Job Description
Salary:
POSITION SUMMARY
Software Engineers play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining our in-house
dark web and open-source data repositories, search applications, and APIs. They will
also work closely with a cross-functional team to improve and maintain the reliability,
scalability, and performance of these tools and technologies. Expertise in data modeling,
infrastructure design, and data integration will be helpful in driving our search application
development and enhancing our data.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Software Engineers will generally:
• Develop and maintain API endpoints for querying dark web data, ensuring
efficient and reliable access to our systems.
• Monitor and optimize search performance, address bottlenecks, and implement
enhancements.
• Identify and integrate optimal database solutions.
• Collaborate with other engineers and DevOps teams to optimize search
algorithms and improve search relevance.
• Work with client-facing team members to understand customer requirements and
translate them into technical specifications for enhancements.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in search technologies
and API management to drive innovation and improvement.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to optimize data infrastructure and
identify cost savings, where possible.
COMPETENCIES
• Proficiency in working with large-scale data sets and search applications, especially
Elasticsearch
• Familiarity with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and/or dark web intelligence
collection and/or processes
• Experience with API development and management, including authentication,
versioning, and performance optimization
• Proven experience as an engineer, preferably in the development and
management of search engines and APIs
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud platforms, especially AWS
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a cross functional team environment
• Knowledge of data privacy and security considerations when working with
sensitive data
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Experience with Vue/Nuxt strongly preferred
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential functions.
While not required, candidates typically have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in
Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
At this time we are unable to offer sponsorship for work visas.