Ocient Inc.

Senior Software Engineer (Tools) at Ocient Inc. (United States)

Ocient Inc.· United States·

Role details

Work type
Remote
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Location: 100% Remote (US Based Only)

  • We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time* Hiring Manager: Senior Engineering Manager Estimated salary range: $165,000 to $190,000
  • The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

Job Description: Ocient is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Tools & Developer Platform team to own and evolve sophisticated test automation and analysis infrastructure while contributing broadly to developer experience and tooling.

Responsibilities:

  • Build automation and services (primarily using Python) to operate and test the Ocient distributed database system and integrations
  • Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and build the tooling to fulfill those needs
  • Maintain and extend existing tooling for performance testing and analysis and the automation that keeps tests reproducible
  • Produce documentation for future maintainers and concise runbooks for developers

Ideal Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated growth mindset and ability to learn new languages and systems rapidly
  • BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • 4+ years professional software engineering experience
  • Strong systems thinking and software fundamentals
  • Comfortable working in Linux, with shell tooling, debugging tools, and CI systems
  • Ability to speak and write in English fluently

An Exceptional Candidate Will Have:

  • Strong familiarity with advanced Python features and typing
  • Data gathering and analysis skills, a scientific mindset is a plus
  • Experience operating and/or performance tuning a distributed database system
  • Familiarity managing test infrastructure, including infrastructure as code tools

Technical Assessment Notice: Candidates will be required to download and install the HackerRank Desktop Application to complete coding assessments and technical interviews as part of our hiring process.

Why work at Ocient Inc.

  • Culture: Craft-driven, autonomous, collaborative, inclusive, and ethical. “We are industry-leading experts … driven to deliver the best and brightest solutions.”
  • Work model: Remote-first – team distributed across 11 countries
  • Impact: Work on problems that protect networks, secure nations, and power the global economy
  • Compensation: Sr. Software Engineer ~$172K/year; Software Engineer I ~$97K/year (LinkedIn data)
  • Perks: Carbon-neutral operations, LEED-certified data center, commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Rating: 4.1/5.0 on LinkedIn (35 reviews) – culture and career score 4.2, work-life 4.1
  • Notable alumni destinations: Google, Amazon, MongoDB, Citadel Securities

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