JAVA Backend Engineer

Java Backend EngineerLocation: SFO, CADuration: 6+ months Contract (With Likely Extension)Job Description:Responsibilities:Candidate must be advanced in problem solving skills using advanced algorithms.Candidate must be well versed with Java and Advanced Java features.Candidate must have hands on SQL or No SQL technologies.Candidate must be willing to inspire by vision and stick to organization goals.Candidate must be well versed with design patterns and object oriented programming.Candidate must have experience on working on large volume systems with scale.Candidate must have experience working on distributed messaging systems like Kafka.Exposure to Spark, Hadoop and Hive is plus.Develops innovation strategies, processes, and best practices.Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects.Supports and ensures business objectives being met.Leads the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design.Leads the work of other small group of 3 to 4 engineers for assigned Engineering projects - Leads and participates in end to end service implementations, data feeds ingestion, and orchestration.Designs and implements low latency services.Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.Troubleshoots business and production issues.