Software Development Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Finance Technology is building a cutting-edge fraud and abuse detection platform (Castle) for Amazon's payments pipeline. If you are interested in big data, machine learning, and working in startup environment keep reading!

Castle is a lean team of SDEs with a passion for large-scale machine learning and building high-quality software platforms that just work and keep working. We are looking for SDEs, SDMs, and TPMs to transform our proof of concept algorithms to a production-ready platform and continuously improve the performance of our machine learning algorithms.

Castle is the right team for you if you:
· have solid understanding of CS fundamentals
· are experienced in one of major programming languages such as Scala, Java, or C++
· are experienced in object-oriented design
· are interested in building scalable software platforms
· are interested in machine learning and data science
· are comfortable with wearing different hats
· have a can-do attitude
· interested in having work-life balance

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of experience
· Self-directed, ability to multi-task, sharp analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment
· Proven object oriented design skills and able to find creative scalable solutions to difficult problems
· Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, internet security fundamentals and designing for performance, scalability and availability
· Experience in supporting high-traffic, high-throughput, distributed real-time systems and services
· Strong project-management skills, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
· Excellent written communication and verbal agility are strong assets
· Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl