Build powerful tools in a single -page application with React and Django
Maintain a comprehensive test suite with Jest and Selenium
Design both internal- and customer-facing APIs that are fast and flexible
Collaborate with our product design team to provide the highest quality user experience
Make smart scoping and priority decisions to ship fast, impactful code
Work directly with users to integrate feedback into designs and priorities
What makes you a great fit:–
Have a degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
Have strong experience with Python – Django ORM and Celery are a plus
Have a solid understanding of object-orientation and experience with OOP in Python – with Java a plus.
Are an engineer with 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and shipping software products and services.
Have experience building single page applications – React JS and Django REST Framework or FastAPI are a huge plus – WebSockets or Server-Sent Events a bonus
Have a good command of architectural conventions such as RESTful API design, concepts of algorithmic complexity, and messaging frameworks (such as Kafka)
Have strong Git skills while working with an Agile team
Are able to identify solutions that improve quality of service and reduce operational and support burden
Understand how to translate business requirements and “user needs” into code – experience owning projects or features from planning to release is a plus
Are adaptable and prepared for a fast-paced, evolving, growing, and dynamic environment
About Alation
Alation, the data catalog company, is building a data-fluent world by changing the way people find, understand, trust, use, and reuse data. The first to bring a data catalog to market, Alation combines machine learning and human collaboration to bring confidence to data-driven decisions. More than 100 organizations, including eBay, Munich Re and Pfizer, leverage the Alation Data Catalog. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation is funded by Costanoa Ventures, Data Collective, Harmony Partners, and Icon Ventures. For more information, visit alation.com.
Company Type
Start-up
Company Size
50-200 Employees
Company Financials
Alation has raised a total of $82M in funding over 4 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 17, 2019 from a Series C round. Alation i… read more
Office Locations
Redwood City, California, United States