Programmer/Administrator

PinPointResearch

This is a Contract position in Emeryville, CA posted June 17, 2020.

We are:

A small but established leader in customer-experience data-collection
Casual and relaxed but always professional and dedicated
A heavy user of open-source technology
Expanding our product offerings to support the needs of the modern customer-experience analytics provider

You are:

Professional, friendly, courteous, respectful, organized and detail-oriented
A proactive problem solver
Obsessed with security and reliability
Eager to learn new tools and technologies
Able to work with minimal supervision
Comfortable wearing “many hats”
Able to pass a Federal Government “SF85P, sensitive but unclassified” background investigation

What you will do:

Write, update, maintain, debug and document: automated data import/export and processing scripts, client-and server-side API endpoints, and web applications
Employ a varity of languages and tools including SQL, Bash, Python, sed, grep, awk, git, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
Monitor systems for signs of trouble and respond quickly to prevent or resolve issues
Work with project managers to assist with ad-hoc queries, data-analysis, troubleshooting, client meetings and other support
Perform periodic system and database maintenance tasks
Interact professionally and productively with co-workers, clients and vendors
Look for, propose and implement additions and improvements to our products, processes, systems and infrastructure
Learn new technologies as needed
Travel and perform work off-hours occasionally as required

Required qualifications:

Adept at programming/scripting using common Linux and web tools and technologies (Bash, Python, Perl, Awk, Sed, PHP, etc.)
Skilled at writing SQL including the ability to write ad-hoc queries without requiring external frameworks/tools – PostgreSQL experience preferred
At ease working at the Linux/Bash command-line and with IDEs and source-control tools
Web development experience
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Bonus for experience with:

Benefits: