Mar 14, 2019
Senior Software Engineer - Back End (Akorda)
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ABOUT YOU:
Are you passionate about microservices and cloud engineering? Do you want to expand your knowledge about continuous delivery in a evolving environment using tools like Docker and kubernetes? Are you a job engineer that is interested in expanding your Python skills?
Akorda is seeing an experienced Senior Software Engineer - Back End to fill out our technology team. You will join a group of technology veterans exploring new areas to apply Machine Learning and NLP to unstructured text content. You will be a leader in how these technologies shape knowledge work in the 21st century.
YOU WILL:
- Work on our Cloud platform developing microservices that support end user and machine learning operations
- Design and build customized, large-scale cloud-based systems for capturing end user interactions
- Support of pre-production and production service applications at scale
- Work in a startup environment where you may be asked to assist with tasks outside of your core job functions
YOU SHOULD HAVE:
- A strong foundations in software development, design patterns, and cloud computing
- Experience with large scale cloud/API services, distributed systems, databases
- Experience building for and deploying to cloud environments, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Jenkins
- Expert software development skills with a focus on building in a microservice architecture
- Excitement about taking ground-breaking technologies and techniques into the Legal Tech industry
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
At Akorda we consider every candidate on his or her individual merits. However, possession of the following skills and experiences are a baseline for consideration.
- BS in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in large-scale software development
- Technical development skills in Java, Python or other OO development languages
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
This is the wish-list. If you have any of these things, please call them out in your cover letter and resume so we can understand in detail.
- Experience with Spring Framework
- Experience with ElasticSearch, Solr or Lucene
- Experience with Content Management Systems
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume directly to Sara Filipek at recruiting@akorda.com.