Senior Software Engineer - Semantics

OVERVIEW We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer working as a part of the team responsible for development of the contextual product that is used to derive meaning from web pages and link that meaning to search data. Search on its own is a highly complex data-set. Captify’s technologies have been built to extract maximum value from search for brands, partners and businesses all over the world and also to innovate & improve the consumer experience. Captify’s world-class engineers, semantic specialists and product teams are building the future of Search and as part of our Engineering Team you will play a key part in developing our offering.  We work in small cross-functional pods of developers who focus on a particular product area and we encourage people to rotate across teams.  Our engineering guide will give you a good feel for how we work together. Our company values are important to us and influence how we work together. With exciting projects, technologies and services in the pipeline now is a great time to be part of our journey.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES What you’ll be doing: Developing, designing and maintaining a reliable, distributed, scalable web page analysis solution Integrating that solution with our data partners via various API endpoints Working closely with ML engineers to improve and facilitate the deployment of ML models Working with cutting edge technologies in a fast-paced, start-up like environment Setting up monitoring for performance metrics and overall system behaviour to have alerts for any anomaly detected Ensuring the quality of the product you deliver as a part of the team Experimenting with new tools and technologies, producing POC to address business needs Be a part of self-organizing, result-oriented agile team   REQUIREMENTS: What you need to be successful: At least 5 years of experience in software development. Have practical experience with developing and maintaining distributed systems. Experience with Scala and Python, or deep knowledge of one of the above with desire to learn the other. Experience with asynchronous network I/O. Experience with Kafka, Spark. Proactive self-starter who takes ownership and is able to drive the project and mentor team members, good team player. B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field; Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with English native speakers.   CAPTIFY EXPLAINED  Captify is the largest holder of consumer search data outside of Google, and its unique technology understands the intent of consumers across all channels, including voice Search, desktop on-site search and in-app search. Captify’s privacy centric Search Intelligence technology powers programmatic advertising and unique audience insights for the world’s biggest brands, such as Apple, Disney, Adidas, American Express and Microsoft.   OUR CULTURE AND VALUES: Here at Captify we are proud of our culture - It’s contagious. Pass it on.  Step inside any of our global offices and one thing that is blissfully obvious is that while we’re putting blood, sweat and tears into disrupting the Search game, we’re having a seriously good time doing it. We’ve travelled the world together, enjoyed Captify Festivals, parties and our famous events across every market. We always take time to stop to celebrate milestones and wins. We champion diversity and inclusion. Our ‘BeTheChange’ programme and internal D&I Taskforce brings our teams together to challenge, learn and build a more equal Captify. We live by our core values;.  Building this together Gives a shit Fail fast to succeed faster Unlimited potential  Find out more about our culture here: https://careers.captify.co.uk/ YOU WILL ENJOY Enjoy our flexible/core hours and home working as per company policy Work from any Captify office in the world - giving every employee the opportunity to experience life at Captify in another city A pet friendly office based in Covent Garden, London’s Media Hub! Time off to recharge - 25 days holidays + bank holidays + your birthday  Giving something back to the community - Give A Day Away for volunteering We care about Wellbeing - from financial wellbeing, mental health first aiders, yoga, sports, meditation and so much more Parent friendly policies The normal stuff; Pension, Cycle Scheme, Eyecare Vouchers and retail discounts Beer, bubbles and non-alcoholic alternatives every Thursday and Friday at the Captify Bar Legendary Summer and Christmas parties EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES You are welcome at Captify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what your search history says about you. At Captify, equality is at the core of our culture and we are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact.  We don’t want you to fit in with our culture, we want you to add to our culture. For candidates, view our EU HR Candidate Privacy Notice here.