Senior Software Developer (Golang)
Somerville, MA

Job Description

Accelerate data science by building the free software platform for verifiable large scale computation.

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Curoverse , you'll work on a small team of senior software developers to build the Arvados platform and the Curoverse products that are based on Arvados.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Program in Golang, Javascript, Python, Ruby
* Work on hard distributed computing problems
* Use scrum in an agile, self-managed team of peers
* Develop big-data storage and analytical systems
* Help create a massive, in-memory, real-time query engine
* Contribute to a free/open source platform and community

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO...

* Has a solid background in Golang
* Loves writing and improving code
* Works well in a small team of peers
* Has used multiple programming languages to build production systems
* Has substantial experience contributing to free software projects
* Has experience with big data and distributed computing systems
* Can work in a fast-paced startup environment

OUR STACK

Some of the technologies we use: Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Docker, Git, Golang, Javascript, Jenkins, jQuery, Nginx, PostgreSQL, Python, Puppet, Rails, Ruby, Twitter Bootstrap.

WHY WORK HERE

* Work that matters - Build software that will be the backbone of modern medicine.
* Hard problems - Solve software engineering problems in distributed computing and big data.
* Diverse tasks - We have a small team with a big project, so you won't be stuck working in some corner.
* Free software - Your code will be released under AGPLv3 / Apache 2.0.
* Sustainable lifestyle - Do great work and have time and energy for the other things life has to offer.
* Convenient office location - Our office is right in Davis Square, Somerville.

COMPENSATION

We offer competitive salaries, stock options, health/dental/vision, flexible time off, and other benefits.

LOCATION

We prefer candidates who are based in the Boston area or can relocate, but we are open to remote employees.