Software Engineer, Backend

Dataminr • New York, NY

165d • $120,000 - $195,000

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated engineer with a solid foundation in programming and a passion for learning. As a Software Engineer, Backend you will be joining our fast-moving product engineering team working on the future of our customer platform. In your day to day you will be working on delivering core features and functionality in both api- and stream-based platforms. This US-based role can be remote or based out of our New York City office.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience building back end services and applications.
• Experience with Java, Scala, Python and/or other object oriented programming languages.
• Experience working with microservices, distributed systems, real time streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc) and databases (Postgres, Redis, Aerospike, etc).
• Strong object-oriented design, API design, data modeling, and coding skills.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Proven track record of implementing and following strong engineering practices through hands-on coding.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute code to production systems from the get-go.
• Work across a diverse tech-stack and gain robust experience with widely-used technologies like Elasticsearch, Kafka, SNS/SQS, and Aerospike.
• Design significant features that impact core customer functionality and influence the next iterations of our architecture.
• Implement industry best practices along with novel patterns and technologies that will help improve the codebase and the product.
• Partner with other members of the team to plan and deliver the next iteration of our customer applications.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Generous PTO and sick leave.
• Professional development funds.
• Robust employee resource group (ERG) network.
• Manager development programming.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees