Lead Software Engineer, Earth Ranger

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence-posted 3 months ago

$242,640 - $363,960/Yr

Full-time • Senior

Seattle, WA

251-500 employees

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The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is looking for our next Backend Software Architect to help drive our Applied Science & Technology team’s EarthRanger project. EarthRanger is a software platform that empowers conservationists to make informed operational decisions by integrating data from many sources to create a holistic view of their protected area. Our solution helps prevent endangered species poaching, combat deforestation, promote human-wildlife coexistence, and advocate for legal wildlife protection. Used by over 700 conservation organizations worldwide—from iconic national parks like Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya and North Luangwa National Park in Zambia to species-specific programs like the Snow Leopard Trust in Mongolia and Panthera’s Mountain Lion Program in Washington state—EarthRanger is making a global impact.

Ability to architect scalable solutions including design documents and lead the implementation of that system by their team.
Management and processing of near real-time data streaming from remote sensors.
Technical innovator and thought leader, demonstrating and inspiring continuous learning, experimentation, and data and metrics-driven decision making.
Architect and enforce best practices for unit testing and CI/CD to support scalable, reliable delivery of web, service, database, and mobile platforms.
Broad architectural expertise spanning multiple technology domains, from designing web service interfaces to engineering scalable backend systems and the integration layers that connect them.
Anticipates obstacles and performance risks early, formulating and implementing strategies to mitigate issues and maintain delivery momentum.
Delivery focused, with a strong willingness to perform all tasks required to complete the job and meet deadlines.

Established track record of delivering complex software solutions to delight customers.
Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 12 years of software development experience.

Experienced coder in Python with over 4 years experience developing applications and services in that language. Version 3.10 and above.
Proven track record of architecting and delivering scalable SaaS solutions built with Django, utilizing data stores such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
Skilled in designing multi-tenant systems and orchestrating deployments on Kubernetes for high availability and performance.
Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs for complex systems using Django REST Framework.
Experience developing real-time communication interfaces through WebSockets or Socket.IO.
Architect real-time systems leveraging Celery, Pub/Sub, or similar technologies.
Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end application security.
Experience delivering solutions on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure. Google Cloud preferred.

Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and an employee assistance program.
Voluntary life insurance program, voluntary accidental death and dismemberment program, health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
401k plan.
$125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses.
$200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
Up to ten sick days per year, up to seven personal days per year, up to 20 vacation days per year and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Annual bonuses and participation in the long-term incentive plan.

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