SEE YOURSELF AT DATAMINR

As a Software Engineer, Backend you will be joining the Alert Generation & Enrichment engineering team which is part of Dataminr’s AI Platform organization. The team builds cutting-edge distributed platforms that enable dynamic and configurable data ingestion, normalization as well as orchestrate real time AI processing for hundreds of millions of messages daily.
In your day to day you will be working on delivering features and toolings written in Java, Scala and Python that further enhance our platform scalability and efficiency as well as support new production use cases. You will also partner with AI research scientists and engineers to bring innovative, applied AI research into production, at a very large scale . This US-based role can be remote or based out of our New York City office.
At Dataminr, we are over 600 talented individuals, spanning te global offices, united by our passion to use AI for the greater good and be agents of positive change in our company and in our communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you healthy and happy:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plan options for employees, domestic partners and their dependents
• Generous PTO, flexible sick days and remote working options
• Paid parental leave and family forming benefits
• Mental health benefits and support
• Company equity (RSUs)

As a global company, we hire talented, unique individuals of many backgrounds and life experiences, who are encouraged to be their authentic selves—and who support their team members to do the same. We strive to reflect the world and clients we serve, with a workforce built on merit and equity.
We stand for social good, fostering a culture of allyship, and standing up for those who face systemic barriers to equality. We lead with empathy and strive to be agents of positive change in our company and in our communities. We actively condemn racism and discrimination in any form.
At Dataminr, we value you for who you are. Our employees are empowered to be their best, authentic selves through various opportunities, such as our robust employee resource group (ERG) network, learning and development funds, and more.

• 4+ years of experience building back end services and applications
• Experience with Java, Scala, Python and/or other object oriented programming languages
• Experience working with microservices, distributed systems, real time streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc) and databases (Postgres, Redis, Aerospike, etc)
• Strong object-oriented design, API design, data modeling, and coding skills
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Proven track record of implementing and following strong engineering practices through hands-on coding
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and teamwork skill