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BlackRock
Spark Scala Developer
Original posting
BlackRock | New York, NY | Full-time ONSITE, VISA | Spark Scala Developer
You will be working on a specific, revenue-generating product critical to the needs of BlackRock’s clients, helping to build a better financial future for firms and individuals throughout the world by harnessing the power of analytics.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
- Work beside Analytics and Product experts to build innovative analytics tools for users both inside and outside our firm
- Leverage distributed computing technologies to build scalable analytics engines and calculators
- Prototype and implement JVM servers for delivering content securely to our enterprise clients
- Architect prototypes and proofs of concepts using the latest open source technologies
- Beyond coding, a successful candidate will strive to learn the business context of their projects and play a leading role in solving problems and driving decisions
Qualifications:
- 2-4 years development experience in both Java and Scala.
- Proficient in functional programming and object oriented design
- Experience with Apache Spark and the Hadoop Ecosystem is required
- Experience with version control, issue management and continuous integration (ex: Git, JIRA, and Jenkins) is required
- BS/MS in computer science or equivalent practical experience
Other applicable experiences:
- Building and securing RESTful web services using Spring
- Involvement with/authoring of open source software a plus
- Passion for automated testing and agile, test-driven development
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/cap/view/208046368?pathWildcar...
Reach out to me directly if interested. I lead the team that is hiring this role: msahn@blackrock.com