Sr. Software Engineer- Foundations IO Team

The job overview for the position of Sr. Software Engineer at Ocient is as follows: Ocient is seeking an experienced Software Engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for low-level coding and performance optimizations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with industry-leading software architects to implement and test a cutting-edge data warehouse. This role can be performed either in the Chicago office or remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Implement and test a cutting-edge data warehouse

Work with industry-leading software architects

Analyze trillions to quadrillions of data records in seconds

Strong problem-solving skills

Passion for low-level coding and performance optimizations

Collaborate with the engineering manager

Work remotely or in the Chicago office

Minimum qualifications: BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or computer engineering

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field
• 3+ years of industry experience writing code to solve complex problems using an object-oriented programming language (e.g. C++, Java, C#)
• Familiarity with CPU architecture and assembly code
• Strong understanding and application of data structures and algorithms
• Some experience with C or C++ and Linux/Unix
• Ability to speak and write in English

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and solve complex problems
• Chance to work with a highly experienced and successful management team
• Ability to work on a distributed system optimized for NVMe drives, 100Gb+ networks, and high core count processors
• Opportunity to architect high-performance, distributed systems
• Ownership and management of all risks associated with large complex problems
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills
• Experience configuring C/C++ build and test tools