Software Engineer (Scala)

Summary

Quantifind is a data science technology company focused on combating financial crimes through their AI platform. They are seeking a Software Engineer for their Platform team to help define and deliver data services and machine learning infrastructure, working with Scala to generate risk signal results from diverse data sources.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver data services and machine learning infrastructure
• Write clean, performant, and maintainable code that powers well-designed microservices
• Work with cross-functional teams including Data Scientists, DevOps Engineers, Front-end Engineers, and Product Managers
• Suggest improvements for design, performance, and testing of software
• Balance near-term priorities with sustainable team culture
• Set up ETL pipelines for data streams
• Build microservices with REST APIs for real-time query engines and web crawlers

Skills

• BS or MS in Computer Science
• Professional software engineer for 2+ years with a focus on platform engineering
• Professional experience with Scala and/or Java
• Professional experience working with PostgreSQL
• Understanding of JVM internals and 2+ years of relevant experience working with code that runs in a JVM
• Experience with Apache Spark, and/or general MapReduce technologies
• You can design and prototype scalable algorithms
• You can create your own efficient data structures and algorithms when the ones found in open source libraries are lacking
• Professional experience writing unit tests and automated integration tests
• You can build microservices with REST APIs for real-time query engines and web crawlers
• You know how to set up ETL pipelines for data streams
• Solid understanding of concurrency and distributed systems
• Understanding of algorithm complexity and performance implications
• 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
• Understanding of JVM internals and 2+ years of relevant experience working with code that runs in a JVM
• Experience with Apache Spark, and/or general MapReduce technologies
• Familiarity with storage and caching solutions and the tradeoffs among them (Memcached, Redis, etc.)
• Knowledge of Machine Learning techniques
• Professional experience at a software startup

Qualifications

Must Haves

• BS or MS in Computer Science
• Professional software engineer for 2+ years with a focus on platform engineering
• Professional experience with Scala and/or Java
• Professional experience working with PostgreSQL
• Understanding of JVM internals and 2+ years of relevant experience working with code that runs in a JVM
• Experience with Apache Spark, and/or general MapReduce technologies
• You can design and prototype scalable algorithms
• You can create your own efficient data structures and algorithms when the ones found in open source libraries are lacking
• Professional experience writing unit tests and automated integration tests
• You can build microservices with REST APIs for real-time query engines and web crawlers
• You know how to set up ETL pipelines for data streams
• Solid understanding of concurrency and distributed systems
• Understanding of algorithm complexity and performance implications
• 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

Nice to Haves

• Understanding of JVM internals and 2+ years of relevant experience working with code that runs in a JVM
• Experience with Apache Spark, and/or general MapReduce technologies
• Familiarity with storage and caching solutions and the tradeoffs among them (Memcached, Redis, etc.)
• Knowledge of Machine Learning techniques
• Professional experience at a software startup

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Equity
• Exceptional benefits package
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• A fun environment where work-life balance is valued
• Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.