Senior Software Engineer- Emphasis on Distributed Systems / Big Data
The Opportunity:
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer based in Phoenix Az. For the right candidate remote work is a possibility with travel to Arizona several times per year.
Your primary focus will be developing and enhancing the Spaces Data System our platform for providing business to business Data as a Service. This is a core engineering role that requires solid knowledge of distributed systems design and large scale data processing architectures, this is not a web development role. You will work on core infrastruture and query systems that provide the foundational capabilities of the Spaces Data platform.
The Day to Day:
- Develop a robust distributed computing platform designed to run at massive scale
- Build software frameworks that are maintainable, flexible and scaleable
- Design REST or GraphQL APIs that encompass best practices and are usable with minimal documentation
- Participate in the Open Source community and improve our Open Source projects
Requirements:
- Comfort with asynchronous programming methodology and concurrent programming techniques
- Understanding of distributed systems and what it takes to build a system that scales and operates reliably while running on thousands of computers
- Experience designing and implementing REST or GraphQL APIs
- Experience with TypeScript or advanced Javascript in Node.js but distributed systems expertise in other languages is good as well. Note: this is not a web development position
- Experience developing for any of: Elasticsearch, Kafka, Hadoop, MongoDB, Oracle or other big data systems
- US Citizenship
Bonus Points:
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Experience with data warehouse or analytics databases such as Teradata, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Amazon Athena or Amazon Redshift.
- Experience working with XML, JSON, Parquet or ORC data formats
- Development experience with Python, Ruby, Perl and/or shell scripting
- Development rxperience with C, C++, Go or Rust programming languages
- DevOps experience with Linux or FreeBSD
- Experience with Linux Containers, Docker and Kubernetes
- Mac OS X familiarity
- BS or MS in a technology or scientific field of study
- High energy level and pleasant, positive attitude!
- Evidence of working well within a diverse team
Compensation:
- Salary commensurate with experience, generally higher than competitive industries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunities for advancement and a clear career path
About Us:
Terascope specializes in software and services for large scale data systems. Our core product is the Spaces Data System enabling companies to provide business to business Data as a Service.
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