Senior Database Developer Demand Media
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Senior Database Developer
R&D | Austin, TX, United States
R&D Database Developer/Analyst
Demand Media (NYSE:DMD) informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Through a portfolio of vertical web properties reaching more than 100 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and a breakthrough content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Join the company that is shaping the future of media â€" how it's created, consumed and shared.
The Research & Development team constantly searches for new, innovative ideas to keep our company at the bleeding edge. From massive data mining to developing the smallest, funkiest apps, you'll have the chance to not just execute on someone else's ideas, but to come up with your own and see them become reality. Our small, inclusive, forward-thinking group is led by one of the most visionary thinkers you will ever meet. Large enough to offer a wide range of skills and viewpoints but small enough that everyone has the potential to make a huge impact, we value flexible thinkers, willing spirits, and an appreciation for doing something new and challenging each and every week.
We work in a lighthearted, collaborative environment that is diverse, open-minded, “intrapreneurialâ€, and above all, agile. We encourage all of our employees to learn and grow personally and professionally so they can assume greater responsibilities and advance their careers. Plus, you'll get to work in the lovely SoCo neighborhood of Austin, at our offices in the former Austin Opera House, Willie Nelson's old music venue. (Yes, we still have the stage.) Lunch at Threadgill's, Doc's Motorworks, Home Slice, or any of a dozen funky food trailers could be a daily event for you.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, adaptable database developer/analyst to help not just find the hidden correlations in how people use the web, but to turn that data into real products that will continue to push Demand Media to the forefront of the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Ingest huge datasets, design efficient queries to run on them, and export the results as needed to evaluate relationships between these various sources. We want to discover connections between web search results, social media interactions, and web page rankings.
- These very large data sets will include all web searches, all web pages, all tweets, etc. Then, this expert will run analyses searching for correlations
- Develop back end for web-based tools using the results of that data analysis to allow users to evaluate proposed article titles
- Work on a small team of highly motivated people to propose and deliver innovative, exciting software solutions
- Contribute to problem solving and brainstorming of possible new products and solutions
- Work to improve the efficiency and functionality of existing software solutions
Requirements:
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years developing Web applications, primarily on the server-side/back-end
- Strong data modeling skills (SQL, NoSQL, mongoDB, hadoop, etc.)
- Experience developing and scaling applications with AWS EC2/S3/EMR
- Strong data modeling skills (SQL, NoSQL, mongoDB, hadoop, etc.)
- Proficiency with cloud hosting platforms and a strong ability to assess tools given project requirements
Pluses:
- Python expertise preferred: tornado, cherrypy, ski-kit learn (or other machine learning tools), nltk (or other NLP tools)
- Experience with nginx preferred
Strong references are required. This job is based in Austin, Texas.
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