Software Data Engineer

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL

Job Description

As a Software Data Engineer, you will help develop and deploy technical solutions to solve our customers’ hardest problems, using our platform to integrate data, transform insights, and build first-class applications for operational decisions. You will leverage everything around you: core company products, open source technologies (e.g. GHE), and anything you and your team can build to drive real impact. In this role, you work with customers around the globe, where you gain rare insight into the world’s most important industries and institutions. Each mission presents different challenges, from the regulatory environment to the nature of the data to the user population. You will work to accommodate all aspects of an environment to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.

Work can be performed on-site from Washington D.C. or New York City,

Responsibilities will include:

• Setup transfers of data feeds from source systems into location accessible to Foundry
• Debug issues related to delayed or missing data feeds
• Write transformations and derive new datasets using Spark for distributed computation
• Monitor build progress and debug build problems
• Using Foundry’s application development framework to design applications that address operational questions
• Rapid development and iteration cycles with SME’s including testing and troubleshooting application issues
• Executing requests for information (RFI’s) surrounding the platform’s data footprint

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Must be willing to work on-site 
• Strong engineering background, preferably in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python (Pyspark, Pandas) SQL, R or similar languages.
• Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals.
• Skill and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.
• Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Proven track-record of strong customer communications including feedback gathering, execution updates, and troubleshooting.

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include educational reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.