Job Title: Software Engineer

Company Name: Posit

Job Details: $132.7-175.1k+,An,annual,profit-sharing,bonusSQLPythonRmacOSLinuxAbstractC++RustJunior,and,Mid,levelRemote,from,US

Job Url: https://app.welcometothejungle.com/jobs/1mweI6za?theme=take-another-look

Job Description: Role
Who you are
You have 2+ years of professional experience writing software in Rust or C++ on Linux or macOS
You're familiar with SQL and building services backed by relational databases
You're user-focused and mission-driven, facilitating data science and education for everyone
You share our commitment to robust design, clean and well-tested code, and creating delightful user experiences
You break down complex problems into bite-size tasks and drive them to completion
You approach your work and collaboration with empathy, humility, and pragmatism
What the job involves
Join the passionate team behind Posit Workbench, where we’re always learning and working to deliver exceptional experiences for our customers. You’ll contribute to building a cutting-edge platform that empowers data science teams to collaborate seamlessly across R, Python, and more
Even though we’re a remote team we try to stay connected through (optional) weekly coffee chats and monthly online games. The team comprises about 15 people, working in small sub-teams of 2-3 developers and 1-2 QA engineers. We rotate teams each feature cycle to facilitate knowledge transfer and reduce silos
In this role, you will exercise your technical expertise to design features that have a major impact on the whole product, review feature designs from other engineers, and investigate challenging bugs and customer issues
People who thrive in this role tend to be highly accountable, driven, collaborative, curious, and open-minded. They have a strong sense of ownership over their own features as well as the whole product
What You’ll Own:
Developing Workbench features and bug fixes for launching and managing data science IDE sessions in a cluster
Gathering and incorporating stakeholder feedback about features
Driving an exceptional customer experience through creativity, product-mindedness, and technical innovation
What You’ll Help With:
Designing and developing features using multiple languages
Designing your features to be observable, scalable, and maintainable
Influencing what we build, and how we build it
Defining and iterating on team processes
Creating automated unit and end-to-end tests
Supporting enterprise Workbench customers and troubleshooting issues
Reviewing feature specifications and pull requests
Understanding our documentation and improving accuracy, clarity and coverage
Fostering and maintaining an inclusive, supportive team environment
What You’ll Teach:
Design patterns and anti-patterns learned from prior experiences
The tools, tips, and tricks that make your professional life easier
What You’ll Learn:
Familiarity with Linux system administration tools and how to develop features that utilize them
Exposure to additional programming languages like Go, Typescript, and python
How to integrate enterprise software with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, and leverage technologies like Kubernetes and Slurm
How to integrate enterprise software with various authentication and authorization methods, such as OpenID and SAML
A deeper appreciation for data science workflows and how data science teams work
Systems that enable businesses to host modern IDEs in secure environments at scale
How to extend IDEs like VS Code, Positron, and RStudio with features that support code-first data science
Within 1 month:
You will have implemented your first small feature or bug fix with support from your on-boarding partner. Your development environment will be set up, and you will be comfortable with the basic development process of the team. You will be regularly meeting with a mentor
Within 3 months:
You will have started to build up an understanding of the needs of Posit Workbench administrators. You will have begun to develop a broad understanding of the components of Workbench and how they interact with each other
You will be participating in supporting customers with support from other members of the team. You will be familiar with our documentation and how to use it to aid in troubleshooting issues. You will be contributing to the code reviews of other team members
After 12-months:
You will develop, present, and own the several features you’ve added into the product. You will provide design and code review feedback on the features of other team members. You will be confident working in one or two major areas of the product and comfortable exploring new areas
You will be comfortable investigating and taking ownership of customer support tickets. You will have an understanding of our build and automated test system and will be able to investigate failures and add new features and automated tests to them

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41% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.6)

Company
Company benefits
100% remote (or come in to one of our offices in Seattle or Boston)
Pick your hardware — we want to equip you with what you need to do your best work
All our full time employees are given an allowance to outfit their home office
We have a flexible environment with a “take what you need” vacation policy
Positive, passionate culture working with a world-class team committed to data science and the R language

Funding (1 round)

May 2021
$161.3m
LATE VC

Total funding: $161.3m

Our take

In a data-driven world, having reliable and accessible software is key to optimizing functionality. Posit provides R and Python-based tools to help improve the speed and quality of analysis, created "for data scientists by data scientists", with uses in data science, scientific research, and technical communication.
By creating universal data processing capabilities, Posit is helping to create new pathways in the digital age. Many of the company's products, including Posit Team for enterprises, are open sourced and accessible to all. Those looking for more advanced products can access programs such as Posit Server Pro and Shiny Server Pro for workspace management.

Given its unique approach to data management, entities from Liberty Mutual to Walmart and NASA have been incorporating Posit's technology. The company has received considerable amounts of funding, which has been used to expand its services. And, as the demand for open-source services continues to grow, Posit should continue to capture market share.

Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle