Software Engineer (Systems) Responsibilities
- Research, design, develop, build and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for large distributed components that run our applications.
- Build new features and improve existing products.
- Work on problems of moderate scope.
- Push code, drive the development of the systems behind our products, create web applications that reach billions of people, build high volume servers, and be a part of a team to connect people around the globe.
- Develop a strong understanding of relevant product area, codebase, and/or systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis, programming and software engineering.
- Produce high quality code with good test coverage, using modern abstractions and frameworks.
- Receiving general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new projects or assignments, work independently, use available resources to get unblocked, and complete tasks on-schedule by exercising strong judgment and problem solving skills.
- Master internal development standards from developing to releasing code in order to take on tasks and projects with increasing levels of complexity.
- Actively seek and give feedback in alignment with company Performance Philosophy.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Experience must include an undergraduate-level course, research project, or internship involving the following skills:
- 1. Coding in one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, C#, Python, Java, or JavaScript
- 2. Python, PHP, or Haskell
- 3. Relational databases and SQL
- 4. Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)
- 5. Linux, UNIX, or other *nix-like OS including file manipulation and simple commands
- 6. Building highly-scalable performant solutions
- 7. Building large-scale infrastructure applications
- 8. Distributed systems including sharding, consistency, and availability
- 9. Data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human-computer interaction
- 10. Applying algorithms and core computer science concepts to real world systems as evidenced by recognizing and matching pat-terns from different areas of computer science in production systems
- 11. Designing and completing medium to large features independently without guidance
- 12. Design scalable distributed systems with established partition tolerance, consistency, and availability guarantees.
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