Software Engineer II

About AlphaSense: 

The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.

The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 4,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!

The Role: 

We seek a skilled Software Engineer II (Java) to join our dynamic team, which is responsible for building and maintaining scalable data ingestion and processing systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to developing robust, high-performance solutions that process millions of documents per month. While the primary focus is on Java, we value candidates with experience in Python or a willingness to learn and contribute to Python-based projects as needed.

What You’ll Do:

• Integrate and automate various data providers, provide insights, and manage complex data processes.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines to process large volumes of documents efficiently and reliably.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and translate requirements into technical specifications and system designs.
• Write clean, maintainable code and perform code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Implement best data ingestion, storage, and processing practices to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Contribute to Python-based projects, particularly in areas where integration between Java and Python systems is required.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices in Java and Python development, proposing innovative solutions to enhance our data ingestion and processing capabilities.
• Continuously evolve the technical maturity and ability of the organization by applying new technology, and practices, and staying up-to-date with emerging trends to propose innovative solutions.
• Follow the engineering processes, DevOps practices, and trends inside the company (monitoring, alerting, performance optimization, integration testing, design documentation) and make sure the teams improve related knowledge as well

Candidate Requirements:

Must-Have

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Software Development with proficiency in the Java ecosystem.
• Experience with Spring-based applications.
• Solid understanding of data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Ability to write high-quality code and tests for scalable, reliable, and distributed systems.
• Willingness to work with Python and contribute to Python-based projects as needed.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in Java17 or beyond with concepts like multi-threading.
• Experience with microservices architecture and software design principles.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with related frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI).
• Working knowledge of any cloud service provider(preferably AWS)
• Familiar with IAC technologies such as Terraform and Crossplane.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or similar container orchestration tools.
• Exposure to NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.
• Exposure working on scalability, reliability, and design patterns

What we offer: 

• Playing a part in the story of a fast-growing company
• Competitive compensation package
• Interesting career opportunities and training
• Very highly skilled colleagues
• Lunch and recreational benefits
• Occupational health care

Want to hear more?

If you're passionate about working on impactful projects and eager to grow your skills in both Java and Python, we’d love to hear from you! Apply by sending your resume through the application form.

AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

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