Software Engineer (Scala)

Quantifind Inc

Palo Alto, CA, United States

30 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience required

1 year minimum

Compensation

$130,000.0 - $155,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.quantifind.com

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Java (Programming Language) Unit Testing Software as a Service Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Structures DevOps Distributed Data Store Distributed Systems Apache Hadoop MapReduce Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

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Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Machine Learning Memcached Open Source Technology Redis Data Streaming Web Applications Web Crawlers Concurrency Apache Spark Integration Tests Kubernetes Information Technology Real Time Data Front End Software Development Restful APIs 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