The Senior Software Engineer will lead technical design and development of back-end services, mentor junior engineers, and optimize deep learning platforms.
Cognitiv leverages deep learning artificial intelligence to build custom algorithms that more accurately and efficiently predict consumer purchase behavior. Each marketer has a unique set of goals, which is why Cognitiv created NeuralMind, a deep learning platform capable of automatically building custom algorithms that simultaneously consider the user, the context, the message, and the campaign objectives. We combine deterministic data and advanced processing techniques to continuously train these algorithms as they optimize our clients’ key performance indicators (KPIs), predicting consumer behavior in order to autonomously drive full-funnel marketing performance at scale.
Come join Cognitiv as a Senior Software Engineer and be a part of our fast-growing company on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence! We are looking for a talented, highly motivated software engineer with proficiency in C# programming. This engineer will play a key role in the development of our proprietary deep learning platform. Together with Cognitiv’s team of engineers and data scientists, you will help build the next generation of tools to train and execute artificial neural networks at scale to solve complex big data problems.
This position will be located in the Bellevue, WA office with a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in office (Mon/Tue/Wed) and 2 days remote (Thursday/Friday).
Responsibilities
- Lead technical design, architecture and development of critical projects
- Analyze new and existing system requirements and propose novel solutions
- Implement efficient back-end services using C# and Postgres
- Upgrade existing .NET applications
- Be a mentor for Junior Engineers through Code Reviews, Pair Programming, Design Reviews.
- Develop automated testing and benchmarking routines
Requirements
- BS or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or related field
- 4 + years development building back-end services in .Net Framework
- 4+ years’ experience programming with object-oriented language (C#, Java/Scala, etc.)
- 4+ years of experience designing and implementing RDBMS data models. Experience in Postgres, MSSQL, Oracle, etc.
- Ability to own services end-to-end in service life cycle (planning, design, delegation, release, testing, etc.)
- Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
- Used to being held to high expectations
- Thrives in high intensity, high reward environments
- A devotion to being at the forefront of technology innovation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using enterprise cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Experience with containerized application (Docker)
- Experience with Distributed Query Engines (Presto, Spark, ClickHouse, etc.)
- Ability to optimize query execution, data partitioning, etc.
- Experience with Terraform (infrastructure as code)
Salary
- $160,000-$200,000 Base Salary + Equity
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to job-related knowledge, level of relevant experience, education and skills. Base salary is just one component of your total rewards package at Cognitiv. Employees are eligible for equity and various benefits.
Here are some of the many benefits that our employees receive:
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, including some plans that are 100% employer paid
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Hybrid work model
• Lunch reimbursement
• Fitness reimbursement
• Cell phone reimbursement
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
Cognitiv has been revolutionizing the programmatic/ad tech space for the last 8 years as the only programmatic buying platform to leverage Deep Learning in real-time. We use Deep Learning (the most sophisticated machine learning) to build custom algorithms for digital marketers to help grow their customer base. We have seen explosive growth and are looking for talented people who have a passion to learn about AI and are looking to affect change in a rapidly growing organization . You will be a valued member in a company with great culture and generous benefits.
Cognitiv is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Top Skills
.Net
AWS
Azure
C#
Clickhouse
Docker
GCP
Java
Postgres
Presto
Scala
Spark
Terraform
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