Senior Developer

Job Description

Looking for an offshore Senior Developer who has experience in Databricks/PySpark, is willing to learn new technologies if needed and is able to work with team. This position is replacement position for existing Senior developer. Position is long term and will likely be renewed annually. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for design of application considering the cost and best practices Must be willing to self learn new technologies, become SMEs and develop high quality code in a fast paced environment. Strong backend experience, databricks background required. Mentor junior developers and be hands on in development work. Work with QA and automation team. Must have attention to detail to cover all scenarios for testing. Handles current production applications. Work with offshore / onsite resources on the details of implementation. Performs code reviews and discussion on the changes with Technology Manager. Must be willing to flex work hours accordingly to support application launches and manage production outages if necessary. Must have ability to work the time necessary to complete projects and/or meet deadlines. Willing to flex time- be available until noon EST time (or more if needed occasionally) to co-ordinate and overlap with onsite team. Works on best practices and on documenting the process. Ensures to understand the requirements thoroughly and in detail and identify gaps in requirements Good data analysis skills EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Must be a team player. Must have at least 5 years of IT development experience. Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Must have experience in designing solutions, performing code reviews, mentoring junior engineers. Must have strong SQL and backend experience, and working on data driven projects. Must have following experience: Python/PySpark SQL/ PL/SQL Databricks Preferred to have following experience: Java/ C # Azure Kafka Node JS Azure Data Factory Big Data Tool Set Linux