diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
index 34c7d955fedd8..50d0358004d40 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class SparkEnv (
       workerModule: String,
       daemonModule: String,
       envVars: Map[String, String],
-      useDaemon: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+      useDaemon: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
     synchronized {
       val key = PythonWorkersKey(pythonExec, workerModule, daemonModule, envVars)
       val workerFactory = pythonWorkers.getOrElseUpdate(key, new PythonWorkerFactory(
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class SparkEnv (
       pythonExec: String,
       workerModule: String,
       envVars: Map[String, String],
-      useDaemon: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+      useDaemon: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
     createPythonWorker(
       pythonExec, workerModule, PythonWorkerFactory.defaultDaemonModule, envVars, useDaemon)
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRunner.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRunner.scala
index 7ff782db210d3..17cb0c5a55ddf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRunner.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRunner.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private object BasePythonRunner {
 
   private lazy val faultHandlerLogDir = Utils.createTempDir(namePrefix = "faulthandler")
 
-  private def faultHandlerLogPath(pid: Int): Path = {
+  private def faultHandlerLogPath(pid: Long): Path = {
     new File(faultHandlerLogDir, pid.toString).toPath
   }
 }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private[spark] abstract class BasePythonRunner[IN, OUT](
 
     envVars.put("SPARK_JOB_ARTIFACT_UUID", jobArtifactUUID.getOrElse("default"))
 
-    val (worker: PythonWorker, pid: Option[Int]) = env.createPythonWorker(
+    val (worker: PythonWorker, pid: Option[Long]) = env.createPythonWorker(
       pythonExec, workerModule, daemonModule, envVars.asScala.toMap)
     // Whether is the worker released into idle pool or closed. When any codes try to release or
     // close a worker, they should use `releasedOrClosed.compareAndSet` to flip the state to make
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ private[spark] abstract class BasePythonRunner[IN, OUT](
       startTime: Long,
       env: SparkEnv,
       worker: PythonWorker,
-      pid: Option[Int],
+      pid: Option[Long],
       releasedOrClosed: AtomicBoolean,
       context: TaskContext): Iterator[OUT]
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ private[spark] abstract class BasePythonRunner[IN, OUT](
       startTime: Long,
       env: SparkEnv,
       worker: PythonWorker,
-      pid: Option[Int],
+      pid: Option[Long],
       releasedOrClosed: AtomicBoolean,
       context: TaskContext)
     extends Iterator[OUT] {
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ private[spark] class PythonRunner(
       startTime: Long,
       env: SparkEnv,
       worker: PythonWorker,
-      pid: Option[Int],
+      pid: Option[Long],
       releasedOrClosed: AtomicBoolean,
       context: TaskContext): Iterator[Array[Byte]] = {
     new ReaderIterator(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonWorkerFactory.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonWorkerFactory.scala
index 875cf6bc27709..eb740b72987c8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonWorkerFactory.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonWorkerFactory.scala
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private[spark] class PythonWorkerFactory(
     envVars.getOrElse("PYTHONPATH", ""),
     sys.env.getOrElse("PYTHONPATH", ""))
 
-  def create(): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+  def create(): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
     if (useDaemon) {
       self.synchronized {
         // Pull from idle workers until we one that is alive, otherwise create a new one.
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ private[spark] class PythonWorkerFactory(
    * processes itself to avoid the high cost of forking from Java. This currently only works
    * on UNIX-based systems.
    */
-  private def createThroughDaemon(): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+  private def createThroughDaemon(): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
 
-    def createWorker(): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+    def createWorker(): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
       val socketChannel = SocketChannel.open(new InetSocketAddress(daemonHost, daemonPort))
       // These calls are blocking.
       val pid = new DataInputStream(Channels.newInputStream(socketChannel)).readInt()
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ private[spark] class PythonWorkerFactory(
   /**
    * Launch a worker by executing worker.py (by default) directly and telling it to connect to us.
    */
-  private[spark] def createSimpleWorker(blockingMode: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Int]) = {
+  private[spark] def createSimpleWorker(blockingMode: Boolean): (PythonWorker, Option[Long]) = {
     var serverSocketChannel: ServerSocketChannel = null
     try {
       serverSocketChannel = ServerSocketChannel.open()
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ private[spark] class PythonWorkerFactory(
               "Timed out while waiting for the Python worker to connect back")
           }
         authHelper.authClient(socketChannel.socket())
-        // TODO: When we drop JDK 8, we can just use workerProcess.pid()
-        val pid = new DataInputStream(Channels.newInputStream(socketChannel)).readInt()
+        val pid = workerProcess.toHandle.pid()
         if (pid < 0) {
           throw new IllegalStateException("Python failed to launch worker with code " + pid)
         }
diff --git a/python/pyspark/daemon.py b/python/pyspark/daemon.py
index bbbc495d053ed..b0e06d13beda7 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/daemon.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/daemon.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from socket import AF_INET, AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, SOMAXCONN
 from signal import SIGHUP, SIGTERM, SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL, SIG_IGN, SIGINT
 
-from pyspark.serializers import read_int, write_int, write_with_length, UTF8Deserializer
+from pyspark.serializers import read_long, write_int, write_with_length, UTF8Deserializer
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 1:
     import importlib
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def handle_sigterm(*args):
 
             if 0 in ready_fds:
                 try:
-                    worker_pid = read_int(stdin_bin)
+                    worker_pid = read_long(stdin_bin)
                 except EOFError:
                     # Spark told us to exit by closing stdin
                     shutdown(0)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/foreach_batch_worker.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/foreach_batch_worker.py
index 0c92de6372b6f..80cc691269163 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/foreach_batch_worker.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/foreach_batch_worker.py
@@ -96,6 +96,4 @@ def process(df_id, batch_id):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
     (sock_file, sock) = local_connect_and_auth(java_port, auth_secret)
     # There could be a long time between each micro batch.
     sock.settimeout(None)
-    write_int(os.getpid(), sock_file)
-    sock_file.flush()
     main(sock_file, sock_file)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/listener_worker.py b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/listener_worker.py
index a7a5066ca0d77..3709e50ba0261 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/listener_worker.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/connect/streaming/worker/listener_worker.py
@@ -110,6 +110,4 @@ def process(listener_event_str, listener_event_type):  # type: ignore[no-untyped
     (sock_file, sock) = local_connect_and_auth(java_port, auth_secret)
     # There could be a long time between each listener event.
     sock.settimeout(None)
-    write_int(os.getpid(), sock_file)
-    sock_file.flush()
     main(sock_file, sock_file)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/worker/analyze_udtf.py b/python/pyspark/sql/worker/analyze_udtf.py
index 7dafb87c42211..d0a24363c0c1e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/worker/analyze_udtf.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/worker/analyze_udtf.py
@@ -264,7 +264,4 @@ def invalid_analyze_result_field(field_name: str, expected_field: str) -> PySpar
     java_port = int(os.environ["PYTHON_WORKER_FACTORY_PORT"])
     auth_secret = os.environ["PYTHON_WORKER_FACTORY_SECRET"]
     (sock_file, _) = local_connect_and_auth(java_port, auth_secret)
-    # TODO: Remove the following two lines and use `Process.pid()` when we drop JDK 8.
-    write_int(os.getpid(), sock_file)
-    sock_file.flush()
     main(sock_file, sock_file)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/worker.py b/python/pyspark/worker.py
index e9c259e68a27a..41f6c35bc4452 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/worker.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/worker.py
@@ -1868,7 +1868,4 @@ def process():
     java_port = int(os.environ["PYTHON_WORKER_FACTORY_PORT"])
     auth_secret = os.environ["PYTHON_WORKER_FACTORY_SECRET"]
     (sock_file, _) = local_connect_and_auth(java_port, auth_secret)
-    # TODO: Remove the following two lines and use `Process.pid()` when we drop JDK 8.
-    write_int(os.getpid(), sock_file)
-    sock_file.flush()
     main(sock_file, sock_file)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonArrowOutput.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonArrowOutput.scala
index e7d4aa9f04607..90922d89ad10b 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonArrowOutput.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonArrowOutput.scala
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private[python] trait PythonArrowOutput[OUT <: AnyRef] { self: BasePythonRunner[
       startTime: Long,
       env: SparkEnv,
       worker: PythonWorker,
-      pid: Option[Int],
+      pid: Option[Long],
       releasedOrClosed: AtomicBoolean,
       context: TaskContext): Iterator[OUT] = {
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonUDFRunner.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonUDFRunner.scala
index 87ff5a0ec4333..bbe9fbfc748db 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonUDFRunner.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python/PythonUDFRunner.scala
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ abstract class BasePythonUDFRunner(
       startTime: Long,
       env: SparkEnv,
       worker: PythonWorker,
-      pid: Option[Int],
+      pid: Option[Long],
       releasedOrClosed: AtomicBoolean,
       context: TaskContext): Iterator[Array[Byte]] = {
     new ReaderIterator(