Senior Platform Engineer - SAP Big Data Fabric Services

São Leopoldo, BR, 93022-718 · full time · Senior

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What this role is

A senior backend engineer role building cloud-native platform services that enable big data processing and storage at scale, using Apache Spark and Kubernetes. This suits experienced developers who can drive technical architecture decisions and mentor others while working on distributed systems for enterprise customers.

Our summary, not SAP’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Advanced or fluent English
Strong backend and platform engineering experience
Excellent Java or Go programming skills
Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
Object-oriented design and clean code principles
Cloud-native distributed systems design and implementation
Kubernetes and containerized application experience
At least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
REST API and service integration expertise
Architecture trade-off analysis capability
Complex software troubleshooting ability
CI/CD, code review, and test-driven development experience
Software quality assurance and testing knowledge
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to mentor developers
Self-directed learning and topic ownership
Team commitment and initiative

Nice to have

Cloud object storage experience (S3, Azure Blob, GCS)
Object store and service broker patterns
Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Helm)
Linux, scripting, or DevOps experience
Observability and monitoring expertise
Secure multi-tenant cloud service experience
Performance or reliability optimization background
Apache Spark or Lakehouse architecture knowledge
Distributed agile/Scrum team experience
Technical mentoring or architecture review experience