Senior Software Engineer
Cox Automotive
- Chamblee, GA
- $97,100-161,800 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design and develop code that consistently adheres to good programming practices
- Design, develop, and maintain high volume Java and Scala based data processing jobs using industry standard tools and frameworks in the Hadoop ecosystem, such as Spark, Kafka, Hive, Impala, Avro, Flume, Oozie, and Sqoop
- Design and maintain schemas in our analytics database
- Write efficient SQL for loading and querying data
- Collaborate with product managers and technologists to solve business problems
- Mentor junior engineers with all aspects of software development
- Live by Agile (particularly Scrum) principles and collaborate with team members using Agile techniques including test driven development, code reviews, and retrospectives
- Maintain Cox Automotive position as an industry leader by exploring innovative technologies, languages, and techniques in the rapidly evolving world of high-volume data processing
- Development languages/frameworks : Java/Scala, Apache Spark, Kafka, Vertica, JavaScript (React / Redux), MicroStrategy
- Amazon : EMR, Step Functions, SQS, LaMDA and AWS cloud-native architectures
- DevOps Tools : Terraform or Cloud Formation, NewRelic, Jenkins, Grafana, PagerDuty, GitHub, GitHub Actions
- Database : MySQL, Vertica, DynamoDB
- Stream Processing : Kafka, Spark Streaming, Kinesis
- Ability to work within a dynamic team committed to excellence.
- Team contributor to active discussion, meetings.
- Solid listening skills, ability to be flexible and open minded to all ideas
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to working in an Agile environment and upholding its principles
- Passionate developer with an innovative mindset
- Strong Java or Scala skills
- Experience with designing and implementing high volume data processing jobs is a plus
- Working knowledge of Spark on EMR is a plus
- Strong database development skills, including advanced SQL, relational and NoSQL database technologies
- Experience with AWS technologies are required.
- Experience deploying infrastructure with Terraform is preferred.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an understanding of common mathematical principles used in statistical analysis.
- Proven ability to work independently designing, developing and deploying solutions with minimal direction
- Experience designing and developing platform level components including event architectures, messaging, and caching is a plus.
- Experience writing frontends, particularly in JavaScript, is a plus
- Bachelor's degree and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience. a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years' experience in a related field.
- 4+ years of professional application development experience with a proven ability to deliver projects on time