Senior Full Stack & Backend Engineer - Java & Spark

VTG Defense; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense in Chantilly, VA seeks an experienced Full Stack Developer (Full Performance to Expert) to support a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services. The candidate should handle Solr/Elastic search, schema updates, Lucene queries, and big data tooling.

Requirements include 5+ years of backend Java, 3+ years in a big data environment with Hadoop/PySpark/Spark/HBase, and proficiency with AWS, JIRA, and GitHub.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a big data environment using Hadoop, PySpark, Spark, and HBase (prefer at least two).
• 5+ years of hands-on backend Java development experience implementing code that undergoes reviews, unit tests, and production deployment.
• Experience with Solr or Elastic Search including schema updates and Lucene queries.
• Demonstrated experience with AWS services, JIRA, and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Support a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services.
• Work with Solr/Elastic Search to optimize performance and queries.
• Collaborate on schema updates and tuning for large-scale data processing.

Skills

AWS services

JIRA

GITHUB

Solr

Elastic Search

Lucene queries

Big data environment

Education

College degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Hadoop

PySpark

Spark

HBase

Job description

VTG Defense in Chantilly, VA seeks an experienced Full Stack Developer (Full Performance to Expert) to support a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services. The candidate should handle Solr/Elastic search, schema updates, Lucene queries, and big data tooling.

Requirements include 5+ years of backend Java, 3+ years in a big data environment with Hadoop/PySpark/Spark/HBase, and proficiency with AWS, JIRA, and GitHub.