Senior Software Engineer / Data Engineer (Spark, Scala) - CSIRO - Data61 - EngineeringCareer

First listed on: 12 April 2019

Senior Software Engineer / Data Engineer (Spark, Scala) 

The Opportunity

  • Do you have a passion for Scala and Spark programming?
  • Collaborate with researchers and engineers on new, innovative software
  • Join our dedicated Graph Platform Engineering team at Data61, Australia's digital powerhouse 
     

The Position

CSIRO’s Data61 has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer / Data Engineer (Spark, Scala) to develop new technologies for data integration and graph analytics with real impact for Australia. We are seeking a creative person to design and build elegant, scalable software.

We can provide flexible working hours, freedom to experiment with new technologies, and the ability to grow to your full potential.

Your duties will include

  • Designing and developing software for data integration and machine learning on large scale graphs.
  • Experimenting with new technologies and communicating the results.
  • Building elegant, efficient and readable code with Scala and Apache Spark.
  • Creating distributed systems for data science at scale.
  • Collaborating effectively with research, engineering and business teams across Data61 to ensure that project goals and Data61’s goals are achieved.
     

Location:      Eveleigh NSW
Salary:          AU$113,338 - AU$132,811 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure:         Specified term till the end of June 2020
Reference:    60259

To be successful you will need

  • Bachelor degree in a scientific or engineering discipline such as Computer Science or equivalent commercial experience in software engineering
  • Experience designing and developing software for data engineering problems.
  • Experience with two or more of the following programming languages: Scala, Python, Haskell, Rust, Go, C, C++, Java.
  • Ability to think creatively, to work collaboratively and to perform tasks under minimal supervision.
  • Ability to take ownership of projects, provide technical direction, present their ideas and foster creativity in others
  • The ability to collaborate and grow with a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research and engineering team.
     

For details about who to contact and for more information please view the Position Description

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Balance

About CSIRO

At CSIRO you can be part of helping to solve big, complex problems that make a real difference to our future. We spark off each other, learn from each other, trust each other and collaborate to achieve more than we could individually in a supportive, rewarding, inclusive and truly flexible environment.

Who we are

CSIRO’s Data61 business unit is the largest data innovation group in Australia, bringing together approximately 600 research and development staff working in digital technologies to create benefit for Australia. Data61 develops Australia's future leaders with its strong 300+ PhD student program in collaboration with our best universities across Australia.

Apply Online

To apply online, please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

Applications Close

Open until Thursday 23 May 2019 at 11.59pm AEDT unless filled.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date

 
For selection documentation
and details on how to apply visit
www.csiro.au/careers or call 1300 984 220