Software Engineer, Unacast

• You are both a team player and a self-starter. You are comfortable working independently with only basic guidance, as well as work well within the larger team
• You have demonstrated experience translating business problems into technology solutions, and deploying the right tool for the job including Scala, Java, third party web services, scripting languages (e.g. Python, R) and third party tool sets
• You are capable of taking a basic description of what is needed, analyzing it and asking the right questions to generate a detailed specification of the software requirements
• You can demonstrate to us that you have developed multiple applications from requirements elaboration to delivery to production
• You must have good organization skills and great communication & documentation skills
• At least 4 years’ experience in software development in Java and Scala
• You can demonstrate to us that you have good database skills both creating new databases, modifying existing databases and manipulating data within those databases
• You will be experienced in either SQL or NoSQL databases and enjoy working with both
• You have experience processing data efficiently in JSON and/or XML formats
• Experience with MySQL, AWS, Spark, Snowflake, DynamoDB, CartoDB or other similar tools
• You may also have experience with languages such as Python and R which allow you to put the right tool to the task
• Demonstrate a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset
• Contribute to a positive and enjoyable work environment
• We are a startup, so things change fast, you need to be agile and proactive on this journey
• Participate in the on-call rotation
• Personal characteristics we value include: high integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, team player, passion for technology, adaptability, high energy and attention to detail

Desirable

• We are hiring a Software Engineer to join our Core Platform Team!
• The Software Engineer will work within our Core Platform development team, assisting in the development of batch process and business logic for our core platform, which processes tens of billions of location signal data points each day, including simple to complex algorithm development
• Understand technical specifications for product code and create technical specifications for products and product features
• Create innovative solutions by writing high quality code that delivers the functionality required and adheres to best practices in development and testing
• Implement and execute manual and automated unit tests, including creating test data, use of REST clients and inspecting results in one or more databases to verify functionality and code robustness
• Document your code and frequently update the status of your work
• Create data and metrics, when needed, for complex algorithm verification