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Mid-Level Java/Scala Software Engineer

Posted on: January 26, 2021 Apply Now
Full-Time Job Expires March 15, 2021

WHO IS HIRING

A profitable and growing company focused on machine learning and AI for smarter app installs. We have a dedicated and fun team of people who are a pleasure to work with and highly motivated to serve our clients and improve our product.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We’re looking for an experienced and creative Software Engineer with a data science background or a strong desire to implement data science and machine learning technologies to join our team in Durham, NC offering an opportunity to work on scalable distributed applications built using cutting-edge technologies and services. This position requires a proven ability to understand and implement complex business requirements for new systems and enhancements to existing systems in a very fast-paced environment. Additionally, the candidate must exhibit the ability to analyze and debug complex software systems.

This is a full time, unique and exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and highly-skilled developer with high integrity and great communication skills.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. We want to help you develop – it’s at the core of who we are. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and you believe you can make a strong contribution to the success of the team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaborate with others to conceptualize, build, test, and ship software solutions that meet business and market needs
  • Maintain existing software systems including cloud-based infrastructure
  • Push big data technologies to the limits to help better our products and services
  • Implement scalable and cost-effective software systems that meet business requirements
  • Develop high-quality software using industry-standard best practices including unit testing, code reviews, and continuous integration

DESIRED SKILLS

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  • Software development experience preferably with a JVM based language (Java, Scala, Clojure)
  • Experience with distributed data handling and storage technologies like Amazon Kinesis, Redshift, DynamoDB, and Redis
  • Exposure to infrastructure management technologies like Puppet or Chef utilized in a cloud-based environment like AWS
  • Experience working with Git, Subversion or other SCM tools
  • Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
  • Experience with Big data Tools like Map Reduce, Hadoop, Spark
  • Strong understanding of query languages and tradeoffs between relational and non-relational systems
  • Working knowledge of key data structures and algorithms (indexing, hash tables, joins, aggregation)
  • Solid understanding of software development best practices and methodologies
  • Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
  • Excellent communication and collaborative problem-solving skills
  • Can lead by example & motivate fellow developers to meet challenging goals
  • Located in or near Durham, NC
  • Must have an unrestricted right to work in the United States

PREFERRED

  • Minor in statistics or related field
  • Data Science experience
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks such as Amazon Machine Learning
  • Knowledge and applicable experience with agile methodologies such as SCRUM
  • Experience with Scala
  • Experience with Microservice architectures
  • Experience with functional programming
  • Good time management skills and structured work methodology
  • Experience with NoSQL datastores, especially DynamoDB and Redis
  • RDBMS and JDBC experience, especially MySQL or Amazon Aurora
  • Experience with build tools, especially sbt
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