Dataminr · 2 days ago
Software Engineer, Backend
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$120K/yr - $195K/yr
4+ years expDataminr is a mission-driven company focused on using AI for real-world impact. They are seeking a Software Engineer, Backend to join their product engineering team, where the role involves contributing to core features and functionality of their customer platform using various technologies.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyRisk ManagementSoftware
Hiring Manager
Boris Manakhimov
Responsibilities
Contribute code to production systems from the get-go
Work across a diverse tech-stack and gain robust experience with widely-used technologies like Elasticsearch, Kafka, SNS/SQS, and Aerospike
Design significant features that impact core customer functionality and influence the next iterations of our architecture as we strive to deliver high caliber alerts to our clients faster and with near-perfect reliability
Implement industry best practices along with novel patterns and technologies that will help improve the codebase and the product
Partner with other members of the team to plan and deliver the next iteration of our customer applications to support emerging use cases for our product
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience building back end services and applications
Experience with Java, Scala, Python and/or other object oriented programming languages
Experience working with microservices, distributed systems, real time streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc) and databases (Postgres, Redis, Aerospike, etc)
Strong object-oriented design, API design, data modeling, and coding skills
Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
Proven track record of implementing and following strong engineering practices through hands-on coding
Excellent problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements
Generous PTO and sick leave
Company
Dataminr
Dataminr is a real-time AI platform that detects early signs of high-impact events and emerging risks.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.24BKey Investors
Fidelity
2025-04-24Convertible Note· $100M
2025-03-19Convertible Note· $85M
2024-04-07Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Theodore Bailey
Founder and CEO, Chairman
Jeffrey Kinsey
Co-Founder and CTO
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