Software Engineer (Scala)

Quantifind Inc
Palo Alto, United States of America
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
$ 155K

Job location

Remote
Palo Alto, United States of America

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles
Java
Unit Testing
Software as a Service
ETL
Data Structures
DevOps
Distributed Data Store
Distributed Systems
Hadoop
MapReduce
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Python
PostgreSQL
Machine Learning
Memcached
Open Source Technology
Redis
Data Streaming
Web Applications
Web Crawlers
Concurrency
Spark
Integration Tests
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Real Time Data
Front End Software Development
REST
Docker
Microservices

Job description

  • Quantifind is seeking a Software Engineer for our Platform team to help define and deliver data services and machine learning infrastructure
  • The Platform team owns all the infrastructure that powers the SaaS products we build for our customers
  • We process terabytes of data each day on our own dedicated Hadoop clusters
  • We use real-time data services to enable interactive investigations in our web applications
  • We use Kubernetes and Docker for our container ecosystem, and we develop standalone services in Scala and Python and use Spark for MapReduce jobs
  • You will work on Quantifind's Scala infrastructure to generate risk signal results from diverse data sources such as Sanctions, PEP records, Negative News, Court & Arrest records, and much more

Requirements

  • You care deeply about your work and its impact on the work your team does
  • You hold yourself to a high standard when it comes to writing clean, performant, and maintainable code that powers well-designed microservices and enhances Quantifind's distributed data platform
  • You work well with cross-functional teams that include Data Scientists, DevOps Engineers, Front-end Engineers and Product Managers
  • You are proactive in suggesting how to improve the design, performance, and testing of the software that you build
  • You value the security of a company with a proven business model and enjoy the opportunities a startup offers
  • You can effectively balance near-term priorities with forward-looking ways to build a sustainable team culture
  • BS or MS in Computer Science
  • You can build microservices with REST APIs for real-time query engines and web crawlers
  • Understanding of algorithm complexity and performance implications
  • Familiarity with storage and caching solutions and the tradeoffs among them (Memcached, Redis, etc.) preferred
  • You can design and prototype scalable algorithms
  • Experience with Apache Spark, and/or general MapReduce technologies preferred
  • Professional experience working with PostgreSQL
  • Great communication skills so you can work directly with our Data Scientists, DevOps Engineers, Front-end Engineers and Product Managers
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
  • Professional software engineer for 2+ years with a focus on platform engineering
  • You can create your own efficient data structures and algorithms when the ones found in open source libraries are lacking
  • Solid understanding of concurrency and distributed systems
  • Professional experience with Scala and/or Java
  • You know how to set up ETL pipelines for data streams
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning techniques preferred
  • Professional experience writing unit tests and automated integration tests
  • Understanding of JVM internals and 2+ years of relevant experience working with code that runs in a JVM preferred
  • Professional experience at a software startup strongly preferred

Benefits & conditions

  • Meaningful equity to full-time employees
  • Performance reviews conducted twice per year, with opportunities to advance
  • Collaboration across departments - there's always an opportunity to work on the projects you care most about
  • We encourage people to hone their crafts by taking classes and attending conferences
  • We pay 95% of your premiums with top medical, dental and vision plans for you and your family, plus other benefits including FSAs and life insurance
  • We match employee retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 4% after your first year
  • Flexible hours and a flexible vacation policy
  • Remote or in-office options

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