Junior Data Engineer

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Employment TYPE: Contract W2 - NO C2C

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Junior Data Engineer

Location: Wilmington, DE

Job Description

We are seeking a Junior Developer with strong experience in big data technologies, cloud platforms, and scalable data pipeline development. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in PySpark, Spark, ETL/Streaming pipelines, and AWS cloud services, along with strong programming skills in Python or Java.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ETL and streaming data pipelines using PySpark, Spark, and Java/Python.
• Build and support scalable data processing solutions on AWS cloud platforms.
• Work with Databricks and Airflow for workflow orchestration and data engineering tasks.
• Develop, test, and optimize distributed data processing applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data integration and analytics initiatives.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve performance of existing data pipelines and applications.
• Follow software engineering best practices, CI/CD processes, and Agile methodologies.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with PySpark, Java/Spark, and ETL/Streaming pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services including EMR, Lambda, S3, and RDS.
• Experience working with Databricks and Apache Airflow.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java.
• Understanding of distributed systems and big data processing concepts.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Shell scripting and Unix/Linux environments.
• Knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure automation and management.
• Exposure to modern LLM concepts and practical AI/LLM use case development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering or data engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.