Software Engineer for Data Platform

VSCO® is an art and technology company empowering and inspiring people everywhere to create, discover, and connect. Founded in 2011, VSCO is based in Oakland, CA, and is the parent company to Denver-based printing outpost, Artifact Uprising.

VSCO is looking for a Data Platform Engineer to work with our growth team in continuing to develop our data infrastructure. You will be responsible for the full life cycle, creating robust, scalable, distributed systems to power our analytics and machine-learning platforms. As VSCO continues to expand and innovate, we face some unique data challenges — we want someone who is excited about the power of data and how it can impact our future.

* Create robust, scalable, distributed systems to power our analytics and machine-learning platforms * Implement systems for tracking data quality and consistency * Work closely with engineers to improve and maintain scalable data models and pipelines * Provide technical engineering expertise to drive forward our Growth and Analytics function

**Qualifications** * Strong experience operating Kafka at scale * Solid Java and/or Scala skills * BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience * At least 2 years of relevant work experience * Desire to grow along with the VSCO team **Nice to have** * Experience with technologies such as Amazon Redshift and ElasticSearch * Start up environment experience a plus * A deep appreciation for photography and/or other aspects of the arts would be greatly valued * Interest in statistical modeling and machine learning