YOUR IMPACT AT ASCEND ANALYTICS

As a Technical Lead, you will be responsible for leading an Agile development team that implements automated pipelines for novel analytic operations. Your technical skills will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and traditional power providers around the globe. Additional responsibilities will include development of testing frameworks, data management, and integration of analytics and visualization. We’re looking for talented individuals with a serious interest in software who can thrive in a dynamic marketplace and respond to rapidly changing priorities and requirements.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BS required in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Operations Research, Math, or related field; MS preferred
• 5+ years as a backend software engineer
• 1+ years of experience leading a software development team
• Experience with Python; Numpy, Pandas, Sklearn stack preferred
• Experience with data engineering: data schemas, blob storage, relational databases, ETL pipelines
• Experience with cloud computing (Azure preferred)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Data analytics, e.g., machine learning, statistics, regression analysis
• Familiarity with batch computing paradigms
• Familiarity with parallel computing
• API design in a tech stack that includes Flask

• Lead the implementation of web applications and data analysis pipelines
• Assist project managers in planning and scheduling Agile sprint cycles
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Ensure team adheres to proper unit and regression testing and coding standards
• Modernize and restructure legacy software
• Optimize performance of algorithms
• Integrate data flow with business-facing analytics and visualization
• Coordinate with business leads to elicit feature and performance requirements and translate into written technical designs