Software Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software
• Support and collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, and product managers
• Review and debug code
• Effectively apply Civis best practices methodology and enforces design standards
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately
• Able to research, prototype, and recommend software solutions
• Collaborate with other teams within the organization
• Engage the project on an emotional level as well as technically

Requirements

• 1 - 2 years of professional experience as a software developer/engineer
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and experience building and integrating with AI tools
• Experience developing user interfaces with modern JavaScript frameworks (specifically React)
• Experience developing web applications with frameworks such as Rails, Django or NodeJS
• Experience developing web applications with ReactJS, AngularJS and/or VueJS
• Comfort working with SQL databases
• Love of problem-solving
• An ability and eagerness to constantly learn and teach others
• Passion for solving large, complex problems for customers

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a related subject
• Significant experience with one or more of the following: Python, Ruby, and/or Go (golang)
• Flask
• Developing AI applications
• Designing and building APIs
• Query optimization, database administration, analytics databases, and/or NoSQL
• Automated software testing and continuous integration
• Cloud application deployment and monitoring
• Proficiency working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Data visualization for the web (using D3 or similar)
• Statistics and predictive modeling (using tools like pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, R, STATA)

Benefits

Salary: $90,000 annually

Competitive benefits, including:

• Unlimited PTO
• 401K match with immediate vesting
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Breastfeeding support including breastmilk shipping services for traveling moms
• Flexible work from home policy
• Commuter benefits
• Wellness initiatives including weekly group meditations, monthly on-site massage therapy, and pet insurance

Modern office, conveniently located in the Loop. Close to public transportation, great restaurants and beautiful city views.