Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering & Backend Services

Job Description

Sr Software Engineer About the role Gartner is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer focusing on data engineering and backend services. This person will be a part of team developing and supporting Gartner s client facing experience. This includes supporting all the data related operations within the team. This position will provide an opportunity to work with on several different technologies focusing on data modelling, data services, data science, API and backend services This includes building and consuming web services, integrating search technologies, and building personalization, recommendation engines, data engineering best practices integration. What You Will do Backend Design & Development Architect, design, and develop backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, or Python. Build and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance web services. Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain existing applications and services. System Architecture & Engineering Apply deep knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns to solve engineering challenges. Participate in architecture design and implementation of high-performance, scalable, and optimized data solutions. Prepare documentations and specifications Ensure application security, scalability, and reliability. Data Engineering & Processing Build and optimize data processing pipelines using PySpark. Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines. Integrate ML Engineering workflows into production environments. Good Sql understanding with ability to create the data model from scratch. Help write and optimize in-application SQL statements. Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases Database & Storage Management Design, implement, and manage relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar). Utilize various NoSQL storage engines like DynamodB. Integration & Automation Integrate data pipeline, backend services and external APIs. Contribute to the automation of development, testing, and deployment processes. Collaboration & Leadership Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product managers, and engineers within an Agile/Scrum framework to define requirements and deliver end-to-end features. Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices. What youll need: Must have: 5-7 years of professional experience in the IT industry. Core Engineering : Strong command of Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) and SOLID design principles. Backend Mastery : Proven experience developing production-scale, customer-facing API (Python). Data & ML : Practical experience with ETL/ELT processes and familiarity with Machine Learning Engineering (deploying and scaling models). Storage : Proficiency across different storage engines (Relational, Document, or Key-Value). Cloud : AWS / MS Azure / Google Cloud Nice to have/opportunity to learn: Experience with Machine Learning or Agentic Workflows or AI-driven automation. Cloud expertise, specifically in AWS (EMR, Lambda, EC2, RDS, S3 etc.). Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code. Experience in java backend development. Dont meet every single requirement We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles. #LI-NS4 Who are we At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, weve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here. What makes Gartner a great place to work Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. Gartner is the world authority on AI At Gartner, youll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations le

Keyskills :
JavaSpring BootPythonData StructuresAlgorithmsData ServicesAPIWeb ServicesPersonalizationSQLRelational DatabasesNoSQLAWSDevOpsData ModellingSearch TechnologiesRecommendation EnginesPySparkETLELT PipelinesMachine Learning EngineeringMS