Python/Spark Developer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is searching for a Python/Spark Developer for a right‑to‑hire assignment with a premier financial services client in Tampa, FL.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipelines for processing and analyzing large‑scale financial data.
• Lead projects for developing batch pipeline processes for credit risk analytics, including stress loss (GSST, CCAR) and expected credit loss (CECL, IFRS9, ICAAP).
• Ensure efficient storage and retrieval of all risk data in big‑data platform systems (Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Spark, etc.).
• Implement best practices for Spark performance tuning, including partitioning, caching, and memory management.
• Maintain code quality through high‑efficiency testing, CI/CD pipelines (Tekton, Harness), and version control (GitHub).

Required Skills

• 7+ years of software development experience with at least 5 years of hands‑on Python and Apache Spark development in enterprise environments.
• Experience building backend applications and services using Python (not solely data engineering or analytics solutions).
• 3+ years of experience leading/owning software development projects from beginning to end with multiple team members.
• Experience working in financial market and credit risk enterprise software systems, including scenario analysis and stress testing.
• Proficiency with GitHub, Tekton, Harness, and other CI/CD pipeline technologies.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced TechFin environment.
• Experience leveraging AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Devin, or similar technologies to improve engineering productivity.

Preferred Skills

• Strong SQL skills with enterprise databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MySQL.
• Experience with NoSQL platforms is a plus.