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# Python/Spark Developer

- **Company:** SGA Inc.
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Big Data, Cloudera Impala, Software Quality, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Database Queries, Distributed Systems, Memory Management, Github, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, GitHub Copilot, Apache Spark, Backend, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6edaf897-2d2f-470c-8d35-7b545e95a263

## About the Role

* 7+ years of software development experience with at least 5 years of hands-on Python and Apache Spark development in enterprise environments.
 * Must have experience building backend applications and services using Python, not solely data engineering or analytics solutions.
 * 3+ years of experience leading/owning software development projects from beginning to end with multiple team members.
 * Experience working in financial market and credit risk enterprise software systems including, but not limited to, scenario analysis and stress testing.
 * Experience with GitHub, Tekton, Harness, and other CI/CD pipeline technologies.
 * Ability to work in a fast-paced TechFin environment.
 * Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Devin, or similar technologies to improve engineering productivity.

Preferred Skills :

 * Strong SQL skills with enterprise databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MySQL. Experience with NoSQL platforms is a plus.

## Description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Python/Spark Developer for a right to hire assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Tampa, FL ., * Seeking a Core Python Engineer with an expertise in big data processing, particularly within the TechFin industry. Candidate should have experience working with financial enterprise technologies and large-scale distributed computing systems. This role involves developing and optimizing data pipelines for credit risk calculations and regulatory reporting.

 * Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipelines for processing and analyzing large scale financial data
 * Lead projects for developing batch pipeline processes for credit risk analytics including, but not limited to, stress loss (GSST, CCAR) and expected credit loss (CECL, IFRS9, ICAAP)
 * Ensure the efficient storage of and retrieval of all risk data in our big data platform systems (Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Spark, etc.)
 * Implement best practices for spark performance tuning including, but not limited to, partitioning, caching, and memory management.
 * Maintain code quality through high-efficiency testing, CI/CD pipelines (Tekton, Harness), and version control (GitHub).


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