Position: Big Data Engineer (Poland)
Company: Grid Dynamics
Experience required: 3y
Category: Other
English level: upper
Published: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

Grid Dynamics is looking for a middle Big Data Engineer.

**Project description**
Company existing ecommerce stack is on Hybris, with a highly customized integration with SAP. In order to support future growth, the mission is to build out a new commerce platform on MACH technologies to create a technical platform that can scale with the % year-on-year growth planned for the business. The client favors a 'big bang' approach for their B2C website launch in the UK in June 2023. Grid Dynamics are tasked with building out the commerce website using commerce tools (commerce engine), Algolia (CMS) and Amplience (Search), to interface with a Mulesoft integration layer to clients downstream systems. We will also be building the Storefront (Next.js).

**Details on tech stack**
This role will focus on the Event Streaming work stream using Confluent Kafka
The rest of the project for context involves:
The three key best of breed technologies which will form the crux of the overall solution are commerce tools (to power commerce capabilities), Amplience (CMS to facilitate the content management capabilities) and Algolia (search provider to power the search capabilities).
Next.js will be used for the Storefront build (React)
AWS is the (to be confirmed) chosen infrastructure for any custom solution hosting (e.g. storefronts, extensions to commerce tool and Amplience etc.) and deploying microservices
The code base will be built and maintained as a Mono Repo and Rush will be used as the mono repo management tool
Funded Training will be provided before the build phase kicks off in commerce tools, Algolia and Amplience

**Min requirements for the candidate**
Deep knowledge of event streaming and Confluent Kafka/ integration services

**Nice to have requirements to the candidate**
Experience with eCommerce architecture
Ability to communicate recommendations to the client and persuade on technical topics

**What tasks the candidate will work with?**
Building the event streaming services for clients eCommerce implementation landscape using Confluent Kafka

**What is good about project?**
The company is an ambitious business who fully trust Grid Dynamics to successfully deliver the best of breed eCommerce platform to meet their business goals
Possibility to contribute tangible recommendations to client at the very start of the project to shape scope and delivery
Possibility to grow our analytics presence on the account in the future