Software Engineer

This is an opportunity for a Software Engineer position within First Orion’s data engineering team, responsible for designing and building data-driven products and services. The role involves working on low-latency, high-throughput APIs, ETL data pipelines, and managing big data applications with attention to detail. This role is part of our Data Architecture Team, and you will collaborate in the SDLC process by creating technical designs and providing input and feedback for high level designs. In this role you will work with your team leader, fellow team members, as well as product and data science stakeholders to collaborate on projects that safeguard hundreds of millions of consumers and enterprise businesses from telecommunications fraud. 

We are looking for a team player who is positive, self-motivated, energetic and a quick learner with commitment to quality and dedication to long-term success. A successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, time management skills, and technical expertise in the software engineering or data engineering field. We provide a friendly work environment, access to cutting-edge technology and the ability to work on novel and highly challenging projects in the industry.  

What you’ll be doing: 

• Work across multiple code repositories, programming languages, and frameworks 

• Develop ETL jobs and analytics pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark 

• Develop low-latency, high-throughput REST APIs, such as our call protection products 

• Develop expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Databricks, and other relevant technologies to drive our technology roadmap forward. 

• Author and contribute to Technical Designs (TDs) for new prioritized projects 

• Create and maintain unit and integration tests for data-driven applications 

• Reduce technical debt and make ETL jobs operationally supportable by leveraging tools within Databricks and AWS. 

• Work with data scientists to integrate new models into products, optimize code, and take models from prototype to production. 

What you’ll need: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science (or related degree) 

• 3+ years of experience in a data or software engineering position using relevant tools 

• 2+ years of experience using Apache Spark with Scala or Python (pyspark). 

• 2+ years of experience with a cloud computing service (AWS preferred) 

• Strong understanding of streaming tools such as Kinesis, Kafka, or 0MQ 

• Minimum 1 year of SQL experience and familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases  

• Self-starter personality, passionate about designing, diagramming, and prototyping solutions. 

• Ability and mindset to dive into unfamiliar problems and come up with unique solutions 

Bonus Points: 

• Specialized experience in Databricks with Unity Catalog and Workflows. Certification nice to have 

• Experience using Delta Lake tables and Parquet data format 

• Previous experience in the Telecom industry 

• Specialized AWS experience: S3, IAM, RDS, Kinesis. Certification nice to have 

• Experience with HTTP API frameworks such as Gin 

• Experience with Kubernetes microservice architecture 

Company Benefits:

Balancing the work-life flow is key to health and happiness! That is why we offer one of the most competitive packages in our industry with open PTO, company paid holidays, Flex Fridays and flexible work arrangements. We strongly value the health and wellness of our teammates and through our state-of-the-art fitness center we’re helping our teammates reach their wellness goals while at work.  Add on generous health and dental/vision options, retirement plans, learning and development programs, career path frameworks, tuition reimbursement, company options and bonus potential you have many ways to take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package that means the most to you!

Learn More About First Orion:

First Orion helps businesses generate more revenue, increase efficiency, and improve the customer experience by empowering them to brand their phone calls with their name, logo and reason for calling. We are the market leader in branded communications technology, and a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and the largest U.S. mobile carriers.

• First Orion has been voted a Great Place to Work with top rankings in every category.

• Learn more about what our employees have to say on our First Orion Glassdoor page and watch our People First Diversity Statement/Video. 

• First Orion Culture Cornerstones are at the core of everything we do here.

Disclosure:

First Orion is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, based on the changing needs of our business.

This position is not eligible for employment-based immigration visa/status sponsorship. Employees are required to demonstrate proper work authorization as required by I-9 compliance. 

First Orion is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. First Orion’s immigration sponsorship policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory fashion regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law.