Data Engineer II, JVM

6 days ago

San Diego, CA, USAMid Level

H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$150k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

Design and implement high-throughput, high-load middleware and backend systems.
Develop and maintain stateful and stateless Flink stream-processing jobs and scalable ETL jobs.
Optimize data pipeline performance, reliability, and monitoring.
Support migration from on-premises Kafka to new cloud technologies.
Analyze functional and business requirements in depth.
Contribute to architecture decisions for the PlayStation Cloud Streaming data pipeline.
Partner with Business Intelligence and product domain teams to turn data into business value.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of software development and backend engineering experience with high-throughput, concurrent, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems.
Proficiency in JVM languages including Kotlin, Scala, or Java, as well as Python.
Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL.
Knowledge of functional programming, object-oriented programming, and TDD.
Knowledge of REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets.
Expertise with JSON, Avro, and Protobuf data structures and unstructured or semi-structured data.
Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing.
Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tools and processes.
Experience monitoring and analyzing system performance and isolating reliability, performance, and scalability bottlenecks.
Ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.
AWS enterprise-scale experience, including OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS, is a plus.
Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technology experience is a plus.

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Matching 401(k), paid time off, and wellness program.
Employee discounts on Sony products.
Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
Hybrid working policy; individual base pay depends on job-related factors including skills, experience, and location.
Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.