You are a self-starter, require minimal supervision, and have a track record of learning quickly Ability to problem-solve from first principles and maintain focus on overarching objectives Experience building search, query and/or analytic systems working with structured and unstructured data Experience with data structures and algorithms Familiar with AWS, Lambda, and cloud Infrastructure Experience with agile processes and rapid iterative development Experience in developing distributed systems and working with data at scale Experience working in a dynamic and highly innovative environment Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; able to explain complex technical topics to both internal and external stakeholders with ease and in remote/distributed environments Experience with frontend development is a bonus, as 5-10% of our work needs frontend contributions too No fear! Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with an eye towards observability and resilience Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders within the vision and scope of your product area, helping define project goals and acceptance criteria Help define and refine the software development practices that make our team effective - everybody's feedback helps shape our process Work on a mix of new features, bug fixes, and tech debt Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements and design to testing, deployment, and production support/monitoring Share on-call responsibilities and take part in team that embraces a model of service ownership This position will require stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties .