Senior Software and Data Engineer
$128k - $169k USD
This is a contingent position, and employment is dependent upon Element 84 receiving the contract award.
About Element 84
Element 84 is a woman-owned small business that works with public, private, and non-profit sector clients to develop geospatial data processing pipelines & build software that helps answer big questions about our health, our infrastructure, and our changing planet. We solve challenging problems across a wide range of industries, but our super power is cloud-based geospatial data processing, remote sensing, and Earth science systems. Our headquarters is located in Alexandria, VA and we have a satellite office in Philadelphia, PA. Element 84 also supports a large remote workforce from a variety of other states.
A Few Other Things You Should Know
Element 84's values are: We Invest in Each Other, We are Reliable, and Our Work Benefits our World.
Element 84 works on meaningful projects that are challenging—from a technical, people, and team perspective. We make an impact on large projects through our leadership and expertise, both formal and informal.
Element 84 values life outside of work. We offer parental leave for everyone and support each other through family challenges like medical problems, adoptions, and new babies.
Element 84 has had a flexible work schedule since our founding in 2010.
Element 84 is committed to fostering a culture of curiosity and respect for all individuals as we constantly strive to create a work environment where everyone feels welcome and supported.
About You
You are curious about the world, are constantly learning, driven to lead (formally or informally), and have a strong work ethic. You're interested in solving impactful problems in science, medicine, and other projects that have a societal good. You can work independently or with a team, prioritize your projects, and be effective without micromanagement.
You'll care about writing. Our team is remote and written communication is essential. In addition to caring about a well-crafted email and a succinct conference abstract, you understand that good writing is good design and engineering.
About the Role
Element 84 is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Software and Data Engineer to join our team as we begin a new, year-long modernization effort for a fortune-class client. You will be a key contributor to the architecture, design, implementation, and launch of a complex system that is global in scope, used by some of the largest companies in the world and ultimately makes a positive difference in the lives of everyday people. An ideal candidate for this role is excited by the challenge of converting lofty ideas into robust, performant, and highly-maintainable code, takes great pride in their craftsmanship, and is eager to take ownership of critical components.
What You’ll Do
Participate in all aspects of the software and data product development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support
Improve quality by actively participating in code-reviews and adhering to team quality standards
Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices
Own the execution of medium-to-large sized features with higher-level technical support
Describe and document the details of your work fluidly and accurately for technical peers and non-technical stakeholders
Think holistically about the application and build with an eye towards long term maintainability and efficiency
Collaboratively provide estimates and other input to the client, project managers designers, or others about features to help determine their feasibility, complexity, cost, and priority level
Contribute to a culture of positivity, curiosity, and respect for all individuals
This is a full-time, salaried position. Please submit your information, resume and cover letter if you are interested. Remote candidates are considered if located in VA, DC, MD, PA, UT, NJ, TX, MN, FL, NH, OR, OH, IN, AZ, CO, KS, MI, MT, SD, VT, CA, or IL (excluding Chicago).
Qualifications
Here are the guidelines we're looking at to gauge experience and skillset:
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a Software or Data Engineer
Experience building applications with Java
Experience designing scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines
Experience using Apache Spark with Scala (or other comparable functional language) and/or pySpark
Experience with data modeling, warehouse and lakehouse patterns
Proficiency in troubleshooting software issues and debugging a large codebase
Ability to work as a member of team using the Scrum methodology
Firm commitment to and experience with automated testing and continuous integration
Proponent of continuous improvement and willing to bring new ideas to the team
Outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively and proficiently in a remote environment
Energetic, self-motivated, team player
Bachelor's Degree in a technical major, such as Computer Science or Engineering (will consider equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree)
Industry Certification: AWS Associate-level certification is required. If not currently held, the candidate must successfully obtain this certification within 12 months of their start date.
This position requires that applicants be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or at any time in the future, and be able to pass a general background check.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Apache Airflow or equivalent workflow orchestration (DAG authoring, scheduling, task dependencies)
Experience with Apache Kafka or equivalent distributed messaging/streaming systems
Experience with columnar/open table formats (Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi)
Experience with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), Hortonworks, or equivalent Hadoop-ecosystem distributions
Experience building and deploying containerized applications and working in a multi-container development environment, specifically using Kubernetes
Financial services industry experience or familiarity with regulated data environments
Experience with GitOps / infrastructure-as-code practices
Experience with Application monitoring and telemetry tools (Grafana, Splunk, Honeycomb)
Experience with asynchronous background task processing
Experience with third-party authentication providers
Experience with application monitoring and telemetry tools
Experience with internationalization
Additional Information
Benefits
Paying attention to who we are as a company–people, family members, friends, and colleagues–is our primary focus at Element 84. There are lots of ways to run a company, and, for us, we prioritize wanting to come to work, being around people we enjoy, taking on big things with people you trust, and sharing our achievements as a team.
You’ll get credit when things go right and we’ll have your back when things go wrong.
We only take on work that is challenging and right for us. There are projects we will turn down and the team has a say.
We may be a small company, but we have big company benefits meant to support the idea that we're here for the long term and happiness comes from much more than where you work.
We have an extraordinary retention rate because we hire extraordinary people. We hope that’s you.
Salary Range for this role: $128,000 to $168,500. Actual compensation offered to candidate will be finalized at offer and may be above or below the posted range due to skill level, experience, industry-specific knowledge, education/certifications, or geographic location. Base salary represents just one component of the Element 84 total compensation package. Employees will also receive a number of benefits as listed below. Other compensation for this position may include bonus eligibility (dependent on employee performance and company profits).
Benefits Offered
Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
Life Insurance, Short & Long Term disability insurance
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with a fixed 3% of salary employer contributions (paid regardless of employee participation)
Health savings account with a company contribution
Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation)
Company-paid parental leave after one year of employment
Flexible work schedules
Paid employee assistance program
6 paid floating holidays
1 week of sick leave
21 days Paid Time Off per calendar year (prorated first year)
Cell phone stipend
Element 84 is an equal opportunity employer.