Spark, Scala, SQL Developer (100% remote within Spain)

UST España & Latam; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Health care plan

Teleworking compensation

Life and accident insurances

Flexible compensation program

Training platforms access

Career stability and progression

Referral bonuses

12 or 14 payments per year

Work-life balance measures

Club platform discounts and gym access

Job summary

UST España & Latam, a multinational technology services leader, is seeking a Backend Developer Analyst with at least 2 years in big data environments using Apache Spark. The role emphasizes collaboration in agile teams and strong English communication.

Responsibilities include designing and maintaining datalake pipelines with Spark, Scala and SQL, orchestrating workflows with Control-M and Airflow, and delivering production-ready data solutions for Market Risk use cases. Remote within Spain.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in backend development within big data environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Spark, Scala and SQL.
• Experience with data lakes, data quality, and production pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain datalake pipelines using Spark, Scala and SQL.
• Orchestrate batch workflows with Control-M and Airflow.
• Implement data ingestion, transformation, validation and publication for Market Risk use cases.
• Optimize Spark-based workloads for performance, reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with agile squads and production support to deliver business value.
• Provide incident support and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Big data

Scala programming

SQL

English communication (C1)

Agile methodologies

Team collaboration

Tools

Spark

GitHub

Jenkins

SonarQube

Control-M

Airflow

Databricks

Azure

AWS

YARN

Job description

More in details, UST is a multinational company based in North America, certified as a Top Employer and Great Place to Work company with over 35.000 employees all over the world and presence in more than 35 countries. We are leaders on digital technology services, and we provide large-scale technologic solutions to big companies.

What we look for?

We are looking for Apache Spark (Backend Developer Analyst) with at least 2 years of experience in backend application development, particularly within Big Data environments using Apache Spark.

The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, follows Agile development methodologies, and has experience working in collaborative, continuously improving software teams.

Strong knowledge of SQL, Continuous Integration practices (Git, GitHub, Jenkins), and excellent communication skills in English C1 level are essential.

Main tasks and accountabilities will be:

• Design, develop and maintain datalake pipelines using Spark, Scala and SQL.
• Orchestrate batch workflows and dependencies with Control-M and Airflow.
• Implement data ingestion, transformation, validation and publication processes for Market Risk use cases.
• Optimize performance, reliability and scalability of Spark-based workloads.
• Analyze technical and functional gaps, propose solutions and support delivery planning.
• Support production incidents, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement of operational processes.
• Collaborate with agile squads, functional teams and production support teams to deliver business value.

What do we expect from you?

Mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in big data, datalake or cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Spark, Scala and SQL for large-scale data processing.
• Knowledge of datalake architecture, data quality controls, lineage and production-grade data pipelines.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, adaptability, productivity.
• Experience with workflow orchestration and scheduling tools, especially Control-M and Airflow.
• Databricks, Azure, YARN, AWS compute.
• Experience with CI/CD and software engineering practices, including GitHub, Jenkins and Sonar.
• Understanding of banking production processes, operational monitoring and incident management tools such as ServiceNow.
• Basic knowledge of Market Risk processes, including P&L, valuations, metrics and regulatory reporting data flows.

Work mode: remote within Spain. Business Hours

What can we offer?

• 23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days!
• Numerous benefits (Heath Care Plan, teleworking compensation, Life and Accident Insurances).
• Retribución Flexible´ Program: (Meals, Kinder Garden, Transport, online English lessons, Heath Care Plan...)
• Free access to several training platforms
• Professional stability and career plans
• UST also, compensates referrals from which you could benefit when you refer professionals.
• The option to pick between 12 or 14 payments along the year.
• Real Work Life Balance measures (flexibility, WFH or remote work policy, compacted hours during summertime...)
• UST Club Platform discounts and gym Access discounts

In UST we are committed to equal opportunities in our selection processes and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. We have a special commitment to Disability & Inclusion, so we are interested in hiring people with disability certificate.