Data/Server Developer @ SimilarWeb

About SimilarWeb

SimilarWeb has been named one of CALCALIST'S TOP 50 STARTUPS 2019 and one of the 10 MOST DESIRABLE ISRAELI COMPANIES TO WORK FOR. Similarweb is also ranked 8th in DUN’S BEST HIGH TECH COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ISRAEL in 2018, taking over companies such as Amazon, Mobileye, PayPal, Ebay and more.

What makes the SimilarWeb R&D team awesome?

We love data! At SimilarWeb you have the opportunity to work with it on a petabyte scale!
As part of the team you will support backend for our multi million client side panel across all platforms through our massive ingest pipeline in cloud (Big data starts with ingesting even bigger data. Our Node.js, Kinesis, Java, Python, Go pipeline is impressive!)
We are solving some really complex problems with web server scale, algorithms on the client side, research of different OS’s and APIs, managing multi million users products and more.
Work with cutting edge technology - we often beta test the tech that other people will only discover next year!
We want you to get better and help you set goals and conquer them

A day to day as a Server Developer at SimilarWeb means...

You will be a server side developer, who is passionate about learning new technologies and handling a multitude of systems, and can fit in a small team of independent developers. You will develop and integrate systems that retrieve and analyze data from around the web from millions of users.
On a day to day you will:

Take a major part in designing and implementing complex high scale systems using large variety of technologies
Design, code and integrate huge scale systems written in Node.js, Java, Go & more
Implement solutions in AWS cloud environment
Learn new stuff and enrich other team members
Perform code reviews, evaluate implementations, and provide feedback about potential tool improvements

What will I bring to the team?

BSc degree in Computer Science, a related technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of server side Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages.
Experience working with two or more from the following: Web application development, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, networking, developing large software systems.
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Scala or Go
Comfortable taking challenges and learning new technologies, including new coding languages.
Experience with large scale production systems
Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide constant dialog between engineering teams
Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
Excellent reliability, dependability, and trustworthiness
Strong sense of ownership over the products of the team
Comfortable working in a dynamic environment

It’s a plus if you also have:

Experience with large scale production systems
Familiarity with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, HDFS, Airflow, HBase, etc.