Backend Engineer, Decision Science
LaunchDarkly
·
Posted:
August 28, 2023
·
Remote
About the position
We are seeking exceptional Software Engineers to have a profound impact on the integration of data products into companies' software. As a Data Products - Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in architecting and developing fast, reliable, and scalable data processing tools. This involves processing data from our extensive customer base and their millions of users worldwide. The ideal candidate is someone who understands the importance of delivering value to customers and takes pride in their work. If you are interested in joining a poly-functional team that aims to revolutionize experimentation, then come be a part of the Experimentation team at LaunchDarkly.
Responsibilities
- Build and expand the data platform and services
- Help identify the best technologies for evolving data needs
- Collaborate with the product team to specify and deliver user-facing features
- Monitor and improve data pipeline performance
- Actively participate in code reviews
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Requirements
- Proven experience and fluency in a JVM or functional language
- Experience building data platforms (e.g. using Flink, Kafka, DataFlow, Hadoop, Spark)
- Strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and empathy
- Ability to write code that can be easily understood by others, with an eye towards maintainability
- High bar for working with production systems
- Value high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
Benefits
- Feature Management Platform serving trillions of feature flags daily
- Helps software teams build better software, faster
- SDKs for all major web and mobile platforms
- Dynamic, friendly, and supportive team culture
- Headquarters in Oakland
- Equal opportunity employer
- Value diversity at the company
- Encourage applicants to apply even if they don't meet all qualifications
- Partnership with KeyValues to demonstrate company culture
- Commitment to giving back to the community through Pledge 1% and LaunchDarkly Foundation
- Disability accommodation available