Backend Engineer - Core Graph
Altana AI
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Posted:
August 8, 2023
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Remote
About the position
Altana is seeking an experienced professional to join their Engineering team in building a platform driven by AI and machine learning models. The role involves working closely with Data Scientists to analyze large datasets, develop code for unique insights, and construct APIs to deliver the product vision. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in back-end or data-driven software development, experience deploying code to cloud-hosted environments, and a passion for engineering excellence. This remote position offers the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization with the potential for global societal impact.
Responsibilities
- Ingest product requirements, define technical requirements, and design practical, iterative technology designs
- Develop and deploy services creating and supporting the overall architecture
- Build and maintain distributed data processing and machine learning pipelines
- Analyze and propose technical solutions to invent, enable, and enhance product offerings
- Automate, test, and deploy work
- Review code and technical designs authored by team members and maintain high quality standards
- Mentor junior developers and help them improve their skills
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of real-world professional experience writing back end or data-driven software in demanding environments
- Experience deploying production code and services to cloud-hosted environments
- Demonstrated experience delivering incremental releases from proof-of-concept to MVP to production
- Self-starter with demonstrated experience working on large, complex problems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Nice to have: Experience with Python Machine Learning toolsets (Numpy, Pandas, Dedupe)
- Nice to have: Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on skills, experience, and location
- New hire equity grant for full-time employees
- Additional bonus compensation potential depending on role
- Remote work option
- Option to work from company hubs in New York City, Boston, Washington D.C, or London
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Emphasis on engineering excellence
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Learning from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- Impactful work, such as enabling developing countries and identifying drug traffickers
- Comprehensive healthcare package
- Paid parental leave of 3 months for primary caregiver and 1 month for secondary caregiver