Senior Software Engineer I, Data Platform

Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of products /technology? Do you enjoy being part of a team that is driving innovation in academia?
 

Interfolio is on a mission to build smart, inspired and useful products for faculty and academic communities. By building an engine for faculty activity, decisions, and data, Interfolio has become the first mover in defining and owning the category of faculty-focused technology that cultivates goal-oriented collaboration around academic decision-making. 

Interfolio operates the first holistic faculty information system to support the full lifecycle of faculty work, from job seeking to review, tenure, sabbatical, committee work, research, and beyond. Offering colleges and universities increased clarity and insight into faculty data to help achieve their strategic initiatives, Interfolio believes that advancing the faculty will advance the institution. 

About our Team
This team is responsible for the complex flow of data across teams, data centers, and organizational boundaries. We embed advanced analytics into the DNA of decision-making across Interfolio’s customer product suite as well as our own internal operations.
 

About the Role
You will build our data platform and related analytical tools using Ruby on Rails, GoLang, and SQL. Work with DataOps team members and DevOps to identify and implement data strategy.
 

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining complex and scalable enterprise-level microservices.
• Improving scalability, service reliability, capacity, and performance. Leveraging third party APIs to build integrations with other systems.
• Developing data streaming and CDC architecture using Kafka and Debezium.
• Working with large codebases to identify opportunities for refactoring or migration to external services.
• Producing robust automated unit tests

Requirements

• Experience producing high-quality code in Ruby on Rails or GoLang. Knowledge of SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including database and query design techniques.
• Have the ability to understand change data capture and data streaming concepts. Familiarity with service-oriented architectures (SOA), REST APIs, and GraphQL
• Possess a mindset towards test-driven development (unit tests with RSPEC or other testing frameworks). Skilled in using git for version control.
• Demonstrate the ability to focus and carefully step through intricate thinking to research and identify root causes behind data anomalies. inquisitive curiosity and eagerness to learn.
• Display in-depth logical and quantitative skills; ability to grasp business context behind the data. Patient, methodical, detail-oriented, and comfortable pivoting based on business needs positive problem-solving outlook, ability to multi-task, and demonstrated successful organizational skills.

Work in a way that works for you
 

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you
 

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
 

About the Business
 

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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