Job DescriptionSenior Software Engineer - Core Java & Apache Spark
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nSenior Software Engineer - Core Java & Apache Spark We are hiring
nan elite Senior Software Engineer to build and scale our core data processing and
napplication infrastructure. This role demands deep, hands-on expertise in the Java
necosystem and distributed computing with Apache Spark. You will be responsible for
nthe architecture, design, and implementation of mission-critical systems that process
nmassive datasets, requiring a mastery of concurrency, JVM internals, and modern
ncloud-native patterns.
nCore Tech Stack:
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- Languages & Runtimes: Java (8+), SQL, JVMn
- Big Data Ecosystem: Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Spark Tuning & Optimizationn
- Databases: Relational (e.g.,



PostgreSQL, Oracle), NoSQL (MongoDB, Graph DB)n
- Messaging & Middleware: JMS, Solacen
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes,n

nOpenShift
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- Build & CI/CD: Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Gitn
- Code Quality & Security:n

nSonarQube, TDD (JUnit/Mockito), Secure Coding Practices Frameworks & Libraries:
nSpring (Boot, Data, Security, Batch, Integration), Apache Spark (RDD, Spark SQL,
nDataFrames/DataSets)
nKey Responsibilities:
nArchitect & Build: Design and
nconstruct high-throughput, low-latency data processing pipelines using Apache Spark
nand the Spring ecosystem. Performance Engineering: Dive deep into JVM internals,
ngarbage collection tuning, and Spark job optimization to maximize performance and
nresource efficiency. Distributed Systems Design: Implement scalable, resilient, and
ntransactional architectures leveraging container orchestration (Kubernetes

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