Remote AWS Data Engineer

We have an existing commercial SaaS platform that consists of 3 components: a web application, several 3rd party databases integrated into our backend, and a Natural Language Processing ML model based on a custom taxonomy.

We are looking to build 2.0 of our platform, with a brand new front end based on new algorithms, and scalable data science models that use a confluence of data from various data sources (e.g., patent, financial, and people). Its a challenge and a fun opportunity for someone looking to make the next big platform that the world is going to use.

Our Data Engineer would need to create a new data pipeline, ETL process, and architecture for 2.0 of our platform. This could include multi-modal databases, and should consider the delineation between production, development, and staging/testing data pipelines and environments.

The data pipeline should easily integrate new data sources, with both structured and unstructured data, and should enable associations between data as well. It should also enable and further enhance the strong entity resolution that we have already started building for our disparate, large data sets to be cleanly integrated.

You should also not rely solely on off the shelf tools or default pipelines. This role will require creativity and customization.

Your solutions should keep in mind scalability, to enable optimized usage of distributed computing frameworks like Spark. You should also have strong familiarity and experience with how to leverage the AWS ecosystem to bring in relevant AWS tools, services, and resources to enable substantial processing of very large datasets before runtime, entity resolution between very large datasets, and real-time processing in a scalable, distributed computing environment.

Role Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a scalable ETL data pipeline that ingests multiple large data sets of both structured data (in the form of financial and patent data) andunstructured data (in the form of white papers, scraped websites, etc.), and enablesentity resolution and other transformations for clean data integration and usage
• Create and maintain a multi-modal data storage system that enables scalable, real-time processing for production-level data
• Work with the data science team to enable ML Ops
• Have curiosity and passion for data, and demonstrate strong and extensiveunderstanding of our data, including ability to efficiently query and obtain data viaSQL
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, of both technical and business outcomes
• Assist dev and data science teams with processing and integrating data analysis
• Clearly document processes, methodologies, and tools usedExperience

Required:

• B.S. in relevant technical degree
• Significant use and experience (at least 3-5 years) as a data engineer in the AWS ecosystem, including strong familiarity with structured and unstructured large datasets, enabling scalable and distributed compute, and ensuring real-time processingat scale
• Significant use and experience (at least 3-5 years) with writing complex SQL queries and analysis of data correlations
• Significant experience (at least 3-5 years) with the AWS ecosystem, including tools, services, and resources that enable scalable, distributed computing
• Project management skills, ability to scope out timeline, methodology, and deliverables for development, testing, and integration into the platform
• Excellent communication and story-telling skills (written and verbal)

Our Current Tech Stack:
AWS to host the infrastructure, including the CICD, SpringBoot, Angular, Python, PySpark, Kubernetes, EMR, Spark, Elasticsearch, RedShift, AWS (S3, Code Commit, Code Build, Code Deploy, EC2, EMR, etc.), Docker, Spacy, Scikit learn, Openpyxl, Streamlit, Watchdog, sklearn, seaborn, nltk, matplotlib, pandas, SQLAlchemy, and additional ML and python libraries. This stack is subject to change as we build v2.0.

We want to modernize and streamline our models, MLOps, code, deployment, front-end, and distributed processing capabilities.

Logistics: Geography, Work Status, Etc.

The position is full-time on a W2 and fully remote. The candidate must have the legal right to work in the United States.

Interview Process:

We will conduct 3 rounds of interviews.

• First Round: Culture, fit, and background interview with the Founders
• Second Round: Technical Interview

Technical Project: Execute a small data engineering project, if selected for the third round of interview

• Third Round: In-Person Day in Washington D.C. (We will have the candidate fly out to D.C. to meet the founders and team.) Present the results of the data engineeringproject during the In-Perso Day.How to Apply:Please provide the following:Resume

Cover Letter
Any links to Git repositories or data engineering projects that we can review

About the Company:

We are the source of truth for patent intelligence. Patents protect revenue and investment in the market. Given that, patent intelligence is not complete UNLESS it integrates financial and market data. We provide SaaS platforms that correlate multiple data sets (patent, financial, and people data) using scalable data science models, in order to answer fundamental questions related to patent and innovation strategy.

We provide patent intelligence to corporate IP departments and the defense sector. We are expanding to a larger commercial market, including technology transfer, venture capital, and financial institutions.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $120,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 4 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you now or in the future need work authorization sponsorship?
• If selected for the final interview round, are you able to fly to Washington, DC for an in-person interview (all travel expenses paid)?

Experience:

• complex SQL queries and analysis: 3 years (Required)
• AWS: 3 years (Required)
• ML Ops: 3 years (Required)
• building scalable ETL data pipelines: 3 years (Required)
• Spark framework: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote

Our Python Developer will have the opportunity to build scalable systems and software for commercial and government use, by developing scalable solutions that leverage modern architecture and best practices, and enable significant processing at runtime. You will provide technical expertise and support in the design, development, implementation, and testing.

You will also participate in and/or direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding for back-end, and unit testing. In addition, you would also work with our Data Science team to help operationalize the ML models for our v2 platform.

Your solutions should keep in mind scalability, with optimized usage of distributed computing using frameworks like Spark. You should also have strong familiarity and experience with how to leverage the AWS ecosystem to bring in relevant AWS tools, services, and resources to enable substantial processing of very large datasets before runtime, entity resolution between very large datasets, and real-time processing in a scalable, distributed computing environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the development efforts to create platform v2
• Participate in software programming initiatives to support innovation and enhancement, using Python and PySpark.
• Leverage the AWS ecosystem to bring in relevant tools, services, and resources to enable distributed computing and scalable processing of very large datasets.
• Problem solve and think creatively about the big picture and solution for our customers, proactively anticipate problems, and be customer-centric in our development and design, and be open-minded to different solutions for achieving a development milestone.
• Clearly document processes, methodologies, and tools used.

Experience Required:

• B.S. in relevant technical degree
• Significant use and experience (at least 3-5 years) with Python, required
• Significant experience (at least 3-5 years) with distributed computing and corresponding languages such as PySpark in the Spark ecosystem, required
• Significant experience (at least 3-5 years) with the AWS ecosystem, including tools, services, and resources that enable scalable, distributed processing, required
• Significant use and experience with writing complex SQL queries and analysis of data correlations, required
• Experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as Junit
• Experience and knowledge of Git, AWS CodeCommit, or other such repos
• Knowledge of ML fundamentals and acquaintance of popular ML libraries
• Ability to work independently and integrate with other team members
• Project management skills, ability to scope out timeline, methodology, and deliverables for development, testing, and integration into the platform
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Well-versed with using version control systems

The position is remote. The candidate must have the legal right to work in the United States.

Interview Process:

We will conduct 3 rounds of interviews.

• First Round: Culture, fit, and background interview with the company Founders
• Second Round: Technical Interview
• Third Round: In-Person Day with Founders (We will have the candidate fly out to D.C. to meet the founders and team.)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $95,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work full-time on a W2?
• If selected, are you willing/able to fly to Washington, DC for an inperson interview (all travel expenses paid)?

Experience:

• Python: 3 years (Required)
• Distributed Programming: 2 years (Required)
• AWS deployment: 2 years (Required)
• Spark: 2 years (Required)
• PySpark: 1 year (Required)
• Apache Spark: 1 year (Preferred)

Technical Product Manager

Based in New Orleans, LA, we are a tech stack agnostic software development agency. We specialize in Web and mobile app development as well as solutions architecture for established businesses.

While we pride ourselves on choosing the right tech for the job, we do lean towards React, React Native, Node, Angular, PostgresSQL.

The successful candidate will have a background in Product Management or Software Development, and a good knowledge of API architecture, data models, and/or SDK Development.

Since 75% of product management is managing stakeholders, your demonstrated success in managing stakeholders will also be key to your success.

This role requires that you act as conduit between stakeholders (clients), the development team, and QA. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing complex projects in an agile, Scrum framework is a must. We use a number of product and project management tools, including Clickup and MIRO.

This role also needs someone that can breakdown large, complex business and product requirements, into digestible work tasks for the development team, all the while making sure the project stays on budget and timeline.

Why join us?

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We are a small, yet passionate and energetic group, that thrives on solving complex problems and delighting our customers with solutions. In addition to being able to offer you experience across many industries and verticals, we also provide:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Unlimited PTO
• Quarterly Bonus
• IRA
• PAID Medical, dental, vision, Rx, FSAs, life insurance, disability insurance
• Unlimited Snacks and Pizza Thursdays (for those joining us at the office)
• We work with cutting-edge technologies that keep our employees intellectually stimulated and professionally marketable.

Must have skills:

Product Management

Solid knowledge of API Architecture or SDK development

5 - 7 years experience in technical Software Development and/or Product Management Role

What you will be doing:

• Manage project budget and timeline
• Maintain ongoing communication with all stakeholders
• Identify and document business and product objectives & goals as a key part of the overall project definition.
• Track progress, and receive ongoing approval from stakeholders
• Participate in development team formalities such as Stand, backlog review and prioritization, story reviews, and retro.
• Act as point of contact with external client and manage all facets of the project, focusing on client expectations.
• Translate Business/Product Requirements into smaller, digestable development tasks using JIRA
• Manage overall SDLC
• Risk mitigation

At LookFar Labs, we work on a wide variety technical projects, across many industries, for companies of all sizes. Some of these projects might change the world, others may just change a clients business were committed to producing thoughtful technology no matter the project.

Many of our partners choose us early in the idea stage, regardless of whether or not they are a startup or an existing business, so our software developers, product designers, and product managers are involved in guiding the overall technical architecture, feature sets, and product/market fit.

We are located in New Orleans, LA in the Marigny, right down the street from the mighty Mississippi and French Quarter.

Description

We are looking for a dynamic, well seasoned front end developer with React and React Native development experience. We are looking for someone that enjoys working on multiple projects at once and relishes in the idea of tackling complex technical challenges from a front end perspective.

Your eye for detail will help produce clean, professional, usable web and mobile apps that exist across a wide range of industries.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy custom web and mobile applications.
• Work closely with team members, including Product Managers, Product Designers, Backend Developers, UX/UI leads, and Project Managers
• Work closely with UI Designers as they hand off their work for implementation
• Clearly understand API connection points with the front end you develop
• Work hand in hand with backend development team members to troubleshoot and resolve issues together
• Demo work to the team and to the client
• Support testing and revisions during app development
• Provide thoughts and insights in solving complex problems and provide new ideas and ways of doing things

Qualifications

• 3+ years of web and mobile app development experience required
• Min 2 years React Native experience required
• Flutter and/or Angular experience a big plus
• Prior experience connecting front end implementation work to backend endpoints
• Experience with TestFlight and full end to end deployment processes for both iOS and Android
• Startup and/or agency experience a plus
• Experience with Zeplin, Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD a plus
• Prior experience with Postman helpful

LookFar Labs

At LookFar Labs, we work on a wide variety technical projects, across many industries, for companies of all sizes. Some of these projects might change the world, others may just change a clients business were committed to producing thoughtful technology no matter the project.

Many of our partners choose us early in the idea stage, regardless of whether or not they are a startup or an existing business, so our software developers, product designers, and product managers are involved in guiding the overall technical architecture, feature sets, and product/market fit.

We are located in New Orleans, LA in the Marigny, right down the street from the mighty Mississippi and French Quarter.

Work Location:

• Fully Remote
• OnSite (New Orleans) if Preferred

Job description

As a contract .NET Full Stack Engineer, youll be responsible for implementing user-facing designs on a variety of platforms. Our UI/UX team is instrumental in helping our partners prioritize their feature-sets and spend their budgets wisely.

At LookFar Labs, we work on a wide variety technical projects. Some of these might change the world, others may just change a clients business were committed to producing thoughtful technology no matter the project. Many of our partners choose us early in the idea stage, so our software developers, designers, and product managers are involved in guiding the overall technical architecture, feature sets, and product/market fit.

Recently weve tackled projects as diverse and interesting as error correction for ultrasonic data transmission, containerizing a multi-million line of code legacy application, using Ansible to manage hundreds of physical devices in separate geographic locations, development of a music-based social network, and data warehousing for a multi-million dollar company using MongoDB and Postgres in AWS.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years real-world development experience practicing SOLID principles
• Prior experience building web applications, desktop applications, and/or microservices
• Advanced understanding of .NET Core (C# preferred)
• Significant experience with SQL Server and database design
• Experience designing and implementing scalable web services (SOA, SOAP, REST, WSDL, XML)
• Moderate experience with at least one JavaScript framework (Angular, React, Vue)
• Moderate experience with at least one frontend framework, design system, and UI/component library (Bootstrap, Semantic-UI, Foundation, Material UI, etc)
• Impeccable communicator, who can explain technical concepts effectively to coworkers, and less technically savvy clients
• Desire to learn and grow as a developer

BONUS POINTS FOR

• AWS and/or Azure cloud hosting platforms
• Experience with SSRS, SSIS, SAS
• Leveraging NuGet packages to accelerate development
• Windows Forms or WPF applications
• React Native mobile development
• Legacy application support and/or conversion
• Know your way around a command line
• Continuous integration software such as TFS or Bamboo
• Infrastructure management tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Chef, Puppet, Ansible)

LookFar Labs

At LookFar Labs, we work on a wide variety technical projects, across many industries, for companies of all sizes. Some of these projects might change the world, others may just change a clients business were committed to producing thoughtful technology no matter the project.

Many of our partners choose us early in the idea stage, regardless of whether or not they are a startup or an existing business, so our software developers, product designers, and product managers are involved in guiding the overall technical architecture, feature sets, and product/market fit.

We are located in New Orleans, LA in the Marigny, right down the street from the mighty Mississippi and French Quarter.