Senior Software Developer, API

Company: Spokeo
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: September 16, 2023

Job Description:

How can you impact millions of people as a software developer? Spokeo is a search engine that empowers you to find information on people. Imagine supporting 20 million users to discover insights across 14 billion records. What you're building will help reconnect friends, reunite families, prevent fraud, and more.Your users range from enterprise businesses to Spokeo Cares organizations - nonprofits, schools, and local communities. Join us in building a better search engine. WHO YOU ARE: You're a Software Developer that collaborates with cross-functional teams on projects. Lone wolf engineers aren't welcome at Spokeo. You also practice proactive and clear communication with your colleagues. Your experience is our most important asset, so we work hard to create an environment that keeps you thriving. We designed your benefits package (below) with a developer's needs in mind. WHAT YOU BRING:

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• You have development experience in web applications and backend API.
  
• Ruby on Rails experience required. Javascript, Node.js, SQL, and NoSQL knowledge is a plus.
  
• Experience implementing and troubleshooting high-usage, high-throughput systems
  
• Experience improving application performance and database queries
  WHAT YOU'LL LEAD: As the Senior, Software Developer on the API team, you'll preside over our data integrations for the consumer, enterprise, and affiliate marketplaces. You'll create easy-to-read profiles by integrating 1st-party and 3rd-party data.
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  • Write clean, performant code for our backed data services REST API to ensure data flows from our 3rd party vendors.
    
  • Support data access needs for multiple databases to aid our critical infrastructure.
    
  • Collaborate with product owners, QA, and DevOps across Scrum teams to deliver #Data4Good to our users.
    
  • Create and maintain API usage documentation and flow diagrams to improve efficiencies.
    You could also help our co-founders drive growth by improving critical infrastructures or addressing big data, e-commerce services, and information security issues. High visibility and impact for the right candidate!WHAT YOUR BENEFITS ARE: This fully remote position offers a base salary along with stock options offering, allowing a culture of shared success. Spokeo prioritizes health and wellness and offers you full benefits of medical, dental, vision, and paid parental leave. To further promote staff well-being, there is flexible time off and company-sponsored life and disability insurance.WHAT INCLUSIVITY MEANS FOR YOU: Spokeo is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Spokeo fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the greatest products, and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.We recognize that many women and underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all qualifications. We realize someone is unlikely to meet 100% of the duties for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this position.Spokeo extends written offers to candidates who successfully complete their selection process. Spokeo's offers include a base salary, participation in a company bonus program, stock options, and comprehensive benefits. A final offer will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to: marketplace competition, job leveling, the candidate's experience, skills, etc.Privacy Notice for Candidates: Recruiters or staffing agencies: Spokeo is not obligated to compensate any external recruiter or search firm who presents a candidate or their resume or profile to a Spokeo employee without 1) a current, fully-executed agreement on file, and 2) being assigned to the open position (as a search) via our applicant tracking solution.

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