Big Data Engineer

Hire Top Big Data Engineers in India!

Hire SME-vetted Big Data Engineers from Benchkart’s AI-powered talent network to build scalable, distributed, and analytics-ready data ecosystems, with shortlists delivered in as little as 48 hours.
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What Makes Benchkart a Great Partner for Hiring Big Data Engineers?

Benchkart blends AI-driven talent intelligence, a deep vendor ecosystem, and Avance Group’s governance to deliver world-class big data engineering with unmatched reliability and speed.

Security-First Delivery

Enterprise-grade NDAs, secure data movement, role-based access, and governed delivery frameworks.

Proven Talent Network

Big Data Engineers sourced from our bench, passive network, and 2,000+ vetted vendor partners.

Growth-Driven Engineering

Experts in distributed computing, scalable data pipelines, streaming systems, and long-term data platform evolution.

Cutting-Edge Tech Stack

Developers bring hands-on expertise in:

Expertise in Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Hive

HBase

Presto

Flink

Airflow

Databricks

cloud big data services (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Python/Scala, and NoSQL databases

Hire Big Data Experts

Services We Offer

Big Data Pipeline Development

Spark, Beam, Flink, and Hadoop-based pipelines for large-scale data transformation and ingestion.

Real-Time Streaming Architecture

Kafka, Kinesis, Event Hubs, Flink, and Structured Streaming for low-latency event processing.

Data Lake & Lakehouse Engineering

Delta Lake, Hadoop HDFS, S3/ADLS/GCS-based data lake architecture for structured and unstructured data.

Data Warehouse & Analytics Integration

Pipelines feeding Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Hive, Presto, and enterprise BI systems.

Big Data Platform Migration & Modernization

Hadoop-to-cloud migrations, Spark modernization, and workflow re-platforming.

Monitoring, Tuning & Support

Cluster optimization, job tuning, observability, governance, and production operations.

Expertise of Our Big Data Engineers

A capability-first view of what you can expect from Benchkart’s Java engineering talent.
  • PySpark, Scala Spark

  •  HDFS, YARN, MapReduce

  •  Hive, Impala, Presto

Roles & Responsibilities: Big Data Engineers design and optimize distributed pipelines, implement large-scale transformations, manage cluster resources, and ensure high-throughput batch processing with predictable performance.

  • Kafka, Kinesis, Event Hubs

  •  Flink, Spark Streaming

  •  Checkpointing, windowing, late events

Roles & Responsibilities:
 They build real-time pipelines, implement event-driven architectures, tune streaming jobs, and ensure low-latency data flow for mission-critical analytics.

  • HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB

  •  Delta Lake, Iceberg, Parquet, ORC

  •  Partitioning, compaction, schema evolution

Roles & Responsibilities:
 Engineers design scalable storage solutions, manage semi-structured/unstructured data, optimize file formats, and structure lakehouse layers for analytics readiness.

  • AWS EMR, Glue, Athena

  •  Azure Databricks, Synapse

  •  GCP Dataflow, Dataproc, BigQuery

Roles & Responsibilities:
 They develop cloud-native pipelines, integrate managed services, optimize compute/storage consumption, and ensure reliability aligned with cloud best practices.

  • Airflow, Oozie, Luigi

  •  Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep

  •  Git-based workflows, automated deployments

Roles & Responsibilities:
 Big Data Engineers schedule workflows, implement dependency-driven jobs, automate environment provisioning, and enforce continuous integration and delivery pipelines.

  • Job tuning, incremental pipelines

  •  Data validation, profiling, lineage

  •  Monitoring dashboards, alerts, auto-healing

Roles & Responsibilities:
 They tune jobs for stability and speed, implement DQ checks, document lineage, maintain observability dashboards, and guarantee high reliability for production workloads.

How We Hire Developers

With a structured multi-stage hiring process, we onboard only high-calibre Big Data Engineers.

Skill Benchmarking

Thorough CV & background evaluation

Human Vetting

Interview with HR specialist

Experience Validation

Communication & soft-skills assessment

Cultural Fit

Technical interview with Big Data Architect

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STEP 1 Inquiry

We assess your data volumes, ingestion needs, streaming requirements, cloud platform, and architecture goals.

STEP 2 Developer Selection

AI-matched Big Data profiles curated from our bench, partners, and passive engineering network.

STEP 3 Integration

Engineers integrate into your cloud accounts, clusters, repos, orchestrators, and sprint cycles seamlessly.

STEP 4 Scaling

Scale your big data team effortlessly with governed delivery, continuity frameworks, and proactive account oversight.

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Choose the Right Development Model for Your Business

Flexible engagement models for large-scale data platform engineering.

Big Data Engineering Team Augmentation

Rapidly add skilled engineers to boost delivery velocity.

Dedicated Big Data Engineering Squad

A focused, cross-functional big data team aligned to your roadmap.

Full Big Data Platform Outsourcing

We handle data architecture → pipelines → lakehouse → streaming → DevOps end-to-end.

Top Reasons to Choose Benchkart for Big Data Engineer Hiring

Quality + speed + governance built for enterprise delivery.

Top Reasons to Choose Benchkart for ETL Developer Hiring

AI-powered selection enhanced by enterprise-grade governance.

Unmatched Speed 48-Hour Shortlists

Receive curated Big Data Engineer profiles within 48–72 hours.

Massive Vendor Ecosystem 2000+ Strong

Access India’s deepest network of Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and cloud big data talent.

Wisestep ATS + CRM Skill-First Precision

AI evaluates candidates by pipeline depth, Spark fluency, cloud platform expertise, and distributed system experience.

Bench-Ready Big Data Engineers

Experts in Spark, Kafka, Hive, HBase, Presto, Airflow, Databricks, and cloud-native big data services.

Governed Delivery with Enterprise SLAs

Quality gates, observability frameworks, risk mitigation, and continuity management.

Backed by Avance Group Global Trust

Operating across 14+ countries with long-standing enterprise delivery success.

Need a Dedicated Big Data Engineering Team?

Hire pre-vetted Big Data Engineers who build high-performance, scalable, and future-ready big data ecosystems from day one.

Shortlist in 48 hours. Onboarding in 5–10 days.

10M+
talent profiles
2,000+
vetted partners
13+
countries

Operates across

Industries

Industries We Support for Big Data Engineer Hiring

Benchkart supports real-time and large-scale analytics across major industries.

BFSI & FinTech
Healthcare
E-commerce
Manufacturing
SaaS
Logistics
Telecom
Hospitality

FAQs

1. What does a Big Data Engineer do?

 They design and build distributed data pipelines, streaming systems, lakehouse layers, and large-scale analytical workflows.

 Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, Flink, Airflow, Databricks, and cloud big data services across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

 Typically $30–$65 per hour, depending on cloud expertise and pipeline complexity.

 Yes, distributed compute and streaming remain essential for high-volume, real-time, and ML-driven analytics.

 Yes,  most clients receive shortlists within 48–72 hours.

 Yes,  including engineers, architects, DevOps, analytics engineers, and QA.

 Yes,  overlapping schedules with US, UK, EU, and ME clients are common.


 Absolutely,  including modernization to Spark, Databricks, and cloud-native architectures.

 Through tuning, observability, lineage, retry strategies, and SLA-driven workflows.

 

 You gain access to elite talent backed by AI vetting, vendor governance, and enterprise SLAs.

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We understand your role, timeline, and delivery context

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We activate the right talent path 

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