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Unacast is a global location intelligence and insights company transforming our understanding of human activity in the physical world. Using state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence, Unacast extracts valuable information from location data, delivering trustworthy, reliable, and privacy-friendly location intelligence. Companies across industries, at every stage of growth, rely on Unacast’s actionable human mobility insights to make more informed decisions that better align with the world around them. For more information, please visit unacast.com.

Data Management Platform • Proximity • Online • Offline • Location


51 - 200 employees

Lead Software Engineer, APIs
2 days ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote


💵 $150k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

AWS

Java

Python

Ray

Scala

SQL

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📋 Description
• Lead a team of Software Engineers, providing mentorship and guidance while actively contributing to API design, development, and optimization
• Plan, execute, iterate, and challenge assumptions to ensure the team’s deliverables are timely and delivering the intended value
• Continuously improve the team's ability to ship client and product value
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality APIs to support various applications and services
• Implement API solutions that adhere to industry best practices in terms of scalability, performance, and security
• Ensure APIs are well-documented, including clear usage instructions and examples
• Monitor API performance and troubleshoot issues, implementing necessary optimizations
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in API development, recommending improvements and advancements to our current API ecosystem
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability
• Contribute to the overall architecture and design of our API strategy, aligning with business objectives
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders (including customers) to gather requirements and understand use cases as needed

🎯 Requirements
• Minimum 2-4 years of team leadership or project management experience
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience working with REST APIs
• Experience in software or engineering projects from ideation, through development and into production
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java 8 and higher, Scala, Python or other similar programming languages
• Demonstrate excellent SQL database skills ranging from database initial creation and design, table design, automated load and maintenance processes, and efficient querying
• Proficiency working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and utilizing its many services
• Experience processing data efficiently in JSON and GeoJSON
• A positive and adaptable attitude, with a collaborative approach to teamwork
• Excellent organizational and progress-tracking skills
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English
• Familiarity with technologies such as Java, Scala, Python, Git, Snowflake SQL, and other services in AWS would be beneficial
• You are team and customer service oriented, innovative, open-minded to the solution set, and driven to deliver solutions that meet or exceed requirements
• The ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly is important

🏖️ Benefits
• Competitive salaries and benefits
• Unlimited PTO