Senior Developer Hadoop Realign LLC Pennington, NJ Job Details Full-time $118,000 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Performance tuning Data Integration (Data management) HDFS Distributed file systems Spark System performance optimization Apache Hive Enterprise software systems development Data Architecture Design (Architecture design skills) Production systems ETL process automation Spark implementation Distributed systems Cloud solution engineering Real-time data processing implementation System tuning Data performance optimization Batch data processing Design (software development lifecycle) Cross-functional communication Database software proficiency Full Job Description Pennington, New Jersey 08534 Posted October 2nd, 2026

Job Type:

Full Time Job Category:

IT Job Description Role:

Senior Developer Hadoop Location:

Charlotte NC/ Pennington NJ Fulltime -

Permanent Job Description Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Primary Skill:

Data Engineering, Platform Engineering or architecture roles. Deep Expertise in Pyspark.

Experience:

10+ yrs Roles & Responsibilities Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field. Required Hard and Soft Skills / Experience Deep Expertise in PySpark, including performance tuning and optimization Strong python development experience in large-scale distributed environment Solid knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS,Hive/Impala, YARN) Proven experience designing and governing enterprise, regulatory facing data platforms. Expertise in designing data lakes, ELT/ETL pipelines, batch and real time data processing solution Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Scala and SQL Strong understanding of non-functional requirements and production support models Clear written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence across organizations Preferred Skills / Experience Financial services experience, particularly in Market Surveillance, AML, Fraud, Or Risk Technology Experience supporting regulatory or audit facing platforms Kafka and Spark Structured streaming exposure Familiarity with Orchestration tools(Airflow,Control-M,Oozie) Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and data quality controls Daily Responsibilities/Priorities Enterprise & Surveillance Architecture Define target state architecture and strategic roadmap for surveillance data processing platforms leveraging Hadoop,Spark, Pyspark and Python Establish standard architectural patterns for alert generation, enrichment, aggregation and reporting pipelines. Ensure architecture aligns with enterprise technology standards and Surveillance control expectation Solution Design and Delivery Support Translate surveillance business requirements(e.g, market misconduct detection, regulatory coverage) into scalable technical designs Review and approve detailed technical designs, ensuring alignment with functional intent, regulatory requirements, and architectural standards. Provide hands-on architectural guidance to engineering teams during development, testing and implementation Design and standardization of Spark/Pyspark frameworks supporting surveillance alert generation and enrichment Modernization and Optimization of large-scale Hadoop surveillance workloads to improve performance, stability and control coverage Implementation of enterprise-consistent architecture patterns enabling audit readiness, lineage, and regulatory traceability Support end-to-end delivery across the SDLC, minimizing rework and technical debt Architecture Governance & Leadership Participate in and lead architecture review forums and design walkthroughs Mentor senior engineers and promote adoption of Standard framework and best practices Influence enterprise surveillance platform strategy through architecture governance Documentation & Communication Maintain high-quality documentation, including business requirement, data definitions and process flows Proactively communicate risks, dependencies and potential timeline impact to stakeholders Non-Functional requirement and product Readiness Required Skills Cloud Developer SQL Application Developer