At Gighees, as a freelance Spark Developer, you will work on challenging and truly rewarding assignments from across the world. Believe us, work was never this rewarding! 

We will match you to the opportunities that will be the best use of your time and as we promise satisfaction to our clients, we promise you, our partners, continued support and trust.  

All the Spark developer jobs at Gighees are fully remote and you can work from any location of your choice, provided you have the right infrastructure for work and the dedication to get the work done on time.

We also assure you of on-time payments in the payment method of your preference for all the jobs that you complete with our clients. A relationship manager will be assigned for every developer working with us.

Overview of the Job 

Favorable Outcomes 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams who are trying to solve complex problems
  • Produce unit tests for Spark solver and transformation methods
  • Write documentation in Scaladoc style
  • Design pipelines for data processing
  • Participate in code reviews, and suggest ways to improve the quality of code

Specific Responsibilities

  • Strong knowledge of scala and functional programming
  • Query tuning in Spark and optimization
  • SQL database integration with PostGreSQL or MySQL
  • Experience working with Amazon S3, Cassandra and HDFS
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems like CAP theory, consensus etc.

How to become a Spark developer at Gighees?  

Gighees can help you get the best remote Spark Developer Jobs. Our onboarding process is simple and designed to work for anyone no matter whether they are a beginner or an expert at what they know.  

Once onboarded, you will be matched to jobs that match your aptitude levels, the minimum remuneration you are expecting, and the skill demands for the role. Apply to Gighees today to join our community of several freelance IT developers across the world.  

Gighees follows a simple 5-step onboarding process. The steps are as follows: 

1Fill out the onboarding form
Onboarding at Gighees begins with filling out a form that will need you to enter details like Name, Date of birth, Gender, your banking details etc.  
2Complete our screening assignments 
Our screening assignments vary from role to role depending on experience required and responsibilities. Please complete the screening assignments in the stipulated time. 
3Attend a 15-minute onboarding call 
This is a routine call where we learn more about you, your attitude, your ambitions and just get to know what kind of geek you are and the level of geekiness. 
4Attend a 30-45-minute technical call 

This is the last step in the onboarding process, where an interviewer will assess your knowledge and how well you apply it in practice to achieve the desired results.  

Don’t worry. The main reason we have a process like this is to judge your capabilities and be confident that we are making the right choice by hiring you and you making the right choice to work with us! 

5Get your profile created and add your interests 
Based on the inputs you have provided, we will then create a profile for you which the clients would be able to access when they get in touch with us. Do not worry, your data is safe with us.

Frequently Asked Questions

1Is Apache Spark good for freelancing?
Judging by the number of people preparing for the certification from Databricks every year, Spark skills are in high demand. A Spark developer may earn on an average around $52 per hour in the US. Spark is also the preferred language for Data Engineers and studies show that data scientists who are proficient in Spark earn 20% more. As a Spark developer, you can build distributed data pipelines that simplify processing of large volumes of data in a simple way.
2How to get an Apache Spark developer job?
To get an Apache Spark developer job, you must have at least a couple of years' experience developing data pipelines in Spark. You must also have knowledge of a language such as Java, Scala or Python. To apply to companies through freelance websites, display your expertise in helping customers by developing apps where you handled the data processing using Spark and preferably Scala, a language built for data science.
3How to become a freelance Apache Spark developer?
To become a freelance Apache Spark developer, you must have knowledge of how data processing works. You must have knowledge of best practices and be able to write clean code and generate the documentation for it if required. The next step would be to put your expertise out there. You must develop a few projects of your own, pitch them to prospects and then get hired by them.
4How do freelance Apache Spark developers make money?
Freelance Apache Spark developers make money by handling the Spark framework as well as knowing how to query the Spark SQL database. They can understand business needs very well, work with different types of data without any issues and help processing large data sets by utilizing minimum resources. Freelance Spark developers can make up to $65 an hour, but this could so easily go up, depending on the challenges with the data. Want to get a good pay on a trustworthy freelancing platform? Choose Gighees.
5How can Gighees help me?
Gighees can help connect freelance Apache Spark developers with clients. We will make sure that we connect you with clients who will guide and provide you regular feedback, appreciate your work and most importantly, pay you on time. And Spark is one of the several technologies we support. If you have other strengths in IT such as Java or JavaScript development, for instance, then you can create a profile for those skills too.