Senior Principal Engineer - Advanced Algorithms

Job Description

Moogsoft, the leader in AIOps, is seeking a talented and self-driven senior software engineer for its Advanced Algorithms team. The Advanced Algorithms team is tasked with implementing and deploying a wide variety of different algorithms at scale. This is a very exciting team to work in: we implement and deploy algorithms from information theory, classical AI, statistical ML, graph theory, deep learning / neural networks, NLP etc. The successful candidate will be expected to be an active contributor to our code-base; and to take the lead on key architectural decisions in relation to implementation of complex algorithms in a scalable, cloud-native environment. The ideal candidate will possess advanced software development skills alongside strong mathematical and computer science skills. A fundamental understanding of complex algorithms like those mentioned above is required and the candidate must be proficient in and have demonstrable experience of implementing these algorithms in a distributed and parallelized fashion in a cloud-native environment. While we value the ability to code in and learn multiple programming languages and environments, expertise of Java backend development in a UNIX environment is essential. We are not stipulating a minimum or maximum number of years of industry experience and we will take each case on its merits, however, our expectation is that candidates will have upwards of 8 years experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable and extensible products and services in a cloud-native environment
• Identify and build algorithms which are valuable to real-world industry applications
• Write and review production-quality code
• Partner with our Science team to transform state-of-the-art algorithms and research into killer products in a scalable and extensible way
• Partner with product management to implement the best solution for our customers

Required Skills

• A proactive individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
• Have an advanced degree in Computer Science, a mathematical or scientific discipline, or equivalent industrial experience
• Have excellent fundamental knowledge of algorithms, system architecture and software design
• Be current on the state-of-the-art in various kinds of algorithms (including machine intelligence), and have experience applying those algorithms at scale
• Experience of multiple languages (including Java and Python) and with proven expertise of Java in a Unix environment
• Deep experience of cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge and experience of industry standard deep learning frameworks
• Experience with microservices, container orchestration and containerisation technologies
• Experience of cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud Platform etc
• Experience of dealing with scalability and performance issues on a distributed system

Moogsoft Perks & Benefits

• Flexible working hours including working from home
• 25 days holiday
• Private family medical insurance
• Generous training budget
• Pension
• Massages every other week
• Regular social activities including funded meals and days out
• Kitchen stocked with fruit, snacks and hot/cold drinks
• Table football, table tennis, games consoles, arcade machine.

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