.Principal Backend Engineer - EdgeShare

Principal Backend Engineer, EdgeShare Cambridge, MA About this position: Context Labs is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to help drive forward our product initiatives with our EdgeShare Platform and analytics spaces. Working as an integral leader within the development team, the engineer will lead many aspects of developing our "big data" systems, APIs, and related product capabilities; as well as provide thought leadership, upskilling of less senior engineers, and taking part in defining strategic linkages across the company's products. This role will report to the VP, Engineering. In this role you will: Provide leadership on the EdgeShare engineering team as a technical authority. Develop and maintain data systems and services for use within the Immutablyâ„¢ Platform. Collaborate with other development teams and the product owner to define and estimate business requirements and then translate these into specific software tasks. Lead various projects utilizing a variety of languages, as appropriate (Java, Scala, Python, etc). Provide exemplary code, structure, design, etc. for the engineering team to use as guidelines. Document designs, architecture, code Conduct code reviews Lead technical talks on topics relating to large scale, performance, and "big data" systems and processes. Design and implement performant, scalable, and maintainable solutions. Collaborate as a member of an agile team to get products developed and completed with best-in-class software development. Coach and mentor members of your team through the variety of technological, and methodological challenges they face day-today. Coordinate across a distributed team spanning multiple time zones. Anything else as may reasonably be required by the company. Experience & Skills: 12+ years of experience in "big data" systems development Great communication skills End-to-end understanding of modern application architectures Big picture orientation with strong attention to detail Comfort in working with and implementing highly abstract concepts and complex architectures Proficiency with one or more modern data processing systems - spark, flink, arrow, and related technologies. Proficiency with one or more modern process orchestration and scheduling systems such as Dolphin, Dagster, Airflow, and related technologies. Experience with large-scale query processing systems, ideally at the implementation level Experience with creating and managing large-scale machine learning processes Experience with JVM languages (including Scala) and Python Proficiency in unit and functional testing Experience with disparate Java frameworks such as Spring/Quarkus/Helidon etc. Proficiency with Docker based microservice architectures and the Kubernetes platform. Proficiency with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or equivalent RDBMS Experience with NoSQL/NewSQL databases. Proficiency in source code management Preferred Experience: Experience with functional programming Experience with languages other than Java A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field Why you'll like it here: Context Labs is collaborative at its core. You'll work within your team and across the organization allowing for continuous learning and discovery. We set goals that matter and provide value in all that we do, from building meaningful products to positively impacting carbon reduction and climate change. Context Labs' mission is to transform complex data into continuously proven information. Powered by Immutablyâ„¢, an innovative, trusted data fabric platform, our integrated solutions deliver context-driven insights that enable human networks to spot patterns, correlate trends - and reveal the ground truth hidden inside the world's most complicated, persistent problems. We understand that applying for a job can be intimidating. Applicants rarely meet every single job requirement, and we know there are many skills and backgrounds that will contribute to success in this role. If you're interested in applying, please do so. Context Labs embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our products will be. Context Labs will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources at . Who we are: Context Labs solves big global problems by elevating trust in data. Our Immutablyâ„¢ Platform solutions enable individuals, companies, and governments to produce data-driven insights that can be irrefutably trusted and verified. While the technology has broad application, our main focus is on climate initiatives that move the needle. We're a rapidly growing team of creative problem-solvers that leverage disruptive technology to crack the world's fundamental "too hard" challenges (such as decarbonization and water/food security). Do you want to have an impact working with smart, passionate people that push themselves, support each other and celebrate wins as a team? Join us. We are a team that is hiring and growing! Learn more about Context Labs here:

Created: 2024-11-05