Senior Data Engineer - Java(m/f/d)
Berlin
Engineering /
Full-time /
Remote
This is a full-time position based in Berlin. We are a remote-first organization and support mobile and flexible working.
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers.
The web was created by scientists, to foster scientific collaboration and drive progress for a better world. Here at ResearchGate, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Frontend Engineer (UX & Design System) to join our team.
We are a bunch of pragmatic optimists from all around the world and many different backgrounds.
We provide scientists with the help and support they need by connecting them to the world’s most active scientific community.
Together, we focus on taking the web back to its original mission and changing the way scientists communicate for the better.
Our goal is to connect the world of science and make research open to all.
Objective of the Role
Collaborate with Data Scientists to implement ML systems in production
Take ownership for continuous maintenance and improvement of ML-related components (focus on recommendation-related products)
Develop, implement, and maintain Java and Python-based services (REST-, queue- and batch-based)
Build efficient batch and stream processing pipelines to handle our big data workloads
Create robust and evolvable solutions with quality of service and data integrity in mind
Take responsibility for your solutions and continuously improve on them
The team
ResearchGate’s Data Science and Machine Learning team is a multidisciplinary engineering team, consisting of Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Data Engineers. The team owns the end-to-end development of ML-enabled products as well as the infrastructure that powers ML-driven development across the Engineering department.
As a cross-functional team, we are responsible for managing the full ML product life-cycle, including identifying opportunities, matching data sources with novel ML approaches, prototyping and scaling models, and deploying and maintaining services within ResearchGate’s engineering infrastructure.
Collaboration is critical to our team’s success; team members ask for and offer help on each others’ projects and own objectives collectively, and we work closely with stakeholders in Product and other Engineering teams. We balance pragmatic solutions within our existing tech stack with forward-facing experiments, trying new solutions, employing new technologies, and informing ResearchGate’s ML and AI strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Build infrastructure that enables workflows involving large datasets and/or machine learning models in production using distributed computing and big data processing concepts and technologies
- Take ownership of the technical design, monitoring, and maintenance of your systems, including Java and Python microservices
- Proactively identify and evaluate opportunities for data products and automation
- Evaluate the impact, risks and evaluate technical/data feasibility of potential new data products or automation initiatives in collaboration with engineering and product
- Contribute to developing the overall ML strategy in your function and/or business unit
- Support the development of your team or colleagues in tangential areas by preparing and running trainings, supporting the hiring process, employer branding initiatives and mentoring others.
Requirements:
- Expert knowledge in Java (5+ years of experience), working knowledge of Python, particularly ML-ecosystem applications
- Experience in designing and implementing data pipelines (batch and streaming)
- Track record of developing microservices using deep understanding of REST principles
- Comfort with DevOps related technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proficiency in SQL (BiqQuery experience is a plus)
- Experience working within a cloud services environment
- Very good command of English and strong communication skills.
- Experience working with a wide variety of data technologies, including queue-based integration patterns (Kafka, ActiveMQ), No-SQL databases (e.g. MongoDB), and Big Data tools, in particular the Hadoop ecosystem (MapReduce, HBase, Hive and HDFS) and Flink
- Experience applying LLM-based approaches to production systems
- Experience with recommendation or search applications.
Also desired:
Your Profile:
- You excel at building maintainable, efficient, and scalable software
- You are motivated to deep-dive into challenging problems, from the understanding of the problem and evaluation of the options to the planning, implementation and verification of the solution
- You are skilled in analyzing and optimizing code for performance and stability
- You enjoy collaborating with great people in an agile environment
- You care about our mission and want to help us achieve it.
Life at ResearchGate
You'll be working in an open and empowered company culture, with the chance to individually shape your professional development and growth. Enjoy a flexible working environment that adapts to your life circumstances, a generous 30 full days of vacation for you to unwind and days focused for your professional development to further grow your career along with free access to a platform to support your mental wellbeing. We support a remote work approach by enabling our team to work across borders (up to 120 days a year).We occasionally come together for team summits, workshops, and in-person meetings, but fully embrace a remote-first approach to work.
ResearchGate is an equal opportunity employer
We encourage people from all backgrounds and life experiences to apply with us and help us change the world of science. We commit to impartial and inclusive hiring processes, and therefore ask you to please refrain from adding a picture and your age to your application form or CV. Our hiring decisions are made based on your skills and qualifications, regardless of your age, gender, origin or race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, religion, or any other (perceived) personal characteristics. We are excited to receive your application.
ResearchGate Intro and Mission
ResearchGate is the largest professional network for scientists and researchers. We've built a platform that helps the world's scientists and researchers to connect, collaborate, and advance their research to drive progress towards a better world.Over 25 million members from 193+ countries use ResearchGate to share, discover, and discuss research.
