Software Engineer - Web Applications

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Help General Sentiment build the next-generation Social Intelligence Platform. As a Front-End Engineer, you will specialize in building responsive and elegant Web UIs with AJAX and similar technologies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with existing UI developers, and build the next phase of General Sentiment products
• Work closely with the rest of the engineering team to integrate and deploy new technologies and processes
• Self-start side projects that contribute to General Sentiment's product offerings and growth

Minimum Qualifications:

• Smart, great coder, motivated self-starter and quick learner
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field (in lieu of degree, four years of relevant work experience)
• Development experience in server-side technologies, such as Java and Python
• JS/HTML/CSS experience and an interest in user interface design
• Web application development experience, including knowledge of MVC or related frameworks
• The ability to thrive in a startup environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in Computer Science or related field
• Significant experience developing user-facing software
• Experience working on cross-browser platforms
• Working knowledge of server-side frameworks like Struts2 and Hibernate
• Object-oriented JavaScript skills
• Working knowledge of UI libraries, such as jQuery and JavaScript MVC frameworks like Backbone.js
• Updated knowledge of hosting, deploying, testing and monitoring applications and servers, including the latest tools on AWS

Location:

• Position is located in Jericho, NY

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume to
jobs@generalsentiment.com


Software Engineer - Systems

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General Sentiment is seeking a Software Engineer with the core responsibility of enhancing our production back-end, Hadoop-based system operating on Amazon EC2. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to play a crucial role for a fast-growing technology company in a new and emerging market. The individual must be extremely talented, motivated and eager to work with an inspired team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain scalable and fault-tolerant back-end server systems
• Work with the latest open source technologies, including Hadoop and Java
• Self-start side projects that contribute to General Sentiment's product offerings and growth
• Maintain and improve production operations, including Hadoop MapReduce jobs running on Amazon EC2

Background and Qualifications

• Smart, great coder, motivated self-starter and quick learner
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Perl or Bash programming in Unix/Linux environment
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related discipline is required (Math, EE, etc.)
• Previous experience with Hadoop and/or Amazon AWS is a plus (i.e., building Hadoop clusters, coding in Java with Hadoop, administering clusters in EC2, etc.)
• The ability to thrive in a startup environment

Location

• Position is located in Jericho, NY

If you are interesting in this opportunity, please submit your resume to
jobs@generalsentiment.com


Technical Analyst

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This is a technical role for our financial market trading project.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Pull, process and analyze data from our internal system, outside sources or the Internet
• Design and implement trading algorithms under guidance, which involves the coding, backtesting and optimizing of trading strategies
• Assist team on trade discretion, trade execution and post-trade analysis

Background and Qualifications

• Super smart, motivated self-starter and quick learner
• Effective problem solving both independently and as member of a team
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, but also interested in Math, Statistics or Finance; proof of good academic record (such as GPA or other relevant test scores)
• Knowledge of programming with Java, C++ or C#; familiar with common algorithms, data structures and object-oriented design
• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as Perl and/or Python
• Knowledge of basic statistics/probability; familiar with concepts such as correlation, standard deviation and common distributions
• Basic knowledge of financial markets is a plus

Location

• Position is located in Jericho, NY

If you are interesting in this opportunity, please submit your resume to
jobs@generalsentiment.com