Elder Research Inc. is a recognized leader in data science, machine learning and AI. We pride ourselves in our ability to find creative, cutting-edge solutions to real-world problems. We are looking for innovative and inquisitive self-starters who enjoy understanding a problem space and building fast, efficient, and tractable data infrastructure to deliver real value for our clients.
Description:
We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong full-stack experience to “own” the whole project. This position has the autonomy and freedom to set technical direction, engage with the customer, and build the roadmap for the product. In this position, the Software Engineer also works with interesting datasets that have direct mission impact. This position also has direct engagement with end-users.
Come join our team!
Roles & Responsibilities:
Consult with stakeholders to understand their business needs and identify potential process improvements
Write well-documented and maintainable code using good software engineering practices
Deliver new features to the customer upon request (frontend and/or backend features)
Integrate new algorithms into larger software modules, performing integration tests and other CI/CD functions before deployment
Manage Docker containers as part of deployments to test and production environments
Prioritize development tasks and issues using agile methodology and the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Required Qualifications:
Active Top Security Clearance
Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, and SQL
Experience developing REST APIs with web frameworks based in Node.js or Python (e.g. Fastify, Aiohttp, or similar)
Experience working with relational databases and writing/maintaining SQL scripts for data-driven web applications
Ability to manage Docker containers or use similar containerization technologies to ensure reliable and secure deployments
Ability to test your code using a combination of unit and integration tests.
Experience maintaining and upgrading servers as needed
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to consult with customers, understand their business needs, and identify potential process improvements
Maximum 36 hours on site per week with potential for hybrid work some weeks
Desired:
Active TS / SCI clearance with CI-Poly
Experience with Oracle database services
Experience writing backend REST API code using Fastify (Node.js) and Aiohttp (Python) web frameworks
Experience in frontend UI development using JavaScript/TypeScript, or a frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue)
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab, Jenkins, or similar tools
Experience with Kubernetes, or similar container orchestration tools
Experience working with NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, or similar data science / analytics libraries
Experience retraining machine learning models on new data and validate updated metrics
Annually review and calibrate predictive models and pipelines
Explore and analyze new/unstructured data sources and deliver insights to customers
About Elder Research, Inc.
Elder Research is a growing consulting firm specializing in data (analytics, data science, AI and machine learning), and related strategy and training. Our organization has over 25 years of experience and 100+ practitioners that have partnered with hundreds of organizations to achieve significant value through innovative applications of data, analytics, and people-centered processes.
We are tackling hard problems, big and small, where off-the-shelf solutions don’t work or don’t exist. To achieve success, we value humble, hardworking teammates with the ability to be flexible, think critically and experiment.
At Elder Research, you’ll be part of a fun, friendly, and supportive community where we need each other to succeed, your point of view matters, and asking questions with a beginner’s mindset is applauded. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates that are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work ethic. We are constantly learning and offer teammates free access to a wide range of learning opportunities including Elder’s own platform statistics.com and technical mentors or sponsors. Broadening and deepening your technical and consulting skills both on the job and off is something we are passionate about, and we pay you to do it.
To achieve success on defense, intelligence and security work we frequently bring together the expertise of decision-makers, analysts, agents, investigators, and even behavioral scientists. Our team enjoys great variety in the type of work they do and exposure to a wide range of analytic techniques and tools.
Elder Research, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
