Full Stack Engineer - Data Products

TITLE: Full Stack Engineer - Data Products

POSITION TYPE: Full Time (W2)

LOCATION: Ridgefield Park, NJ



ABOUT WorldLink:

WorldLink is a rapidly growing information technology company at the forefront of the tech transformation. From custom software development to cloud hosting, from big data to cognitive computing, we help companies harness and leverage today’s most cutting-edge digital technologies to create value and grow.

Collaborative. Respectful. Work hard Play hard. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at WorldLink. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning.

We take pride in our employees and their future with continued growth and career advancement. We put TEAM first. We are a competitive group that like to win. We're grounded by humility and driven by ambition. We're passionate, and we love tough problems and new challenges. You don't hear a lot of "I don't know how" or "I can't" at WorldLink. If you are passionate about what you do and having fun while doing it; tired of rigid and strict work environments and would like to work in a non-bureaucratic startup cultural environment, WorldLink may be the place for you.

For more information about our craft, visit https://worldlink-us.com .

WHO we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer - Data Products who, as part of the Big Data team, will be responsible for leading the engineering roadmap of their cutting edge in-house marketing SaaS solution. This solution harnesses the power of big data to empower all marketing teams to reach their customers throughout the country.

At this stage, this role is pivotal in taking this solution to the next level and positioning it as a core product for everything marketing – audience segmentation, statistical testing, data governance, data distribution, revenue optimization and much more.

Seeking an Engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset who is comfortable working in ambiguous environment and takes ownership and pride in building solid data products.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance our desktop-based data web applications from front-end to back-end.
  
• Triage product and system issues and debug/resolve by analyzing the source of issues and impact on service operations and quality.
  
• Collaborate with product managers, data engineers, data analysts, and marketing tech vendors to prioritize engineering deadlines and deliverables.
  
• Work with data engineers and data scientists to design and deploy complex data models, fueling the application.
  
• Deploy applications on cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.Integrate application with in-house big data system and third-party marketing systems using APIs and other solutions.
  
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code and contribute to existing documentation and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  
• Stay updated on emerging web application and data modeling technologies and integrate with the product where applicable.
  
• Work with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to understand business goals and data science and marketing tech stack of the company.
  

Required Experience and Education:

• 3-5 years of experience preferred (engineering both client and server software).
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  
• Experience with Data Modeling in Big Data environments and have worked on massive structured/unstructured datasets before.
  
• Experience developing products for marketing and sales teams in omni channel organizations, small or large.
  
• Browser programming using JavaScript, jQuery, ReactJS, Angular or Vue. ReactJS preferred.
  
• Server programming using NodeJS, Python, PHP, ASP. NodeJS preferred.
  
• Database programming using SQL, SQLite, Hive/Hadoop, or MongoDB.
  
• Proficient in a Linux scripting or a scripting language.
  
• Experience in APIs and Micro services development and management.
  
• Proficient in object-oriented language – Python/Scala preferred.
  
• Expert in one of the following stacks and comfortable exploring others:
  

• MERN stack: JavaScript - MongoDB - Express - ReactJS - Node.js (Preferred)
  
• MEAN stack: JavaScript - MongoDB - Express - AngularJS - Node.js
  
• Django stack: JavaScript - Python - Django – MySQL
  
• Ruby on Rails: JavaScript - Ruby - SQLite – Rails
  

• Experience in using Big Data stack (Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Airflow/OOZIE, BigQuery/Presto/Impala etc.)
  
• Expert in networking concepts and security protocols.
  
• Solid understanding of containerized platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
  
• Experience doing software development in cloud services, such as GCP, AWS, Azure ecosystem.
  
• Experience using GIT, JIRA, and Confluence tools
  

Necessary Skills and Attributes:

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment.
  
• Detail-oriented with strong organization skills.
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion.
  
• Curious, ownership, and outcome mindset with the ability to pivot as per business requirements.
  
• Interest in growing knowledge in the area of Data Science and willing to lend a hand in “Machine Learning” application development when required. 
  
• Comfortable with Agile Principles/Scrum/Kanban
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by contract employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the contract employee is occasionally required to stand, clean, crawl, kneel, sit, sort, hold, squat, stoop, stand, twist the body, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders and scaffolding, talk or hear, and lift up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye. Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal between 50% - 95% of work time, including prolonged periods of time. Requires considerable (90%+) work utilizing high visual acuity/detail, numeric/character distinction, and moderate hand/finger dexterity.

Performs work under time schedules and stress which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive deadlines, intellectual challenge, some language barriers, and project management deadlines. May require working additional time beyond normal schedule and periodic travel.

WHAT we’ll bring:

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-competitive benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• Medical Plans
  
• Dental Plans
  
• Vision Plan
  
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  
• Short-Term Disability
  
• Long-Term Disability
  
• Critical Illness/ Accident/ Hospital Indemnity/ Identity Theft Protection
  
• 401(k)
  

WHAT you should know:

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. WorldLink is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All employment at WorldLink is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We endeavor to continue our footprint as a diverse organization by highlighting opportunities for all people.  WorldLink considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, (including pregnancy and gender identity), age, national origin, political affiliation, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. People with disabilities who need assistance with any part of the application process should contact us.

This job description is designed to cover the main responsibilities and duties of the role but is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all.