Are you passionate about turning raw data into actionable insights through automated processes? Do you have a knack for tackling big data problems with elegant, efficient code?

At Flashpoint, we understand that data isn’t just a resource; it’s the gateway to valuable intelligence that keeps organizations safe. Our Data Team plays a critical role in ensuring that our operational data is not only processed and stored efficiently, but also transformed into valuable insights through the interaction of multiple teams across the organization. As a member of the Data Team, you’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with talented individuals who share your passion for code and data-driven excellence.

Flashpoint is the disruptive leader in threat data and intelligence. We enable commercial enterprises and government agencies to confidently address complex security challenges, reduce risk, and improve operational resilience in the face of rapidly evolving threats. Through the Flashpoint Ignite platform, we deliver unmatched depth, breadth, and velocity of data from highly relevant sources, enriched with human insights. Our solutions span cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability intelligence, geopolitical risk, physical security, fraud, and brand protection. As a result, our customers protect critical assets, prevent financial loss, and protect lives. Learn more at flashpoint.io

We have a role for you as

• Make sure you have a solid foundation in the fundamentals of computer science, from data structures and algorithms to advanced design patterns.
• Have a keen interest in large-scale data processing.
• I love creating and maintaining efficient, scalable, and well-organized code.
• Experience working with distributed data systems.
• Experience with search engines and API implementations.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify data-related issues and implement effective solutions.
• Have a versatile, creative temperament and the ability to think out of the box and at the same time come up with good and practical solutions.

What you will do in our team

• Create maintainable and scalable code to meet data needs.
• Contribute to the improvement of current software processes (requirements, design, implementation, testing and validation).
• Create observability tools that allow other teams to monitor, debug, understand, and tune their big data jobs and pipelines.
• Collaborate with Data and MLOps engineers to develop and integrate data features and ML models.
• Support and mentor other teams with software development lifecycle best practices.
• Help introduce new technologies and develop innovative approaches to the data challenges we face.
• Apply your honesty, strong morals and ethics, and sense of responsibility to make Flashpoint and the people around you smarter, stronger, and kinder.

What you will achieve

• Within 30 days
  • Configure your development environment.
  • Get to know today’s data infrastructure through a series of onboarding presentations.
  • Gain insight into your data: its input, output, and usage across teams.
• Within 60 days
  • Get started with data infrastructure projects—from maintenance tasks to new additions.
  • Gain deep insight into the data pipeline – how components interact with each other at a more technical level.
  • Participate in data discussions (internal and external) and contribute to solution design.
• By 90 days
  • Be responsible for implementing a new data feature. This could be a request from another team or an improvement to current data pipelines.
  • Have the required skills and knowledge to be added to the on-call service.
  • Become an expert in large-scale data processing.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Knowledge of Java or Scala.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle processes.
• Experience using cloud data services.
• Experience with Big Data and distributed processing systems (Spark, Beam, etc.)
• Experience with orchestration frameworks such as Apache Airflow.
• To maintain high-quality and technical documentation of data characteristics for visibility across multiple departments.
• To further expand and improve the current data infrastructure.
• To enable new features and data requests for multiple stakeholders: data engineers, analysts, data scientists, and product teams.

Basic salary range: $115,000/yr – $135,000/yr plus bonus

Why Flashpoint is a great place to work:

• Diversity. Flashpoint is committed to promoting, cultivating and sustaining a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging and equality. We recognize that diversity is key to achieving our vision. We believe that every person and their experiences contribute to creating a work environment and products and services that will change the world.
• Culture and connectedness. Our company culture isn’t something you join, it’s something you build and shape, and each person’s unique backgrounds and experiences shape who Flashpoint is and will become. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through a variety of communication channels and company-funded virtual events: book clubs, happy hours, committees, DIBE discussion group, Donutmixers, local team member meetups, and more.
• Advantages. Flashpoint understands that personal wellbeing is one of the keys to a happy, healthy and productive work environment. That’s why we prioritize health and wellbeing benefits like gym reimbursements, expense-paid lunches, cool cultural initiatives and inclusive employee events.
• Career development. Flashpoint invests in the growth of our team members and understands that frequent, two-way feedback is critical to that growth. We encourage regular one-on-one meetings with your manager, a regular schedule of performance reviews, learning and development opportunities, and mentoring through formalized career paths; whether that’s becoming a great manager, a great individual contributor, or a lateral move to gain breadth of knowledge and experience.

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Originally posted on Himalaya