Back-End Software Engineer – Databricks & Data Integration

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services.

CLA is seeking a Back-End Software Engineer to join our growing technology team. This role supports the design, development, and maintenance of secure, efficient server-side systems, APIs, and data solutions.

You’ll collaborate with technology and business teams to develop new capabilities, solve problems, and ensure reliable performance across applications and data platforms. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys back-end development but also wants to expand their experience working with modern data technologies, including Databricks.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Back-End Development & Integration

• Build and maintain APIs that enable secure and efficient data exchange between systems.
• Develop and support server-side logic, services, and data structures.
• Develop, maintain, and support data processing and integration solutions using Databricks, including notebooks, jobs, and workflows.
• Use Databricks and SQL to transform, process, and integrate data in support of applications and business requirements.
• Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to integrate user-facing components with back-end systems.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate them into effective technical solutions.

Feature Development, Testing & Security

• Participate in the design, development, testing, and deployment of new features with support and guidance from senior team members.
• Develop and test solutions within Databricks using established development, source-control, deployment, and security practices.
• Implement security and data-protection measures using established standards and practices.
• Perform unit and integration testing to support application functionality and reliability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, diagrams, and implementation details.

Operations, Monitoring & Project Support

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot and resolve issues as needed.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Databricks jobs, workflows, and data processing activities to support reliable and efficient operations.
• Support project planning activities, including estimation, task coordination, and identification of dependencies.
• Collaborate across technology teams to support continuous improvement of applications, integrations, and data solutions.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with programming languages commonly used in back-end development, such as Python, Java, C#, or Node.js.
• Experience developing or supporting solutions using Databricks or a comparable cloud-based data platform.
• Experience working with APIs, application integrations, databases, and data processing solutions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Foundational experience with one or more server-side languages, such as Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, or Node.js.
• Basic understanding of SQL and NoSQL database technologies, such as MySQL and MongoDB, including data querying and data structures.
• Working knowledge of Databricks for developing, executing, and supporting data processing and integration solutions.
• Familiarity with Databricks notebooks, jobs/workflows, clusters or serverless compute, and SQL-based data processing.
• Foundational understanding of data engineering concepts, including ETL/ELT, data transformation, data quality, and data integration.
• Familiarity with Git for source control, branching, merging, and collaborative code management.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support integration with front-end components and understand full-stack interactions.

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Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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