Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems

Job Title: Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems

Location: Remote (US Based Only)

We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time

Estimated salary range: $125,000 to $160,000. The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

About Ocient

Ocient is a hyperscale data solutions company headquartered in Chicago, IL, enabling organizations to analyze trillions to quadrillions of data records in seconds. Over the past five years, Ocient has built a SQL compliant data warehouse for petabyte and beyond datasets that is 10x to 50x times faster than competitive OLAP databases.

Position Overview

Ocient is searching for an experienced Software Engineer with strong problem‑solving skills and a passion for solving hard problems. You will be working with industry‑leading software architects to help implement and test a cutting‑edge data warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Able to create design docs for smaller components and improve the designs for larger components.
• Successfully and independently implements designs of components or smaller systems provided by other engineers.
• Responds to and efficiently fixes issues from the code review process.
• Tests, debugs and fixes code in small components.
• Takes responsibility for bringing tasks to completion and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field
• 2+ years of industry experience writing code to solve complex problems using an object‑oriented programming language (e.g., C++, Java)
• Strong understanding and application of data structures and algorithms
• Demonstrated coding experience on core technology
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently

Ideal Candidate

• Experience architecting high performance, distributed systems
• Ability to own and manage all risk associated with large complex problems
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills

We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Ocient provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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