job offering

[Rault, Severan]

Hi,

I am looking for users of spark to join my teams here at Amazon. If you are 
reading this you probably qualify.
I am looking for developer of ANY level, but with an interest in spark. My 
teams are leveraging spark to solve real business scenarios.
If you are interested, just shoot me a note and tell you more about the 
opportunities here in Seattle.

Best,

Severan Rault

Director Software development
Amazon

Re: job offering

[hassan]

We just started using spark where I work. I'd be really interested to hear
more about this role.

--Hassan



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Job Offering - Spark/Scala - Orange County, CA

[Marc Bir]

Hi,

We are looking for experienced developers to join our growing startup in Orange 
County, CA.  We are building a predictive analytics platform based on Spark.  
This system is currently in use solving real business problems.  If machine 
learning, scalability, Scala, or Spark interest you then we should talk.

http://www.compellon.com/about-us/careers/


Thanks
Marc Bir




Listing copied below:


Senior Analytics Engineer (Scala/Spark)
You will participate in the full engineering life-cycle, including designing, 
writing production code, executing code reviews and collaborating with other 
engineers. This includes some green field projects as well as incremental 
quality work on the core platform.  The ideal candidate is a problem solver, 
likes math, and loves the challenges of big data.

Responsibilities include:
* Applying data-mining and machine learning techniques for a variety of 
business use cases.
* Designing and prototyping new approaches for handling large structured and 
unstructured data sets.
* Coding in Scala, Java, and scripting languages such as Python or Ruby.
* Conducting design and code reviews.
* Interfacing with research, product management, and operations teams.


Core Requirements:
* Extensive experience programming in at least one of the following: Java, 
Scala, Clojure, Haskell, C/C++
* Knowledge of a scripting language such as Ruby or Python
* Comfortable working in Linux-based platforms
* Embraces polyglot environments
* Understand the balance of business needs and elegant solutions
* B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Bonus:
* Knowledge of one or more of the following: data-mining, statistical analysis, 
information theory, machine-learning, information retrieval, predictive modeling
* Interest/experience with Lambda Architecture
* Familiarity with cloud (AWS, RS, private cloud, etc)