Azure Databricks Developer

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Job Title: Azure Databricks Developer

Position: Software Engineer

Experience: 4-5 Years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: India, Bangalore / Chennai

Position ID:JJ0925-0281

Shift Time : 1pm to 10pm

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Your future duties and responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled Azure Databricks Developer to design, develop, and optimize big data pipelines using Databricks on Azure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in PySpark, Azure Data Lake, and data engineering best practices in a cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Databricks and PySpark.

Work with structured and unstructured data from diverse sources (e.g., ADLS Gen2, SQL DBs, APIs).

Optimize Spark jobs for performance and cost-efficiency.

Collaborate with data analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to understand data needs.

Develop reusable code components and automate workflows using Azure Data Factory (ADF).

Implement data quality checks, logging, and monitoring.

Participate in code reviews and adhere to software engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in Apache Spark / PySpark.

5+ years working with Azure Databricks and Azure Data Services (ADLS Gen2, ADF, Synapse).

Strong understanding of data warehousing, ETL, and data lake architectures.

Proficiency in Python and SQL.

Experience with Git, CI/CD tools, and version control practices.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Must Have Skills:

Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks

Proficiency in Apache Spark (PySpark / Scala / SQL)

Experience in building ETL/ELT pipelines

Strong knowledge of Azure Data Services (Data Factory, ADLS, Synapse)

Good understanding of data warehousing concepts

Experience with SQL and performance tuning

Knowledge of Python or Scala

Experience with version control tools like Git

Understanding of data partitioning, optimization, and caching techniques

Good to Have Skills:

Experience with Delta Lake and data lake architecture

Exposure to streaming technologies (Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Spark Streaming)

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow

Familiarity with Power BI or other visualization tools

Understanding of data governance and security (RBAC, data masking)

Experience in handling large-scale distributed systems

Exposure to multi-cloud environments

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