Software Developer - Back End Developer

Key Skills

AWS, Data Engineering, Data science techniques, Database, Effective communication skills, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Java Programming, Product Management, Python Programming, Ruby on Rails, SQL

Job Description

Your impact

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow. Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Your Impact: Jacobs has acquired StreetLight Data, a mobility analytics solution provider – marking the company’s second strategic acquisition in recent months and building on its strong foundation of existing technology and #data capabilities. StreetLight pioneered the use of Big Data analytics to help transportation professionals and data analysts measure, analyze and improve transportation. Applying proprietary machine-learning algorithms to location data from mobile phones, vehicle navigation devices and IoT, StreetLight sheds light on travel patterns and makes them available on-demand via the world’s first SaaS platform for mobility, StreetLight InSight®. From measuring traffic volumes to optimizing new infrastructure to planning for autonomous vehicles, StreetLight powers more than 10,000 projects every month.

StreetLight was recently acquired by Jacobs but continues to operate as an independent software organization. StreetLight Data is seeking a high caliber software engineer to be part of our growing team. This team member will work on the front-end of the StreetLight InSight SaaS web application that our subscription customers use to explore and visualize travel patterns in the real world. This position reports to the Senior Director of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain customer-facing features, including both frontend and backend components, in the StreetLight InSight SaaS web application and analytics serving pipeline

• Interface among our San Francisco, Vancouver, and Eastern European teams, and mentor more junior engineers

• Deliver product releases to production each month

• Write automated unit tests and participate in peer design and code reviews

• Collaborate daily with the other developers and QA engineers on the team, as well as with Product Management

• Productize analytics handoffs from the Data Science and Data Engineering team

• Tune StreetLight InSight for performance, scalability, and reliable operation to serve our growing customer base

• Assist Support and Operations in resolving production issues when needed, and improve the product to avoid them in the future

Here's what you'll need

• BS / MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or an Engineering discipline from a top university

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer at a software product company, preferable in an enterprise market

• 3+ years of experience developing web-based SaaS applications

• Competence and interest in both frontend and backend web development

• Proficiency in either JavaScript or Python (both would be a strong plus; Java, Ruby, or Go experience can substitute for Python in a candidate who is open to learning)

• Experience with SQL databases

• Product and customer orientation

• Good communication skills - both written and verbal

• Quick learner, and a strong team player

StreetLight Data is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. StreetLight Data provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

lus

• Working knowledge in back-end technologies like Python and SQL a plus

• Integration testing and debugging skills a must

• Experience working in cloud-deployed platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud

• Product and customer orientation

•  Strong communication skills – both written and verbal

• Quick learner, and a strong team player