Cesium Scala Developer

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, TEKWISSEN provides a unique portfolio of innovative capabilities that seamlessly combines clients insights, strategy, design, software engineering and systems integration. Our tightly integrated offerings are tailored to each client's requirements and span the services spectrum from Application Development/Maintenance, testing, Technology Consulting & staffing. The company is primarily focused on information technology, engineering, healthcare, financial technology and contingent workforce solutions. It operates in seven business segments including Commercial, Professional & Technical, EMEA Commercial, and EMEA Professional & Technical. The company provides professional and technical expertise in the fields of Telecom, Education, Banking, Retail, e-commerce, Automotive, Life Science, Insurance, legal, healthcare, among others. It also offers outsourcing, consulting, recruitment, career transition, and vendor management services.
We strongly believe:
" If something cannot be measured, it cannot be managed. "
TEKWISSEN measures all of these processes and applies corrective interventions to manage the quality process at its core.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D
Recognitions:
2015 -America's Fastest Growing Company by Inc.com
2015- SPARK FastTrack Award from Ann Arbor SPARK
2015 -Honoree of Diversity Focused Company by Corp! Magazine
2014- America's Fastest Growing Company by Inc.com
2014- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
2014 - DiSciTech Award in Technology by Corp! Magazine
2014- DiSciTech TECHNOLOGY Company of the year by Corp! Magazine
2014- SPARK FastTrack Award from Ann Arbor SPARK
Specialties:
Enterprise Solutions, Web Development, Data Warehousing, Systems Integration, IT Security, Storage Technologies, Development and Delivery, Business Intelligence, Telecommunications, Consulting and Planning, Network design, Implementation &Administration

Requirement:

Job Title: Cesium Scala Developer 

Duration: 7+ Months Contract with possible extension to FTE

Location: Manhattan, NY 10038

Job Description:

The Cesium organization is the firm-wide provider of product (financial securities), counterparty, & account reference data, which is critical to 500+ consuming applications spanning multiple lines of business (Global Markets, Global Wealth & Investment Management, etc) from the front office (trading apps, etc) to the back office. 

Cesium is looking to hire an application developer to work on its strategic software platform responsible for sourcing, processing, and distributing reference data. 

The platform is relatively new and we are looking to aggressively expand its functionality over the next several years. 

This person will work on a 35-40 person software development team located in downtown NYC that is responsible for building & maintaining our core tech platform leveraged by other teams within our org who are focused on building business applications. He/she will be responsible for requirements, design, implementation, testing, and support of various projects ranging from 1 to 3-5 people in size.

The core technologies that will be used are Scala, RDF, REST, and DB2. Depending on the project, he/she may also work with Python, BigData , and various Apache libraries such as Hadoop, Storm, Kafka, Play, Spray, etx, and advanced Scala language features such as macros. 

Financial industry knowledge or experience is not required. 

The ideal candidate is a passionate developer who enjoys experimenting with new technologies and writing efficient, scalable, & re-usable code. This team operates like a tech company within a large financial institution. 

There is a strong possibility of a long-term position (e.g. via a possible contract extension or conversion to FTE) is the candidate is a good fit and funding allows for it. 

Required Skills: 

Strong verbal & written communication skills 

4-year Computer Science or equivalent degree 

Experience with Scala (strongly preferred) and/or Java 

Strong problem-solving and communication skills and enjoys a collaborative environment 

Experience with functional programming is a plus 

Familiarity with Semantic Web (RDF) and SPARQL is a plus 

Experience with distributed computing is a plus 

Familiarity with Zookeeper/Storm/Spark/HDFS is a plus 

Familiarity with Lucene/Solr/ElasticSearch is a plus 

Experience with enhancing and maintaining mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment is a plus