Search & Discovery Software Engineer (Remote) - New York
At AlphaSights, we search through more than 500 million professionals working in the world today to find the small handful of experts qualified to answer our clients' needs. They use these insights to drive amazing progress within their organizations. Our mission is to provide access to dispersed, hidden, and underutilized knowledge. We’ve made terrific progress working in this new space, but we’ve only just scratched the surface on how we can apply technology to this problem. As a full stack engineer on our Search & Discovery team, you will enable the next generation of our discovery experience by building ambitious web applications, on the edge of what is possible. You'll work closely with users, engineers, product, and designers to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users. We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learning new technologies as needed. You will:
- Write high quality code in both a high level backend language (Kotlin, Ruby, etc) and modern front end framework (React)
- Work with a team of full stack and front end engineers to build our next generation search experience
- Be responsible for the design and implementation of one or more technical areas
You might be a fit if you:
- Have 3+ years of industry experience
- Enjoy working in a collaborative environment
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of OO principles
Bonus points if you:
- Enjoy SQL database optimisation
- Possess strong architectural experience
- Possess in depth knowledge of the JVM
We believe a broad spectrum of experience provides a great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways. If your background doesn't check all the boxes above, but you are passionate about front end engineering, we’d still love to hear from you. About AlphaSights: AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. To learn more about our team's work, click here. Find even more here: http://engineering.alphasights.com