Senior Software Engineer
About this role
- We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind now or in the future (ex. OPT, EAD, H1B, H4, etc.)
- The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations
- Design, implement, and validate batch and stream loading systems to ingest terabytes of data per day.
- Lead architecture and design by closely partnering with architects and implementation with team members to deliver high-quality software.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and customer engagements to deliver world-class massive-scale data solutions.
- Program in modern C++ and/or Java to build and monitor distributed software systems.
- Work closely with Sales, Product, and End Customers to ensure business success.
- Contribute to engineering innovation
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership over small to medium sized teams.
- Strong fundamental computer science skills.
- Prior industry experience in building high-performance distributed systems in modern C++ and/or Java.
- The ability to own, communicate, and manage risk associated with large complex problems.
- A good working knowledge of Linux, networking, and databases.
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong coding capabilities in C++ and Java
- A “polyglot” skill set with a demonstrated ability and desire to work across different domains and problems.
- Proven experience building, maintaining, and refining end-to-end customer facing systems.
Company at a glance
For the organizations that can't get AI at enterprise scale wrong, there's Ocient.
The OcientAIQ™ ecosystem delivers trusted agentic AI solutions at petabyte scale, built for the industries where the data is largest, the stakes are high, and production-grade results are non-negotiable. Where fragmented data stacks slow agents down and drive up costs, OcientAIQ™ brings the infrastructure and expertise to make it work.
Ocient is a global, remote-first, carbon-neutral company, headquartered in Chicago, and backed by leading investors including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures.
Our remote-first company is made up of collaborative, curious, and driven experts who are passionate about delivering solutions that drive real-world impact. If that sounds like you, check out our open jobs or reach out to [email protected].
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