Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

As the Sr. Software Engineer, you will be a part of an interdisciplinary team that creates stellar data-driven cloud-based solutions. You will be responsible for the success of all technical and functional aspects of a project. We process billions of events every day using Spark and a variety of AWS Services, as well as comparable Microsoft Azure services. We are building a new product offering which will require skills across the development stack from UI to backend data storage & processing. This is an opportunity to work on an exciting fully cloud-based solution and shape a new product area.

Job Responsibilities

• 80% of time spent on actual coding, refactoring and improving our solutions.
• Contributing to the technical design and implementation of practical, maintainable project solutions.
• Participating in design reviews and recommending improvements.
• Providing support in all phases of SDLC.
• Providing training and mentoring to other Engineers when required.
• Collaborating with other Engineers in planning, prioritizing, and executing tasks within deadlines.

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related Field.
• 6+ years of hands-on development experience with Python.
• Experience with Big Data stack of technologies, including Hadoop and Spark.
• Strong understanding of software engineering methodologies such as functional programming, object-oriented design, and functional design patterns.
• Experience with distributed data processing and management systems.
• Experience working with large data sets or data-driven applications.
• Experience with deploying and configuring DataBricks in AWS and Azure environments is a plus.
• Proficiency in Linux/MacOS/Windows environment as development platform.
• Proficiency with CI/CD systems, specifically GoCD and Jenkins.
• Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies.
• Solid experience in testing methodologies, test-driven design, and the creation of effective and reliable test cases.
• Experience with Bash Scripting, as well as tools designed to provision cloud-based infrastructure components such as Ansible and Terraform.
• A truly strong background with Linux systems.
• Excellent team skills.