EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Java Software Engineer to drive the development of our marketplace software.

This position requires a deep understanding of Java, data structures and algorithms, AWS, and Kafka, to build scalable, reliable, and high-performance applications that enhance our core marketplace operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop fast, scalable, highly available, and reliable marketplace software that will control the core of the marketplace data
• Scale our services and re-design the core marketplace data platform
• Use real-time and offline data to understand performance and ensure system scalability
• Develop and lead one of the most sensitive and visible initiatives in the organization
• Scale our private APIs to allow enhanced experiences for travelers and partners
• Simplify our core workflow to improve both our travelers’ and suppliers’ experience
• Backend development building applications from concept to completion
• Commit to vigilantly rewriting, refactoring, and perfecting code
• Develop quality scalable, tested, and reliable applications using industry standard methodologies
• Work in an agile environment with product management and operations
• Build and maintain quality software using world-class tools: Git, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, etc
• Collaborate with team members to co-develop and solve problems, actively participating in code and design reviews
• Take advantage of opportunities to build new technical expertise in a specific engineering area, seeking knowledge from subject matter experts when needed

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience in Batch and stream processing using Spark, K-Streams, Kafka
• Experience building data pipelines with data from event streams on distributed data systems (AWS/Hadoop)
• Experience building high performance data product APIs
• Professional development experience in Scala (Functional)/Java
• Commitment to technical excellence
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure, architectural patterns, and scalable production quality systems
• Background in the devops aspects of data pipelines, networking & big data

Nice to have

• Experience in data pipeline and data quality, Spark, Python

We offer

• Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
• Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
• Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
• Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
• Focused individual development
• Benefit package:
  • Health benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible benefits
• Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)