SendGrid is building a Big Data team consisting of only the best go-to technologists, all on the same team, all working to quickly solve hard and important problems. We need people that get stuff done, no matter what that involves - people that are able to quickly prototype new technologies and then work with Operations and Engineering to turn those prototypes into products.

We're looking for senior do-it-all developers to join our team. The Big Data team works with Data Scientists to identify new data-based features. These features are then fleshed out and prioritized on the team's product roadmap which they then implement.

The optimal candidate would have excellent programming skills in multiple languages and the ability to adopt new languages and technologies as necessary (like the GO language we use on some projects). They should have strong opinions from their experience working with big data technologies but should not let those opinions get in the way of choosing the best solution (we don't want ideologues). They should recognize that design decisions are not made in a vacuum and must be driven by business motivations like increasing revenue or decreasing cost. We are also excited because this team is growing fast and holds the potential for leadership opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Solve hard, interesting and important problems!
• Evaluate new Big Data technologies as needed
• Brainstorm and quickly prototype new data-based features
• Use big data technologies to explore data and make recommendations
• Develop innovative (code) features that use the data
• Work with Ops to provision/manage new big data technologies
• Work in a dynamic team environment with short turn around times
• Work everyday to achieve a high level of engineering excellence. Constantly growing and improving your skills in the company of like minded engineers
• We're an agile, fast growing company and this job description isn't meant to be an exhaustive list of your qualifications or all the things you'll do

About You

• BS or MS Computer Science or related technical discipline
• 7+ years in software and systems development
• Deep experience with many of the following: Go, Ruby, Java, C/C++ or Python
• Experience with Big Data technologies like Cassandra, Hadoop, Riak, Solr, etc
• A solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, software design and architecture
• The ability to independently deploy, operate and evaluate big data technologies
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and contribute to multiple concurrent critical projects and business objectives
• Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into systems which provide immediate and long term strategic value
• Competencies in networking, security, deployment, operations, data architecture, Linux/Unix
• Passionate about writing clean, efficient code, and learning new technologies and best practices
• Mission driven, action oriented with a can do, get stuff done attitude