Cesium Scala Developer

Company DescriptionFounded 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/DRecognitions:2015 -America's Fastest Growing Company by Inc.com2015- SPARK FastTrack Award from Ann Arbor SPARK2015 -Honoree of Diversity Focused Company by Corp! Magazine2014- America's Fastest Growing Company by Inc.com2014- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch2014 - DiSciTech Award in Technology by Corp! Magazine2014- DiSciTech TECHNOLOGY Company of the year by Corp! Magazine2014- SPARK FastTrack Award from Ann Arbor SPARKSpecialties:Enterprise Solutions, Web Development, Data Warehousing, Systems Integration, IT Security, Storage Technologies, Development and Delivery, Business Intelligence, Telecommunications, Consulting and Planning, Network design, Implementation &AdministrationJob DescriptionRequirement:Job Title: Cesium Scala DeveloperDuration: 7+ Months Contract with possible extension to FTELocation: Manhattan, NY 10038Job 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.QualificationsRequired Skills:Strong verbal & written communication skills4-year Computer Science or equivalent degreeExperience with Scala (strongly preferred) and/or JavaStrong problem-solving and communication skills and enjoys a collaborative environmentExperience with functional programming is a plusFamiliarity with Semantic Web (RDF) and SPARQL is a plusExperience with distributed computing is a plusFamiliarity with Zookeeper/Storm/Spark/HDFS is a plusFamiliarity with Lucene/Solr/ElasticSearch is a plusExperience with enhancing and maintaining mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment is a plusAdditional InformationThanks & Regards,Caroline IgnetiousCaroline(dot)i(at)tekwissen.com734-984-4499