Position: Backend (Python/Java) Engineer
Company: DataRobot
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

As a Backend Engineer, you will develop new data engineering/transformation tools, build new application features, and construct new APIs. You will need to constantly design for scale, usability and simplicity/maintainability while working in a fast-paced startup environment. Familiarity with design patterns for both SaaS applications and patterns for fast and memory efficient data manipulation will be important. Also important — the ideal candidate would have strong development skills in both Java and Python to bridge across multiple application components.

Along the way, you will develop comprehensive automated testing to ensure the product is reliable and scalable. You will help us handle issues promptly to minimize disruption to users as we roll out new state-of-the-art features. Pairing with and mentoring colleagues is a must. We are a very collaborative team.

You should be deeply interested in, and capable of building and maintaining complex systems. You should be highly-motivated, capable of working independently, and proficient in the following areas

Requirements:

Java/Scala Programming
Python programming (python 2 and 3)
Data manipulation using Spark
API Design
MongoDB / NoSQL Databases
SQL / Traditional Databases
Data manipulation
Familiarity with Linux operating system
Familiarity with collaborative development, including code reviews. Either in a commercial or open source environment. 
Strong desire to build efficient and scalable software
Experience in the following areas would be a plus, but not necessary:

Familiarity with the Kubernetes or Hadoop ecosystems
Linux shell scripting
Jenkins or other Continuous Integration platform
AWS, Azure or GCP experience
Experience in a start-up environment