Data Platform Engineer

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Job ID:

R0085417

Date Posted:

2025-03-26

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Data Platform Engineer

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.
Division: Research and Development
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Status: Project Employee

Summary:

Hitachi’s R&D Center, located in Santa Clara, CA, serves as a pivotal technology hub to support Hitachi’s global Social Innovation business. Our focus spans original and applied research, technology innovation, intellectual property creation, and solving real-world challenges. We collaborate closely with Hitachi’s product and business divisions, contributing to Hitachi's IoT and AI business across a variety of industries, with a special focus on optimized manufacturing.

We are looking for a Software Engineer with expertise in databases and data management to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will contribute to our Industrial Digital Transformation solution portfolio by developing and testing a unified data layer for heterogeneous data systems. You’ll get a chance to engage in real-world deployments in manufacturing facilities at scale. This position is a perfect match for a motivated programmer who is passionate about empowering society through the tremendous potential of Industrial IoT and AI.  

For additional information about Hitachi America’s R&D in IoT/ML/AI for industrial applications, please visit Hitachi R&D Blog.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the ongoing software development of a resilient and efficient unified data layer for industrial AI/ML applications.

• Collaborate within a cross-disciplinary team that includes software, network, sensing, and domain experts, building upon existing designs and architectures to add unique features and differentiators.

Qualifications:

• An MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, accompanied by at least 2 years of experience in software development.

• Experience in SQL (writing and optimizing queries), Python (for scripting, automation, and data processing) is required.

• Experience with at least one SQL, NoSQL, or cloud database (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, DynamoDB) is required.

• Experience with distributed query engines such as Trino, Dremio is required.

• Experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines such as Git are required.

• Experience with query optimization (such as Trino CBO, Dremio Reflections) is a strong plus.

• Experience with metadata management tools such as Apache Atlas or similar is a strong plus.

• Experience with data virtualization esp. with Dremio or Trino is a strong plus.

• Experience with ETL and building data pipelines and associated software is a plus.

• Experience in big data and distributed computing such as Apache Spark (PySpark), Dask etc. is a plus.

• Experience in cloud platforms and cloud-native services, particularly in AWS or Azure, is a plus.

• Experience in Java/Scala for big data performance optimization is a plus.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

EOE-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

For California only (as required by California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB 1162): The expected salary for this position in our California office is $ - $. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions. 

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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