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Software Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining
the backbone of our company — the processing, automation, tooling and
front-end applications that create new opportunities for our clients and serve
as a multiplier of the work done by our teams. As a Software Engineer, you will
join our Chicago-based technology team, working collaboratively with other
engineers, analysts, and data scientists to serve internal and customer needs.
Software Engineers have near-endless opportunities to create new products and
improve existing processes, from backend data processing to visualization and
analytics tools, and we welcome your creativity. Whether you’re a generalist or
an expert in web apps, big data, stats, or visualization, we want to talk to you.

We are looking for individuals from a wide range of backgrounds
with demonstrated quantitative and problem-solving skills. We value creativity,
hard work and on-the-job-excellence and offer competitive compensation and
benefits packages. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be
required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

Why you should join
our team

.

Your code will make the world a
better place.

Our engineers don’t just experience the thrill of solving
interesting problems, they also have the satisfaction of knowing that their
work makes a difference in the world. We don’t shy away from helping companies
beef up their bottom line, but we also devote significant resources to projects
that do good.

.

You will learn.

Our Software Engineers, Data
Scientists and Analysts are not only the best and brightest in their fields,
but are also eager to teach and learn from you. We send our engineers to
conferences and workshops they’re interested in. Need software, a book, or AWS
instance to help you with your work? Consider it done.

.

Your work will be diverse.

It is not like we have just one or
two problems we’re trying to solve over here. Every day we’re learning and
working on new, cutting edge problems at the intersection of technology, data
science, and practical application. Software Engineers at our company have the
opportunity to move around from problem to problem.

.

We trust our Software
Engineers.

One of the
perks of working with the best and brightest is that you’re given the trust you
deserve. Are you interested in pursuing a new way of solving an old problem?
Nice — give it a shot. Yes, you will still have a manager and deliverable, but
we make a point to giving creativity the room and respect it deserves.

.

Your voice can change the
direction of a project.

We strongly encourage our Software Engineers to participate in the
brainstorming and prioritization process. We don’t want people that will
mindlessly program the projects we have. We want your perspective and
experience. Challenge our assumptions, make us rethink our strategy, and help
us improve our solutions. Your expertise will be a critical part of our success
and you’ll be recognized for your contributions.

.

You will join a team that
contributes to the open source community.

Open source software powers much of the work we do, and we want to
stay active in the community. See a bug in the open-source library you’re
using? Fix it and submit a pull request. Want to add a feature to your favorite
project or better yet, create an open source project? Make a pitch and let’s
make it happen. We want you to stay involved in the open source community, and
we’ll support development time.

Minimum
Qualifications

.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, a related subject, or commensurate work experience

.

Experience developing successful
software solutions to difficult problems

.

An ability and eagerness to
constantly learn and teach others

.

A strong understanding of databases
(proficiency in SQL, administration, programmatic usage, analytics databases,
and/or NoSQL)

.

Expertise in Ruby or Python and
experience with other web frameworks

.

Interest and ability to master new
languages and technologies

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Comfort with Git

Preferred
Qualifications

.

Graduate degree in Computer Science
or a related subject

.

Experience working with large,
imperfect datasets

.

Familiarity with statistics and
modeling (you know the theory and have experience working with tools like
SciPy, R, STATA, and Mahout)

.

Experience with Go (golang)

.

Significant programmatic experience
with Map Reduce (AWS EMR, Hive, Pig, and/or Streaming)

.

Familiarity with political technology
and data

.

Expertise in mapping and
visualization (GIS or D3)

.

Significant experience developing web
applications (you have developed in Rails, HTML/CSS/Javascript)

.

Experience using and administrating
Amazon Web Services products

.

Experience with application
deployment and monitoring