Job Title: Flink Stream Application Developer

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Job type: Contract

Duration: Long-term

Job Summary:

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented Flink Stream Application Developers to join our growing team. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing real-time streaming applications using Apache Flink. You will work closely with other engineers and data scientists to build scalable and robust data pipelines that process high-volume, high-velocity data.

Responsibilities:

Development and Implementation:

• Develop and implement real-time streaming applications using Apache Flink.
• Write efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and processing logic within Flink pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving code quality.
• Contribute to the development of automated tests for streaming applications.

Performance and Optimization:

• Monitor and optimize the performance of Flink applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance and stability issues.
• Assist in performance testing and benchmarking.
• Contribute to the tuning of Flink configurations.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with other developers, data scientists, and product managers.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Work with message queues like Kafka.

Learning and Growth:

• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Apache Flink and stream processing.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• 1+ years of experience in stream processing/ streaming app development
• Experience with GPU stream processing is a plus
• Hands-on experience with Apache Flink or a strong desire to learn.
• Proficiency in Java or Scala (or other relevant languages).
• Understanding of stream processing concepts.
• Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with building CI/CD pipelines.