Software Engineer (Data)

ProcessSeptember 28 COB: Final day to submit candidatesSeptember 30: Interview selections/feedback expectedOctober 6: Hiring Day all interviews will be in person in Rockville, MD*Title: Software Engineer (Data)Locations: Rockville, MD (Hybrid)Contract: 6+ months contract with extensionOnly Local candidates who do onsite interview F2F on Oct 6thClient: FINRAJob DescriptionThis is a highly collaborative initiative involving multiple teams, including a gateway team, with downstream impact to surveillance capabilities.Key Skills / ProfileStrong software/application engineers with a solid understanding of dataStrong algorithmic/problem-solving skills; ability to identify patterns and relationships across large datasetsJava or PythonStrong AWS knowledgeAWS GlueAthenaETL/data processingApache SparkFamiliarity with Presto and/or TrinoExperience with AWS big-data servicesUnderstanding of data connections, integrations, and data flowsExperience using GenAI tools for code generationGenAI will also be incorporated into the solution itself, not just used as a developer productivity toolIdeal Candidate: This is not purely a traditional data-engineering role. They want a strong application/software engineer who is comfortable working with data-intensive systems, algorithms, AWS, and distributed data technologies.