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# Software Engineer, Big Data

- **Company:** ZipRecruiter, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apache HTTP Server, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Integration, Data Structures, Data Flow Control, Apache Hadoop, Apache HBase, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Spark, Containerization, Data Lakes, Apache Flume, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Cassandra, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Machine Learning Operations, Apache Beam, Docker, Databricks
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_d8af17d31

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on Python and big data technologies
 * Experience with Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Hive, and/or other big data technologies
 * Comprehensive computer science fundamentals in coding, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
 * Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and/or Kubernetes, * 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on Python and big data technologies
 * BS/MS/PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
 * Experience with data integration tools like Apache Kafka, Flume, and NiFi
 * Familiarity with data storage technologies such as Delta Lake, HBase, Cassandra, and MongoDB
 * Familiarity with Apache Hudi, Apache Beam, Apache Flink, Google Cloud Dataflow, Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics, and/or Azure Databricks

## Description

Our team has a unique opportunity to work on applications and data at scale, serving millions of jobseekers and tens of thousands of customers. We're working on building an efficient marketplace of jobseekers and employers and need senior data engineers to build fast, scalable, and effective applications, stream and batch data processing, ML infrastructure and a variety of other systems all to help connect people to their next job. We provide an essential service and have a thriving business as a result., * Build data processing and exploration pipelines along with ML infrastructure to power our intelligence

 * Deploy a range of cloud-based technologies for critical projects
 * Write, test, instrument, and deploy code to our Kubernetes environment
 * Help drive the innovation and evolution of ZipRecruiter


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