We seek brilliant thinkers who are passionate about taming complexity and solving problems through innovation and rigorous engineering. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that encourages creative thinking and experimentation, and values efficiency and attention to detail. Our engineers come from leading technology companies and top academic programs. Our team partners closely with machine learning researchers. We pride ourselves on being kind, friendly, and down-to-earth, and look for people who share those qualities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Guide complex initiatives from initial requirements gathering and robust system design to deployment, effectively evaluating dependent technologies and collaborating closely with stakeholders
Build scalable data infrastructure and shape the developer experience, tackling projects such as owning data cataloging, versioning, and lineage to support seamless research and production workflows
Provide technical guidance to both engineering and research staff, fostering a supportive environment that accelerates the growth of your teammates
REQUIREMENTS
Computer Science / Engineering bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
5+ years of relevant software engineering experience
Proven track record of software design and implementation with focus on correctness, robustness, efficiency, and scale
Experience working with large codebases and building modular, extensible, and maintainable software
Expertise in a modern programming language, such as Python, Go, Java or C++
Hands-on experience developing in a Linux/UNIX environment
Design and implementation of scalable services and APIs, highly-available systems, and/or large-scale data infrastructure
Experience with data storage and management technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Artifactory, Ceph, Redis)
Strong communication skills and a knack for explaining complex ideas with clarity and simplicity
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Familiarity with the following strongly preferred
Cluster management and containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)
Cloud storage, querying, and processing technologies (e.g. Iceberg, BigQuery, Snowflake, DynamoDB, Trino/Athena)
Experience building data platforms with a developer experience lens — designing APIs, access patterns, or tooling that abstracts infrastructure complexity from end users
Job scheduling and orchestration technologies (e.g. Airflow, Slurm)
“FRIENDS OF VOLEON” CANDIDATE REFERRAL PROGRAM
If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $15,000 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form https://voleon.com/referrals/ to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program https://voleon.com/assets/Voleon-Referral-Bonus-Program.pdf.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
