Software Engineer
Sift Media
Sift is looking for an experienced and creative Software Engineer with a data science background or a strong desire to implement data science and machine learning technologies to join our team in Durham, NC offering an opportunity to work on scalable distributed applications built using cutting edge technologies and services. This position requires a proven ability to understand and implement complex business requirements for new systems and enhancements to existing systems in very fast-paced environment. Additionally, the candidate must exhibit the ability to analyze and debug complex software systems.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborate with others to conceptualize, build, test and ship software solutions that meet business and market needs
Maintain existing software systems including cloud based infrastructure
Push big data technologies to the limits to help better our products and services
Implement scalable and cost effective software systems that meet business requirements
Develop high quality software using industry standard best practices including unit testing, code reviews and continuous integration
Qualifications
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Software development experience preferably with a JVM based language (Java, Scala, Clojure)
Experience with distributed data handling and storage technologies like Amazon Kinesis, Redshift, DynamoDB, and Redis
Exposure to infrastructure management technologies like Puppet or Chef utilized in a cloud-based environment like AWS
Experience working with Git, Subversion or other SCM tools
Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
Strong understanding of query languages and tradeoffs between relational and non-relational systems
Working knowledge of key data structures and algorithms (indexing, hash tables, joins, aggregation)
Solid understanding of software development best practices and methodologies
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Excellent communication and collaborative problem-solving skills
Can lead by example & motivate fellow developers to meet challenging goals
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
Minor in statistics or related field
Python Data Science experience
Experience with machine learning frameworks such as Amazon Machine Learning
Experience with Big data Tools like Map Reduce, Hadoop, Spark
Knowledge and applicable experience with agile methodologies such as SCRUM
Experience with Scala
Experience with Microservice architectures
Experience with functional programming
Good time management skills and structured work methodology
Experience with NoSQL datastores, especially DynamoDB and Redis
RDBMS and JDBC experience, especially MySQL or Amazon Aurora
Experience with build tools, especially sbt