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Hadoop Developer

Job Description:

Hadoop Developer Summary:

Signature Consultants is seeking a Hadoop Developer for an opportunity in Charlotte, NC. Our client is building a new strategic reference data platform for client, account and instrument data, and platforms initial rollouts have been extremely successful and they are looking to expand and extend. Our client needs a top-tier engineer who has a strong and successful track record of solving hard problems and out of the box thinking. It is a dynamic work environment where successful candidates are expected to be flexible, self-sufficient and learn their business, data and technology stack with minimal supervision. He or she will lead the push for horizontally scalable, high performance applications, while facing off to senior business and tech partners across the organization. This is a prime role for a strong, independent individual contributor, with huge growth potential.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of Scala, Java, Python (or similar) programming - Familiar with functional programming style (Scala, Java 8 w/ lambda expressions, etc.)
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills and enjoys a collaborative environment
  • Flexible, self-starter, fast-learner
  • Willing and able to quickly learn new technologies and skills
  • Experience with functional programming is a big plus
  • Experience with graph technologies is a plus
  • Familiarity with Semantic Web (RDF) and Sparql is a plus
  • Experience with distributed computing is a plus
  • Familiarity with Zookeeper/Storm/Spark/HDFS is a plus
  • Experience with search technologies is a plus
  • Familiarity with Lucene/Solr/ElasticSearch is a plus
  • Experience with enhancing and maintaining mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment is a plus
  • Ability to work independently
  • Take nothing for granted, ask questions, learn the business, desire to understand not only what to do, but also why
  • Scala knowledge or experience (or demonstrated desire to learn on their own)
  • Deep, hands-on knowledge and experience in building applications, end to end, in Java, Python or C++
  • RDF / Symantic Web / noSQL DB knowledge or experience (ex. MongoDB)
  • Exposure to distributed frameworks (hbase, hadoop, spark) Knowledge/experience in the credit derivatives space
  • Knowledge/experience in reference data (client or product)
  • Background or demonstrated interest in machine learning algorithms

About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the seventh consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 14th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 26 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com.

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