Citi · 1 day ago
Senior Big Data Engineer
Tampa, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
6+ years expCiti, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries. They are seeking a talented Senior Big Data Engineer to join their data engineering team, where the role involves optimizing existing data pipelines and building new high-performance solutions for analytics and business intelligence.
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Responsibilities
Analyze and optimize existing Hadoop/Spark pipelines to improve processing speed, resource utilization, and reliability
Identify bottlenecks in data workflows and implement solutions that reduce processing time and costs
Tune Spark jobs, Hive queries, and Impala performance through partitioning strategies, caching, and execution plan optimization
Design and build scalable data pipelines using Spark (Scala) to process terabytes of data efficiently
Develop robust ETL/ELT workflows that integrate data from multiple sources into Hadoop environment and Oracle data warehouses
Implement data quality checks and monitoring to ensure pipeline reliability
Work closely with product teams to understand requirements and deliver data solutions
Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
Document pipeline architecture, data flows, and operational procedures
Qualification
Required
6+ years of hands-on experience with Hadoop ecosystem technologies
Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
Strong proficiency in Apache Spark with Scala development
Solid experience with Hive and Impala for large-scale data querying
Understanding of distributed computing principles and data partitioning strategies
Experience optimizing Spark jobs and SQL queries for performance
Proficiency with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices
Proficiency with streaming frameworks (Kafka)
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Preferred
Exposure to cloud platforms and technologies
Exposure to Databricks
Master's degree
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
Life, accident, and disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
Company
Citi
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