Sr. Data Engineer (Bigdata & Java/Scala)

• Collaborate with project team members (Product Managers, Architects, Analysts, Software Engineers, Project Managers, etc) for development and implementation of new data and machine learning driven business solutions and prototypes.

• Drive development effort End-to-End for on-time delivery of high-quality solutions that conform to requirements, conform to the architectural vision, and comply with all applicable standards.

• Collaborate with senior technical staff and PM to identify, document, plan contingency, track and manage risks and issues until all are resolved.

• Present technical solutions, capabilities, considerations, and features in business terms.

• Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a precise and timely manner.

Basic Qualifications:

- 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience programming in at least one or more in Java, Python, Scala and Go
- Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Experience and/or academic background in building and supporting scalable, reliable data solutions.
- Two (2) years of relevant work experience solving data problems using data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Redis, NoSQL, RDBMS).
- Two (2) years of experience implementing and supporting real-time systems.
- Hands-on experience and/or academic background developing systems for the machine learning lifecycle: data preprocessing and feature extraction, model training and evaluation, and deployment and monitoring.
- Hands-on experience and/or academic background partnering with data scientists and can speak knowledgeably about the major machine learning paradigms, algorithms, software tools, infrastructure and workflow needs.
- Knowledge and experience working on Single Page Applications development using Angular or similar framework is a plus.
- Publications or presentations in recognized computing journals/conferences is a plus.
- Payment industry experience is a plus.