Sr. Data Engineer
The Coca-Cola Company · Escazú, Costa Rica
Food and Beverage Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Design and develop scalable data integration pipelines and backend services using Apache Spark and Scala. Optimize distributed computing workloads and build REST-based microservices to ensure high-performance data interoperability.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 3+ years of experience in Spark, Scala, and Azure data services like Synapse and Fabric. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in functional programming, CI/CD automation, and big data ecosystem management.
Full description
Job Description Summary:
At The Coca‑Cola Company, we believe data is the foundation for creating personalized experiences and powering sustainable growth in today’s digital-first world. As consumers engage with our brands in more connected ways than ever before, we are investing in advanced data and analytics platforms to unlock deeper insights, accelerate decision-making, and enable seamless innovation at scale.
In this role as a Sr. Data Engineer, you will play a critical part in shaping how data flows across our enterprise ecosystem. By leveraging your deep expertise in Spark, Scala development, and JVM-based engineering, you will design and implement integration frameworks that power both batch and streaming workloads on Microsoft Fabric and Synapse Analytics.
Core Responsibilities
- Design and develop data integration pipelines and backend services for structured and unstructured data, using Apache Spark with Scala.
- Build and optimize distributed computing applications that deliver scalable batch and streaming workloads within Microsoft Fabric environments.
- Perform advanced Spark performance tuning, including partitioning strategies, memory configuration, query optimization, and workload balancing across large datasets.
- Develop REST-based microservices and APIs on the JVM to enable seamless interoperability between internal and external systems.
- Engineer modular, testable, and maintainable code applying functional programming principles and industry-best patterns for reliability and performance.
- Optimize workflows through data partitioning strategies, storage formats, and platform configurations to enable high-performance querying and cost efficiency.
- Engineering Rigor: Champion the "You Build It, You Run It" philosophy. Apply strict functional programming and SOLID principles to write clean, modular, and testable Scala code.
- Performance Optimization: Conduct deep Spark performance tuning - managing memory, query plans, partitioning strategies, and capacity optimization to deliver highly efficient batch and streaming workloads within Microsoft Fabric.
- CI/CD & Automation: Architect and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Maven, and SBT to automate testing, deployment, and configuration of data artifacts.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Strong proficiency in Scala programming with demonstrated knowledge of functional programming concepts, concurrency models, and modular system design.
- Spark Expertise (3+ years): Deep, hands-on experience building, debugging and optimizing distributed computing applications using Apache Spark (Scala/Java preferred).
- Experience designing data models (STAR, Vault, Tabular) for analytics.
- Experience building REST based microservices on JVM.
- Synapse/Fabric Experience (3+ years of combined experience); Designing and transforming large data using Azure Data Services (Synapse, ADF, Azure Functions, ARM Templates).
- DevOps & CI/CD: Proven ability to build automated release cycles. Hands-on expertise with Git, GitHub Actions, and build tools (Maven/SBT, UV are required).
- Demonstrated experience working with big data ecosystems such as Hadoop, Delta Lake, or similar technologies within cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Delivery: Experience in Agile development (Scrum, lean techniques) and collaborating with global engineering teams.
Skills:
Location(s):
Mexico
City/Cities:
Mexico
Travel Required:
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
August 29, 2026
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.