TE59P4 Software Engineer

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for 117 years, has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.

CAS is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our Technology Team. This position will be located in our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Accountabilities:

• Software Development: work with multiple Agile Delivery teams creating software applications, services and systems, delivering or enhancing CAS products and solutions.
• Collaborate with teammates and product owners grooming backlogs of epics and stories for upcoming development sprints.
• Push the limits of advanced software engineering and automation by helping to drive automated software testing, advanced change control, DevOps, and continuous delivery.
• Connect across the organization to build influential working relationships, preparing your career for tomorrow.
• Stay abreast of the latest technology trends through individual and team training opportunities.

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Application Delivery and Software Development experience.
• Java/Linux technology stack: expert-level experience with application servers, backend processing, and the web tier.
• A deep background developing on large parallel (Linux) platforms.
• ATDD: extensive experience and knowledge of Acceptance Criteria, Automated Testing, Test-Driven Development, Defect Tracking, and Test Case management
• Big Data: demonstrable experience with the big data technology stack (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Solr/Lucene, Protobuf, JNI (Java Native Interface), etc.)
• Similarity Search and Relevance Engineering: experience with FAISS or other similarity search models. Familiarity with relevance engineering principles is highly desirable.
• Strong proficiency with development and integration tools, i.e. Eclipse, Git, Maven, Jenkins, Unit test Framework and Tools.
• Proven track-record programming in a large-scale distributed environment, where performance is critical and programmers must understand and pay attention to concurrency issues (e.g. thread management, shared memory pools, etc.
• Leadership: experience in leadership roles on application delivery teams.
• Pair Programming - Need to have experience with pairing or be willing to pair with others when it makes sense.
• Clear Communication - Must be comfortable and eager discussing work items in team settings.
• Passion for Development - Actively learns on the job and outside of work. We are a team of developers that constantly seek to improve our craft and we expect to work with the same.
• Cross Functional Skill Development - willing to learn new skills and roles to meet the needs of their team.

CAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future. EEO/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran