Lead Backend Developer Java Data - 8 Years

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About Sap Successfactors

SAP SuccessFactors is a leading cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software suite that provides comprehensive solutions for HR processes, including talent management, workforce analytics, and employee experience. With over 12,000 customers across diverse industries and 191 million users in more than 200 countries, SuccessFactors is trusted by organizations of all sizes. Its flexibility allows it to cater to both large enterprises and mid-market companies, offering scalable solutions that can be tailored to meet specific business needs.

The platform supports various HR functions, such as recruitment, performance management, learning and development, and compensation, all in a global, user-friendly environment. SAP SuccessFactors is designed to be scalable and adaptable, helping organizations improve HR processes while ensuring compliance with international regulations. Its widespread adoption and industry-specific capabilities make it a critical tool for companies looking to optimize their workforce management strategies.

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JOBTITLE: LEAD Java/DATA ENGINEER

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Java/Data Engineer to join our team. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, optimizing, and maintaining large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring high-quality data flows and processing. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to seamlessly connect data systems and drive data integration between HCM and BDC platforms. This is an excellent opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including Spark, Python, Java, and other tools used in the data engineering space.

What Youll Do

• Design and Build Scalable ETL Pipelines: Architect, build, and optimize large-scale ETL/ELT data pipelines, focusing on performance, scalability, and data integrity. Ensure the pipelines integrate smoothly within the larger data ecosystem.
• Microservices Development and Maintenance: Design and implement microservices for managing data processing tasks. Build reusable and scalable services to handle various data processing needs and ensure maintainability.
• Implement DevOps Practices: Utilize DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD) for automating testing, building, and deployment of data pipelines and microservices. Ensure that data workflows, models, and infrastructure are robust and can scale in a cloud-native environment.
• Data Integration and Transformation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design seamless data integrations between HCM and BDC systems. Focus on data transformation, cleansing, and deduplication while ensuring the pipelines are efficient and maintainable.
• Optimize Data Processing: Tune ETL pipeline performance, focusing on real-time data processing and optimizing for low-latency data delivery. Troubleshoot and debug complex pipeline issues in distributed systems.
• Database and Big Data Tools Management: Work extensively with SQL for structured data and leverage big data tools like Hive, HBase, and Parquet for large-scale data storage and querying.
• Performance Optimization & Data Quality: Drive data quality initiatives including data deduplication, data transformation, and performance optimizations across data pipelines and services.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Partner with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Engineers to ensure seamless data integration. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers, fostering best practices in both data engineering and DevOps.
  
  

What You Bring

• Strong expertise in Java for building scalable data pipelines and microservices, with additional proficiency in Python or Scala as needed for data processing use cases.
• Extensive experience with Java-based big data frameworks, including Apache Spark (Java APIs), Kafka (Java producers/consumers), and Airflow (orchestrated with Java back-end services).
• Strong knowledge of SQL and Java JDBC for querying structured data and integrating with relational databases
• Hands-on experience building microservices in Java, using frameworks such as Spring Boot and Micronaut, including RESTful APIs, service orchestration, and containerization.
• Proficient in Java-based DevOps practices, using tools like Jenkins (Java-based CI), Git, Docker, and Kubernetes to enable scalable CI/CD pipelines.
• In-depth expertise with big data tools, integrating Hive, HBase, and Parquet with Java-based data ingestion and processing solutions.
• Skilled in data transformation and performance tuning using Java multithreading, memory management, and distributed system design patterns.
• Familiarity with integrating Java-based microservices with Machine Learning pipelines, enabling real-time inference and batch processing workflows.
• Architected and scaled high-volume Java microservices, ensuring high availability, resilience, and throughput for enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging capabilities in Java, especially in distributed systems involving asynchronous messaging and parallel computation.
• Experience mentoring engineers in Java best practices, clean code, object-oriented design, and performance optimization for enterprise data solutions.
  
  

Work Experience & Education

• Requires 8+ years of professional experience is essential for understanding system architecture, programming, and technical troubleshooting.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelors/Masters in computer science required
  
  

Meet The Team

The SAP SuccessFactors HCM Analytics team is responsible for delivering powerful, data-driven insights to help organizations optimize their HR processes. This team focuses on developing and enhancing advanced analytics tools within the SuccessFactors suite, enabling businesses to leverage workforce data for better decision-making. By providing actionable insights into talent management, employee performance, workforce trends, and organizational health, the HCM Analytics team plays a key role in driving HR transformation and improving operational efficiency. Their work supports HR leaders in aligning people strategies with business objectives, fostering a data-centric culture within the organization.

The team collaborates with various departments to ensure the development of user-friendly, scalable analytics solutions that meet the unique needs of businesses globally. Their expertise in HR data analysis, predictive modeling, and reporting allows organizations to gain a deeper understanding of their workforce dynamics and make more informed, strategic HR decisions. The SuccessFactors HCM Analytics team is committed to continuously enhancing the platforms capabilities to provide customers with the tools they need to stay ahead in today’s competitive and rapidly evolving business environme

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

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SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 430086 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: .

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