Big Data Developer

Job Title :Data Engineer

Experience: 10 Years

Position: Contract W2

Location: Dallas, TX

Duration: 9 months

Primary Skills: Python, Scala, java, SPARK, GCP

Job Description

As a DataEngineer

in the Data Engineering & Analytics team, you will develop data & analytics solutions that sit atop vast datasets gathered by retail stores, restaurants, banks, and other consumer-focused companies. The challenge will be to create high-performance algorithms, cutting-edge analytical techniques including machine learning and artificial intelligence, and intuitive workflows that allow our users to derive insights from big data that in turn drive their businesses. You will have the opportunity to create high-performance analytic solutions based on data sets measured in the billions of transactions and front-end visualizations to unleash the value of big data. You will have the opportunity to develop data-driven innovative analytical solutions and identify opportunities to support business and client needs in a quantitative manner and facilitate informed recommendations/decisions through activities like building ML models, automated data pipelines, designing data architecture/schema, performing jobs in big data cluster by using different execution engines and program languages such as Hive/Impala, Python, Java, Kafka, Spark, R, etc.

Your Role         

Role:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into machine learning solutions

• Design and develop robust machine learning models and algorithms that solve complex business problems

• Design and develop data and analytics solutions that sit atop vast datasets

• Clean, preprocess, and analyze data to ensure its suitability for machine learning applications

• Implement end-to-end machine learning pipelines, from data collection and feature engineering to model training and deployment

• Select appropriate machine learning techniques and algorithms based on the problem's requirements and constraints

• Perform exploratory data analysis and generate insights to guide model development

• Evaluate and fine-tune machine learning models for performance, accuracy, and reliability

• Deploy machine learning models into production environments, ensuring scalability and maintainability

• Collaborate with technical team to integrate machine learning solutions into applications

• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning and recommend innovative approaches to enhance our capabilities

• Document and communicate machine learning solutions, findings, and insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Additional tasks as required

All About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

• Proven experience as a machine learning engineer, working on complex machine learning projects

• Strong programming skills in languages like Python, R, or similar

You are curious about and motivated by the future trends in data, AI/ML, analytics, and digital experience

• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning frameworks, and statistical modeling techniques

• Hands-on experience with machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn

• Proficiency in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and data visualization

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP for deploying machine learning models

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development practices

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and optimize machine learning models

• Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Proven ability to work in a collaborative team environment and drive projects to completion

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Working proficiency in using Python/Scala, Spark (tuning jobs), SQL, Hadoop platforms to build Big Data products & platforms.
• Good programming skills in Java and spring boot and Junit.
• Knowledge in software development test approaches & frameworks
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and micro-services architectures
• Experience in working with CI/CD
• Experience in working with SQL database like Postgres, Oracle
• Preferably with hands-on experience with Hadoop big data tools (Hive, Impala, Spark)
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: NIFI, Airflow.
• Comfortable in developing shell scripts for automation.
• Good troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Proficient in standard software development, such as version control, testing, and deployment
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of statistical analytical techniques, coding, and data engineering
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies
• Ability to Solve complex problems with multi-layered data sets
• Ability to innovate and determine new approaches & technologies to solve business problems and generate business insights & recommendations.
• Ability to multi-task and strong attention to detail
• Flexibility to work as a member of a matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project teams
• Good communication skills - both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration skills, and organizational skills

The following skills will be considered as a plus.

• Experience with performance Tuning of Database Schemas, Databases, SQL, ETL Jobs, and related scripts
• Experience in working with Cloud APIs (e.g., Azure, AWS)
• Experience participating in complex engineering projects in an Agile setting e.g. Scrum