The Role

Did you know? Alternative investing has the potential to generate higher returns compared to traditional investments over the long term. AI and Machine Learning are revolutionizing the way alternative investments are managed and analyzed. Investors are using these technologies to gain insights, see opportunities, and optimize their investment strategies.

Addepar is building solutions to support our clients' alternatives investment strategies. We’re using AI to automate and streamline ingestion and analysis of alternatives investment data. We are currently seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our Alternatives Data Management team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to apply the newest technology stacks to build and improve proprietary trained models that transform unstructured information into accurate financial data. If you've designed complex scalable systems, or worked with great teams on hard problems in financial data, or are just interested in solving really hard technical problems, come join us!

Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York.

The current range for this role is $125,000 - $195,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build and train supervised and unsupervised machine learning models.
• Design and evolve machine learning pipeline for applications across the stack.
• Optimize machine learning and relevant data processing code for scale and robustness
• Document software functionality, system design, and project plans; this includes clean, readable code with comments.

Who You Are

• Proficiency with machine learning methodologies.
• Good knowledge of hosted and open source ML services like AWS SageMaker, Google Cloud ML, TensorFlow, Pytorch or others
• Experience with methods and tools (Textract, ABBYY) for extracting relationships, structure and text from documents and/or general natural language processing skills
• Proficiency in Python, R or other programming languages
• Experience working with Relational or NoSQL database storage
• Ability to communicate with all levels of collaborators on a technical level.
• A strong ownership mentality and aim to take on the most ambitious problems.
• AWS experience is a plus.
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience.).

Overview

We're looking for experienced Security Engineers to join our fast moving security team. We work on a range of interesting and challenging problems, from supporting thousands of concurrent shoppers and processing millions of data points in real time, to developing and enhancing internal tools, addressing vulnerabilities and managing secrets.

Our goal is to run the world's most trusted and secure delivery platform. We work across all layers of our infrastructure to ensure we deploy trustworthy systems and protect our customers’, shoppers’, and partners’ data.

About the Team

You will be a key member of the Security Engineering team that is responsible for developing security-focused features and frameworks for Instacart in both production and infrastructure space. Ideally a hybrid builder/breaker, you will have an opportunity to lead high impactful projects across the platform and assist in defining the internal team processes. You will be directly influencing the security posture of many products and systems across the company. 

About the Job 

• Design, implement and ship high-quality security features for the product and internal tools across Instacart with a strong sense of urgency and accountability such as:
• Secrets & Vulnerability management
• IAM and Zero Trust
• Platform abuse prevention & mitigation 
• Data analytics hardening 
• Work closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and peer engineering teams to define project requirements and execution plans.
• Identify unaddressed areas of security weakness and help the teams come up with efficient and scalable solutions.
• Provide software engineering resource for sister teams in the areas of infrastructure hardening, detection, and response
• Participate in the team’s on-call by handling and running security incidents

About You

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or related role
• Strong knowledge of common back-end web technologies (such as Ruby on Rails, Python, Golang, SQL, etc.) in a large scale distributed system environment
• Experience with threat modeling, security assessments, product security concepts, and security architecture reviews
• An ability to make data-driven decisions & prioritize initiatives that improve key security metrics
• An ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high-quality and pragmatic solutions.
• Strong self-management and organizational skills
• Experience developing tools and automation using common devops toolsets and programming languages

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or related work experience
• In depth knowledge on the best remediation techniques for different application vulnerabilities and the ability to explain them to product teams
• An ability to create written work products and detailed technical documents to work effectively with cross functional teams and drive alignment on security objectives and plans.
• Breaker experience, such as web/application penetration testing
• Experience working with highly ephemeral environments
• A security-related or architecture-related certification such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH

Available Locations: Vancouver, Canada

What you’ll do as a Solutions Engineer

You are the technical lynchpin through the entire sales cycle - pre and post sales. You will work closely with our Enterprise prospects and customers to educate, empower, and ensure their success on the Cloudflare platform. Your technical expertise in Cloudflare’s global distributed network and technology will allow you to find best-fit solutions for prospects, to train and onboard new customers via video-conference or in person, through documentation, and to support the long-term success of the customer. As a subject matter expert on web/mobile security and performance, you are a trusted source for developing new firewall rules from log files, crafting performance caching and delivery strategies, and creating or repurposing internal tools and scripts for customers.

As a Solutions Engineer, you are the technical customer advocate within Cloudflare. To aid your customers, you will work closely with every team at Cloudflare, from Sales and Product, through to Engineering and Customer Support. Your goal of customer success should drive you through the entire organization as you seek out and create scalable solutions for your customer’s needs.

What we look for in our Solutions Engineers

Our Solutions Engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds: financial consulting, engineering, software development, product management, customer support, and project delivery. We're serious about building a diverse team. When hiring we look for diversity of experience combined with genuine curiosity for our technology.

Ultimately, you are passionate about technology and have the ability to explain complex technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms. You are naturally curious, and an avid builder who is not afraid to get your hands dirty. You appreciate the diversity of challenges in working with customers, and look forward to helping them realize the full promise of Cloudflare. On the Solutions Engineering team, you will find a collaborative environment where everyone brings different strengths and jumps in to help each other.

Responsibilities

• As critical members of Cloudflare’s Enterprise Sales team, Solutions Engineers drive technical discussions and implementations to help generate new business, expand existing business, and keep our customers happy.
• In business generation and expansion, you’ll be tasked with qualification of prospect and customer use cases, technical requirements discovery, leading demonstrations, solution identification and design, and collaborative work on proofs-of-concept (PoCs).
• For our existing customers, Solutions Engineers are part of a dedicated account team that advises the customer on technical best practices, implementation of Cloudflare products and features, and strategic guidance on internet security and performance.
• The role requires 20-50% travel to attend meetings with prospects or customers, attend conferences and other industry events, and to collaborate with your Cloudflare teammates.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience with a scripting language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, Go) and a desire to expand those skills.
• Expertise in internet technologies: OSI Model layers 1-7, BGP, GRE, TCP/UDP, DNS (authoritative and recursive), HTTP(S), SSL / TLS.
• 3 years of experience in a customer-facing sales or consulting role (note: doesn't have to be in tech)
• Technical curiosity and passion: Cloudflare is at the cutting edge of internet technology, and our Solutions Engineers are viewed as subject-matter experts. It’s incumbent on us to stay up to date not only with Cloudflare’s specific products, but with industry trends.
• A focus on learning, teaching, collaboration, mentorship, and growth, not only personally but also within the team and company.
• Aside from technical and collaborative skills, we place a high value on project management, relationship building, and EQ.

Desired

• You've built web applications before, or contributed to existing web applications in a meaningful way.
• You understand the role of a firewall, the difference between L3, L4, and L7 firewalls, and that ‘ACL’ doesn't always mean Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
• You're not afraid of command-line interfaces, RESTful APIs, or analyzing HTTP request and response in a browser’s web inspector.
• You can describe the differences between CSRF, XSS, and SQLi in detail, and Cloudflare's role in defending against them.
• Understanding of, or experience with, regulatory requirements such a PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOC-2.
• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Reminder: this is not a strict requirement at all. Candidates from all walks of life are welcome.

Bonus Points

• Graduate-level degrees in Computer Science, Engineering or related fields. Reminder: this is not a strict requirement at all. Candidates from all walks of life are welcome.
• Certifications

More About You

• You can translate technical concepts and jargon for a wide variety of audiences: from systems engineers, to front-end developers, through to IT managers and C-levels in enterprise organizations.
• You want to be constantly learning new things and teaching what you've learned to the broader team through internal and external blog posts, team demos, and product training sessions.
• You have a knack for understanding problems and finding creative ways to solve them. Our product suite is ever-growing, and knowing how to identify which parts will solve a customer's particular problem is important.
• You understand how to manage a project, work to deadlines, and prioritize between competing demands.

Available Locations: Remote - US 

About the Role

We are hiring a PM to help build products that enable customers to transform their corporate network.

Cloudflare provides a full stack of networking-as-a-service products that allow customers to build and operate secure, reliable, and fast networks without purchasing traditional network hardware. Cloudflare’s network underpins mission-critical infrastructure, always-on applications, small businesses, and everything in between. Our customers rely on the performance, security, reliability, and visibility provided by our network to power their business. 

As Product Manager for Network Services, your job will be to:

• Build innovative solutions to customers’ networking problems that leverage the unique strengths of Cloudflare: a massive, highly interconnected network spanning the world, intelligence distilled from an unparalleled vantage point on the Internet, and a high-velocity engineering organization that ships early and often.
• Think through how to make a great, easy-to-use product that customers love, and drive the full product life cycle from core user needs discovery through to pricing and packaging. Ship continuous software and process improvements to support your products’ sustained growth.

What You’ll Do

As a member of the growing team of product managers your responsibilities include:

• Own the product vision for your area. Ensure that it aligns with the overall product and company vision.
• Represent the customer. Be the champion and voice of customers. Build intimate, personal customer relationships. Bring the customer's voice into the creation process.
• Manage the roadmap. Make tough tactical prioritization decisions while helping the company think long-term. Build trust with stakeholders by maintaining an understandable, accurate roadmap.
• Author use cases and prioritize requirements. Translate market observations and customer feedback into a prioritized product backlog. Author use cases based on specific real-world product applications and extrapolate detailed product requirements for the scenarios.
• Collaborate across teams. We win or lose as a team. Product managers play a critical role in creating alignment between engineering teams and other stakeholders. A collaborative attitude is essential to the job.
• Measure success. Own the measures used to define success for your product. Success measures must be defined at the inception of a product and tracked throughout its lifecycle. Make measures visible to all stakeholders and interpret them into actionable conclusions and new hypotheses.
• Develop new opportunities. With your finger on the pulse of the market, the customers and the engineering teams, you are uniquely positioned to bring new products to market that solve real customer problems. 

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

You are entrepreneurial-minded and thrive in a fast-paced and goal-driven environment. You have outstanding communication and collaboration skills and are able to work with a diverse group, get consensus, and drive the product forward. You are execution focused and emphasize getting things done while paying attention to important details. You have several years of experience working with enterprise, SaaS, or security technologies. You have a passion for building SaaS products and want to solve the problems of performance, security, and reliability of the Internet.   

• Minimum 4 years of product management or equivalent experience with demonstrated ability to discover opportunities, and then define and deliver products.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, drive consensus, and deliver in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Must be able to define and manage complex process and/or product issues of a broad scope using independent judgment.
• Experience balancing execution, agility, and culture at a fast growing business.
• Strong technical abilities. You are intimately familiar with modern software development practices used to build and deploy applications and data systems. You've preferably been working full time on a software delivery team.
• Deep customer and stakeholder empathy. You must be not only the voice of the customer, but at various times the voice of marketing, finance, engineering, support and ops. You must be able to channel many points of view.
• Experience working with data analysis at scale. An understanding of how to make big data small.

Bonus Points

• Scripting/programming experience (Python, Go, etc.) and familiarity with data analysis tools (eg SQL, pandas).
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of how the Internet works at layers 1 through 7.
• Experience in building or operating large-scale IP networks. Specific expertise in BGP and DNS a plus.
• Hands-on experience with tools used for interacting with, debugging, and testing networks and applications (e.g. curl, dig, mtr, iperf, Wireshark, etc.)
• Ability to validate early ideas through quantitative and qualitative methods (A/B and multivariate testing, user testing, etc). 
• Scripting/programming experience 
• A solid understanding of RESTful API design & documentation.
• Experience developing pricing for new enterprise SaaS products.
• Capacity planning, cost modeling, and operations research experience.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Colorado-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $140,000 - $172,000
• For New York City, Washington, and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $158,000 - $193,000
• For Bay Area-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $166,000 - $202,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

About the Team

Come help us build the world's most trusted on-demand, logistics engine for delivery! We're building a team of great minds to help us secure and maintain a 24x7, no downtime, global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s multi-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and drivers.

About the Role

The Corporate Security Engineering team is designing and building DoorDash’s next generation defense for the ever-changing landscape of the DoorDash corporate environment. From collaboration systems, endpoint hardening, AI proliferation in internal workflows and 3rd Party Services, to whatever the next big trend in the tech industry is, the Corporate Security Engineering team is responsible for making sure we have appropriate controls in place to keep customer and company data safe. More importantly, your north star is making security usable, breaking down bad habits and click fatigue in favor of solutions that improve security posture while enabling the business to move faster. Occasional travel is required for major planning meetings and to maintain supportive relationships with your direct reports.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Protect the DoorDash brand by making it harder for threat actors to impersonate our email, web presence, and overall brand
• Build tooling to solve both security and usability problems, making it easier for people to do the right thing, and harder to do the wrong thing
• Secure our brand integrity through securing communication channels and collaboration systems
• Serve as an architect in solutioning, implementing and the productionalizing systems and services that interact with all classifications of corporate data
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring we’re using the product correctly and to its full capability 
• Secure the endpoint-to-endpoint model, from device to remote resource, making sure ts is who they say they are and they are accessing what they’re supposed to be accessing
• Work with employees, vendors, merchants, dashers and more to learn of their problem statements
• Partner with IT as we continue to grow our device and identity solutions 
• Translate policies and procedures into workflows and capabilities

We’re excited about you because…

• Have 5+ years of security engineering with a focus in corporate systems or equivalent industry experience
• You are a builder at heart, with a strong development background in Golang, Python or TypeScript
• You have experience building and refining Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions and rulesets, reducing false positives
• You have a successful track record implementing device security, attestation, and authorization
• You get excited about securing services like Google, Okta, Slack, and preventing abuse through SPF, DKIM and DMARC posturing
• You are an effective threat modeler, making sure integrations and business partners are held to a high security standard when connecting to our environment
• You prioritize progress over perfection, understanding that iterative improvements often outperform waiting for ideal solutions.
• Are adept at working in a very fast-paced, diverse environment and are comfortable wearing multiple hats to achieve strong security outcomes across multiple organizations

Nice to Have

Experience with these specific technologies or similar alternatives is not required but helpful.

• Experience maintaining or contributing to open-source projects
• Experience with Terraform, AWS and GCP
• Experience with the lowest level of networking, deciphering a tcpdump with ease

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Compensation

The location-specific base salary range for this position is listed below.  Compensation in other geographies may vary.

Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.  For roles that are available to be filled remotely, base salary is localized according to employee work location.  Please discuss your intended work location with your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being, and that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, that includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and several paid holidays, among others.

In addition to base salary, the compensation package for this role also includes opportunities for equity grants.

We expect this position to be filled by 7/9/2024.

Who is Blueprint? 

We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems, our people are our greatest asset. We use technology as a tool to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, powered by the knowledge, skills, and the expertise of our teams, who all have unique perspectives and years of experience across multiple industries. We’re bold, smart, agile, and fun. 

What does Blueprint do? 

Blueprint helps organizations unlock value from existing assets by leveraging cutting-edge technology to create additional revenue streams and new lines of business. We connect strategy, business solutions, products, and services to transform and grow companies. 

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint, we believe in the power of possibility and are passionate about bringing it to life. Whether you join our bustling product division, our multifaceted services team or you want to grow your career in human resources, your ability to make an impact is amplified when you join one of our teams. You’ll focus on solving unique business problems while gaining hands-on experience with the world’s best technology. We believe in unique perspectives and build teams of people with diverse skillsets and backgrounds. At Blueprint, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients and teams, such as data science and product development, all while learning, growing, and developing new solutions. We guarantee you won’t find a better place to work and thrive than at Blueprint. 

We are looking for a Sr. Software Design Engineerto join us as we build cutting-edge technology solutions!  This is your opportunity to be part of a team that is committed to delivering best-in-class service to our customers.  

In this role you will be designing and building scalable applications using Azure services or integrating external APIs, your expertise will drive the success of our projects. Collaborate with stakeholders, conduct thorough testing, and stay ahead of emerging trends to ensure our solutions meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. 

Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and test scalable, secure, and reliable applications using Azure technologies such as App Service, Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Cosmos DB, and more. 
• Implement front-end features using TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue. 
• Seamlessly integrate with external APIs and services to enhance functionality and interoperability. 
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and standards. 
• Conduct thorough code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing to ensure robustness and efficiency. 
• Deploy and monitor applications using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and other relevant tools. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly using debugging tools, logs, and metrics. 
• Stay updated on new technologies and trends, and propose innovative ideas to enhance existing solutions. 
• Document and communicate technical designs, architectures, and decisions effectively to team members and stakeholders. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline. 
• 5+ years of technical engineering experience, including hands-on coding experience. 
• Proficiency in Python, Java, C#, KQL (Azure Data Explorer), and other relevant programming languages. 
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Bicep, as well as Azure DevOps concepts. 
• Previous experience implementing, maintaining, and scaling data infrastructure, ETL pipelines, CI/CD automation, deployment patterns, and monitoring. 
• Familiarity with Azure data engineering or ML platforms like Azure Databricks and Azure Machine Learning is preferred. 
• Strong coding skills in Python, C, C++, C#, React, Terraform, and BICEP. 
• Familiarity with Agile Development Processes and Azure DevOps. 
• Previous experience with data and AI technologies is advantageous. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Recent experience with Azure data engineering or ML platforms like Azure Databricks and Azure Machine Learning. 
• Experience implementing and operating ML infrastructure. 
• Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3/4, BERT, T5, etc., and their applications and limitations, or equivalent knowledge of ML models. 

Salary Range 

Pay ranges vary based on multiple factors including, without limitation, skill sets, education, responsibilities, experience, and geographical market. The pay range for this position reflects geographic based ranges for Washington state: $120,000 to $140,000 USD/annually. The salary/wage and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Blueprint Technologies, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, orientation, veteran/military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital, or familial status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other status protected by law. 

If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please reach out to: recruiting@bpcs.com 

Blueprint believes in the importance of a healthy and happy team, which is why our comprehensive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• 401k program 
• Competitive PTO offerings 
• Parental Leave 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development 

Location:Remote 

The role…

As a Software Engineer at Sponge, you will work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders within the business to create Learning solutions that will achieve outstanding results for clients. You will create rich user Interfaces for web applications using Vue.js and you'll build backend systems and Integrations using Python. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a smart & supportive team to solve difficult but interesting tasks.

Stack…Python 3, Django, Typescript, Vue.js, Node

Who we are…

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join us (a world leading, digital learning provider) in designing and delivering training solutions for global brands across multiple sectors and industries including pharmaceutical, technology, finance, retail, manufacturing and professional services. Our exciting client list includes some of the worlds’ largest brands – AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, Tesco, and Royal Mail, to name but a few.  With a strong financial backing, we’re focused on leading the pack in Learning & Development, bringing together a heritage of creativity and technology, and applying the latest thinking in learning science to deliver truly effective digital learning. 

Job titles can be an enigma these days, so let’s break it down a little!

 The ideal candidate will have:  

• a minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Software Engineer, delivering high-quality software solutions
• contributed to a variety of software solutions using different technologies
• a good understanding of highly available, scalable systems
• embrace the importance of producing well-tested software

We need people who will:

• You are passionate about developing software that enables millions of learners across the globe to access quality training to develop their skills
• You are quick to learn and actively seek opportunities to develop your technical and problem-solving skills
• You have a passion for modern technologies and best practices
• You have a desire to deliver quality and excellence
• You are a motivated team player and love to work collaboratively to solve complex problems
• You are open to giving and receiving feedback and love to contribute to the continued Improvement and success of the business

What we can offer you……

• A competitive salary – our priority is to find the right person 
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home some of the week 
• Pension 
• Income protection and life assurance  
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays 
• Your birthday off 
• A fabulous health cash plan 

Location – Hybrid Bristol

Our headquarters are in the Bristol area (The Paintworks). We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, so homeworking is essential, but we also feel face-to-face time is important too.

We work in a Hybrid way with ideally 2/3 days per week in the office and the rest of the week worked remotely. We offer flexible working options also to help find the right work-life balance for you.

Be you, with us!

At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.

We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can allbe ourselves together.

What’s next?

If this sounds like you, then you’re on your way to joining a forward-thinking industry leader and a team of like-minded, exceptionally talented people. Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.

We can’t wait to hear from you! 

The team at Sponge has built a global reputation for pushing boundaries on what is possible in the digital learning space.  From international organisations focused on global change to companies whose products you probably use every day, we design learning applications that are effective, engaging and focused on making a difference to the lives of all our learners.  

As a Senior Software Engineer at Sponge, you will be working within a cross-functional agile team of product, engineering and DevOps. While this role will primarily focus on backend development, it’s important to have a firm grasp of the full stack and how things work end-to-end across the applications.  

So, what do our Senior Software Engineers do?  

The role is part of the Product and Engineering team, reporting to the Lead Software Engineer. The software engineers work as part of a team on a number of eLearning applications in the portfolio, with the major one being our learning management platform.  

You will be proactively shaping the engineering roadmap, evolve the way we develop and help take engineering to the next level, with focus on accelerating delivery, grow adoption of best practices, improve quality, and all with an enthusiastic and practical attitude.  

Technologies we work with:  

• Python, using frameworks including Django and FastAPI 
• Postgres , Redis,  
• Sentry, Grafana  
• Docker, Kubernetes  
• Terraform 
• AWS/GCP 
• GitHub 
• Linux (Debian/Alpine preferable)  
• Build pipelines (GitHub Actions)  

We’re looking for people who have experience with:  

• At least 5 years of proven experience as a Python developer  
• Django, Flask or similar frameworks  
• Continuous integration and deployment tools and techniques  
• Designing, planning and leading development on sets of related stories
• Writing clean, testable, maintainable code
• Designing and development of RESTFul APIs
• Performance tuning and optimisation
• Designing and using relational databases to store and query complex data
• Handling large datasets and designing for scalability
• Finding ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability  

We’re looking for people who can demonstrate:  

• Logical thinking and problem solving  
• Aptitude and keenness to learn new tech and processes  
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) to work as part of a close-knit team  
• Willingness to coach and mentor more junior colleagues  
• Ability to constructively peer review other people’s code  
• Understanding of the importance of security and how to engineer secure systems  
• Ability to understand whole systems and how their various parts fit together  
• User-centric design  

Qualifications needed:  

Minimum of Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.  

What we will give you:  

Our software engineering teams are crucial to the work we do at Sponge, so what would you get in return for joining them? You would have the opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company focused on success, well-being and career development. The opportunity to work with and learn from a team of exceptionally talented people whist working in a supportive and creative environment.  

Location  - Hybrid and Remote opportunities available for this role.

Our new headquarters is in the Bristol area (The Paintworks) we offer flexible working hours, and there are remote and hybrid options for this position to suit your preferences.

We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, so homeworking is essential and we are happy to tailor this to suit the individual offering hybrid or remote working options.

We currently have main offices in the UK in Bristol  and in Europe in Berlin and Brussels.

Be you, with us!  

At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.   

We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together.   

What’s next?  

If this sounds like you, then you’re on your way to joining a forward-thinking industry leader and a team of like-minded, exceptionally talented people. Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.  

We can’t wait to hear from you!  

The team at Sponge has built a global reputation for pushing boundaries on what is possible in the digital learning space.  From international organisations focused on global change to companies whose products you probably use every day, we design learning applications that are effective, engaging and focused on making a difference to the lives of all our learners.  

As a Lead Software Engineer at Sponge, you will be working within a cross-functional agile team of product, engineering and DevOps. While this role will primarily focus on backend development, it’s important to have a firm grasp of the full stack and how things work end-to-end across the applications.  

So, what do our Lead software engineers do?  

The role is part of the Product and Engineering team, reporting to the Head of Technology. The software engineers work as part of a team on a number of eLearning applications in the portfolio, with the major one being our learning management platform.  

You will be proactively shaping the engineering roadmap, evolve the way we develop and help take engineering to the next level, with focus on accelerating delivery, grow adoption of best practices, improve quality, and all with an enthusiastic and practical attitude. 

Technologies we work with:  

• Python, using frameworks including Django and FastAPI 
• Postgres , Redis,  
• Sentry, Grafana  
• Docker, Kubernetes  
• Terraform 
• AWS/GCP 
• GitHub 
• Linux (Debian/Alpine preferable)  
• Build pipelines (GitHub Actions)  

We’re looking for people who have experience with:  

• At least 5 years of proven experience as a Python developer  
• Django, Flask or similar frameworks  
• Continuous integration and deployment tools and techniques  
• Designing, planning and leading development on sets of related stories
• Writing clean, testable, maintainable code
• Designing and development of RESTFul APIs
• Performance tuning and optimisation
• Designing and using relational databases to store and query complex data
• Handling large datasets and designing for scalability
• Finding ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability  

We’re looking for people who can demonstrate:  

• Logical thinking and problem solving  
• Aptitude and keenness to learn new tech and processes  
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) to work as part of a close-knit team  
• Willingness to coach and mentor more junior colleagues  
• Ability to constructively peer review other people’s code  
• Understanding of the importance of security and how to engineer secure systems  
• Ability to understand whole systems and how their various parts fit together  
• User-centric design  

Qualifications needed:  

Minimum of Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.  

Location  - Hybrid and Remote opportunities available for this role.

Our new headquarters is in the Bristol area (The Paintworks) we offer flexible working hours, and there are remote and hybrid options for this position to suit your preferences.

We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, so homeworking is essential and we are happy to tailor this to suit the individual offering hybrid or remote working options.

We currently have main offices in the UK in Bristol  and in Europe in Berlin and Brussels.

What we will give you:  

Our software engineering teams are crucial to the work we do at Sponge, so what would you get in return for joining them? You would have the opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company focused on success, well-being and career development. The opportunity to work with and learn from a team of exceptionally talented people whist working in a supportive and creative environment.  

Be you, with us!  

At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.   

We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together.   

What’s next?  

If this sounds like you, then you’re on your way to joining a forward-thinking industry leader and a team of like-minded, exceptionally talented people. Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.  

We can’t wait to hear from you!