,



Graph DB)

• Messaging & Middleware: JMS, Solace • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes,

OpenShift

• Build & CI/CD: Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Git

• Code Quality & Security:

SonarQube, TDD (JUnit/Mockito), Secure Coding Practices Frameworks & Libraries:

Spring (Boot, Data, Security, Batch, Integration), Apache Spark (RDD, Spark SQL,

DataFrames/DataSets)

Key Responsibilities:

Architect & Build: Design and

construct high-throughput, low-latency data processing pipelines using Apache Spark

and the Spring ecosystem. Performance Engineering: Dive deep into JVM internals,

garbage collection tuning, and Spark job optimization to maximize performance and

resource efficiency. Distributed Systems Design: Implement scalable, resilient, and

transactional architectures leveraging container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

and distributed data stores. Code & Design Excellen

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Straive
📍 Chennai