Big Data Engineer (Scala)

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own and evolve asynchronous data services that support data synchronization across Box's systems and data stores
• ▹Take ownership of existing services and improve their reliability, scalability, observability and overall architecture
• ▹Design and implement new services and improvements to support growing data volumes and evolving platform requirements
• ▹Help ensure data remains consistent and reliable across data stores and downstream systems
• ▹Identify opportunities to simplify and consolidate existing services and improve the data platform
• ▹Collaborate with engineers and teams across Core Data and Box to understand data requirements, dependencies and technical challenges
• ▹Participate in the operation and continuous improvement of production services, troubleshooting reliability or performance issues
• ▹Contribute to the technical direction of the Data Foundations platform
• ▹Participate in the on-call rotation, available while on-call to respond to and triage issues

Requirements

• ▹Familiarity with Scala/Java, MySQL, Pub/Sub and BigQuery
• ▹Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field
• ▹3+ years of professional software development experience
• ▹Strong understanding of common algorithms, data structures and code design principles
• ▹Strong grasp of high-scale distributed systems
• ▹Passion for database scale and performance challenges
• ▹Strong sense of ownership, persistence and drive, strong communication
• ▹Agile (Scrum) methodology, Jira, GitHub Enterprise and Git

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹General perks and benefits (see the Life at Box overview)

About the company

Box (NYSE: BOX) is a leader in Intelligent Content Management. Its platform helps organizations collaborate, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. Founded in 2005, it is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.