Position: Sr Scala Engineer
Company: CompStak
Experience required: 5y
Category: Scala
English level: upper
Published: 2020-05-01T00:00:00+03:00

CompStak, a prominent NYC based data startup, focuses on gathering unique datasets via crowdsourcing and providing unprecedented insights to the Commercial Real Estate industry via state of the art data-intensive applications. We are expanding our tech team in Ukraine and looking for a talented Sr Data Scala Engineer to help us bring our unique data products to the market. This is a remote opportunity, based in Kiev. What you will work on will challenge the status quo and change our industry forever.

You will be working in the following environment:
Scala/Haskell based public and private APIs
Machine learning systems for processing and analyzing crowdsourced and public data
Automated DevOps via SaltStack, Terraform, Nomad, Consul and Vault
Polyglot development environment
Data-driven product offerings
Sophisticated search tech, based on Elasticsearch
And much more

What can you do?
We are looking for senior data engineers with 5+ years of experience who have a proven track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable data-driven software.  Your experience should include:
Designing and implementing distributed data systems
Deep experience with Scala and purely functional libraries such as Cats, Scalaz/ZIO, FS2 and others
Relational and NoSQL data stores
Domain-Driven Design
Microservice architecture
Cloud computing with AWS (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, EMR ...)
Kafka/Kafka Streams/Kafka Connectors is a big plus
Elasticsearch is a big plus
Event sourcing is a plus

Who are you?
At CompStak we provide a fantastic environment for your continuous personal and professional growth, and in return, we hope that:
You love data-driven products
Your professional mission is to develop rock-solid systems and write clean and maintainable code
You are focused on solving problems via well designed composable systems 
You are interested in working in a lean startup environment
You are always eager to learn no matter the depth of your experience
You are a kind person who has an easy time collaborating with other people
You are happy to mentor less experienced gifted engineers
You live close enough to Kiev to work from a coworking once a week.

Who are the people of CompStak?
CompStak was born out of our dreams to revolutionize Commercial Real Estate and deliver information and insight out of fragmented and sparse data. We hail from 500 Startups, one of the most prestigious Silicon Valley incubators. Our goals and potential are lofty, and that is why we are backed by one of the most acclaimed VC firms – Canaan Partners. When you join our family, you will be joining a smart and collaborative team that is currently disrupting an antiquated industry.


What will you be paid?
Highly competitive compensation
Karma points for doing great things in life.