Senior Software Engineer

DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for building the data platform. Our systems collaboratively processes Big Data of the scale of PetaBytes with high availability. We are looking for someone who wants to develop high volume, high performance scalable systems. The Sr. Software Engineer will explore new technologies, and build new product ideas for high-speed data processing. The ideal candidate will be flexible, self-motivated, and able to work effectively with other disciplines and other development groups across data system. You will lead by example and need to be able to hit the ground running with a team of smart and capable Back End developers. We value passion, creativity, sound engineering practices, accountability, teamwork, cross-organizational collaboration and a desire to improve.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Collaborate with product and engineering to create high performing, scalable systems using Big Data.
Develop Real Time and batch processing applications.
Build APIs to expose data collections to a wide array of consumers.
Contribute towards the preparation, prototyping, and implementation of various statistical models.
Turn high-level requirements into finished products.
Implement detailed requirements to spec.
Participate in code reviews.
Document and communicate software development best practices.

SKILLS:
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
Expert knowledge of Java (5+ years).
Expert knowledge of SQL and traditional databases (5+ years).
Proficiency in Unix/Linux based environments (5+ years).
Experience with large datasets and text processing.
Experience with REST services and APIs.
Experience with performance profiling.
Experience with Hadoop/MapReduce.
Experience with HBase a plus.
Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team in a fast-paced environment.
Extreme attention to detail.

Skill/Experience/Education
Mandatory:
Java, Big Data, Hadoop, Unix//Linux, MapReduce

DESIRED:
HBase, Hive