Senior Software Engineer, Posit
C++
$146-192.7k
Offers an annual profit-sharing bonus
Open source and enterprise ready tools
Posted today
Open source and enterprise ready tools
201-500 employees
Posted today
$146-192.7k
Offers an annual profit-sharing bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create free and open-source software for data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Role
Who you are
- C++ best practices. We are looking to expand the C++ expertise on the platform team, and you will help us continue to evolve our usage of key tools and best practices for working with C++
- Other areas of expertise, such as Kubernetes. We are a team that likes to learn, and we are happy to learn about whatever expertise you have. We expect you are coming here with some knowledge of Kubernetes, and we are interested in adding to our knowledge of distributed systems and cloud technologies. We're also always looking to add to our knowledge of Slurm, IBM LSF, and Go
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a senior software engineer with C++ experience to join our Platform team
- The team works across all Posit products, working on common engineering services, cloud deployments, and developer team productivity
- This is a high-leverage team that can impact many people and customers
- You will primarily be working on the launcher, a key piece of technology at Posit that is used in multiple commercial products
- The launcher can easily distribute workloads in Kubernetes, Slurm, and other systems
- Additional systems are supported via plugins that are currently written through the launcher SDK and an experimental Go plugin framework
- Development and delivery of key parts of the launcher. You will receive help from other people on this, but we want you to own the implementation details. As you gain knowledge here, we want you to be able to design, develop, and maintain key features in the launcher and its plugins
- Working with many different teams within the organization. We work very closely with the product teams that use the launcher. To be effective, you will need to work with and coordinate with these other teams
- Product-minded planning of launcher features. As you more fully understand the launcher, we will also want you to help determine which launcher features are needed, both from the perspective of internal stakeholders and the customers
- Guiding projects through the full software development lifecycle from planning through support. You will work with the team to ensure we deliver high-quality software and engage with our customers via our asynchronous support channels to continuously improve the products by taking customer feedback into consideration
- What you will learn:
- Technologies we use that you don’t already know. While it is helpful to know them, we don't need you to join here knowing Go and other technologies that the launcher works with. We do need you to have strong C++ ability and familiarity with Kubernetes, but the rest you will learn along the way
- An appreciation for data science workflows and some of the tools and methodologies used by data scientists. Most of us do not come from a data science background but enjoy learning from those around us on this
- The Posit products and how they empower our customers to do effective data science
- Within one month, you will…
- Get to know everyone on the team and get familiar with our current development strategies
- Follow our onboarding guide and suggest improvements
- Work on your first feature request and open a handful of pull requests for review
- Begin understanding how things fit together
- Within three months, you will…
- See your code changes reflected in our current product versions
- Participate in feature planning and provide feedback
- Feel comfortable with the repository layouts
- Within six months, you will..
- Add your name to our list of ownership areas and learn more about these topics
- Understand our customer escalations and tickets well enough that you can advocate for them in planning
- Teach the team lessons from your previous experiences
- Within a year, you will…
- Understand how the commercial products work together to create a great data science platform
- Join the occasional customer call to help you see these points of view
- Plan a feature and kick off the development
- Point to parts of the products that you have significantly contributed to
Our take
In a data-driven world, having reliable and accessible software is key to optimizing functionality. Posit provides R and Python-based tools to help improve the speed and quality of analysis, created "for data scientists by data scientists", with uses in data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
Posit's unique approach to creating universal data processing capabilities is helping to create new pathways in the digital age. It uses a unique blend of social and commercial endeavours to satisfy the demand for comprehensive data processing, and many of the company's products, including Posit Team for enterprises, are open sourced and accessible to all. Those looking for more advanced products can access programs such as Posit Server Pro and Shiny Server Pro for workspace management.
Given its unique approach to data management, entities from Liberty Mutual to Walmart and NASA have been incorporating Posit's technology. The company has received considerable amounts of funding, which has been used to expand its services, in 2024 launching the beta of its next-gen data science development environment. As the demand for open-source services continues to grow, Posit's effort to create data management services for all should continue to capture market share.
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Insights
41% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2021
$161.3m
LATE VC
Total funding: $161.3m
Company benefits
- 100% remote (or come in to one of our offices in Seattle or Boston)
- Pick your hardware — we want to equip you with what you need to do your best work
- All our full time employees are given an allowance to outfit their home office
- We have a flexible environment with a “take what you need” vacation policy
- Positive, passionate culture working with a world-class team committed to data science and the R language
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
Leadership
JJ Allaire
(CEO)Founded Allaire, where they served as CEO and then Chairman. JJ also founded Onfolio, which was acquired by Microsoft. They founded FitNow in 2008 before starting RStudio in January 2010.
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