Java Software Engineer

Capgemini Engineering; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consulting firm is seeking a skilled Software Engineer in Toronto to contribute to developing data systems for a large social media platform. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong Java skills, and knowledge of distributed storage systems. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and focuses on innovation and collaboration within the team.

Benefits

Healthcare including dental and vision

Financial well-being programs

Paid time off and holidays

Paid parental leave

Family-building benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as Software Engineer.
• Experience with handling distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of data coding best practices.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an R&D team on data systems.
• Prepare functional and design specifications.
• Design and maintain data pipelines using cloud technology.

Skills

Java coding

Distributed storage systems development

Linux

Bash

Tools

Apache Cassandra

Apache Druid

StarRocks

Docker

Job description

Overview

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As Software Engineer, you will work on one of the world's largest social media platforms which handles a few petabytes of data daily. You will contribute as part of an R&D self-organized team in a challenging, innovative environment for our client.

Your role

• Obtains tasks from the project lead or Team Lead (TL), prepares functional and design specifications, and approves them with all stakeholders.
• Developing the best practices for data coding to ensure consistency within the system.
• Updating and optimizing local and metadata models and troubleshooting and optimizing data systems.
• Evaluating implemented data systems for variances, discrepancies, and efficiency.
• Understand the business drivers and analytical use-cases and translate these to data products.
• Design, implement and maintain pipelines that produce business-critical data reliably and efficiently using cloud technology.
• Reports about area readiness / quality, and raise red flags in crisis situations within their area of responsibility, and resolve crisis situations within their AOR.
• Initiates and conducts code reviews, creates code standards, conventions, and guidelines.
• Suggets technical and functional improvements to add value to the product.

Your skills and experience

• 5+ years of experience as Software Engineer with solid Java coding skills.
• Must have distributed storage systems development experience with Apache Cassandra, Apache Druid and StarRocks.
• Linux / Bash experience and basic knowledge of Docker.

Good to have

• Experience in C++ and Python is a plus.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
• Experience with Bazel to scalably build and test massive, multi-language, multi-platform codebases.

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of well-being throughout the changing stages of life and career. For eligible employees, we offer :

• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family-building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child / elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by market-leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity / expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced to communicate how this position is traditionally performed. Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and / or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time