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About this Software Engineer II role at Dataminr

Dataminr · Onsite · New York, NY

Who we are:

Dataminr is a mission-driven AI company that delivers real-time information from 1M+ public data sources, empowering organizations to respond to critical events and emerging risks before they unfold. Founded as an AI company in 2009, Dataminr has the history and tenure in artificial intelligence, and has developed pioneering technology that is redefining the future of real-time information. Recognized as one of the world’s leading AI businesses, recently, Dataminr launched ReGenAI, the first generative AI that automatically regenerates in real-time. Most recently valued at $4.1B, our technology is leveraged by more than two-thirds of the Fortune 50 and half of the Fortune 100 companies who all rely on our AI because we do something that others cannot do. 

Watch our CEO Ted Bailey, discuss the Future of Real-Time Information, the breadth of customers who trust Dataminr, and our proprietary ReGenAI technology here

At Dataminr, we are creating a team of talented builders, creators and visionaries to have a real-world impact on how organizations are able to respond to events. We operate all around the world united by our passion to use AI for the greater good, be agents of positive change and put our technology into the hands of client charged with the responsibility to keep organizations running and keep people safe.

Duties

  • Design, develop, and maintain full-stack AI-driven web applications and microservices using Python, Java, and React, delivering both high-quality prototype systems and production-ready applications that meet performance and reliability standards.

  • Build, deploy, and optimize RESTful API backend services using FastAPI and Flask frameworks; implement and consume APIs across distributed application layers to support real-time document processing and large-scale data pipelines.

  • Develop and maintain frontend user interfaces using React, including researcher dashboards, administrative consoles, and data visualization components, applying user interaction best practices.

  • Integrate large language model (LLM) APIs and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines — including prompt engineering, cost optimization, hallucination heuristics, and output evaluation — into production software systems to enable intelligent document processing, semantic search, and automated generation capabilities.

  • Design and implement data storage, retrieval, and management solutions using relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB); manage document-scale data operations and data integrity across large corporations.

  • Deploy, manage, and monitor containerized microservice applications on AWS cloud infrastructure using Docker, applying scalability and operational efficiency best practices across development and production environments.

  • Collaborate with AI researchers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional engineering teams to design and implement human-AI workflow tools and applied AI research products, owning end-to-end development of key platform components. 

Requirements

  • This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related field and 3 years of experience in using full-stack AI software development, including AI frameworks, backend API development and frontend development using modern web frameworks.

Must also have each of the following:

  • Demonstrated experience working with Python for backend development, data processing, and machine learning or NLP workflow implementation.

  • Demonstrated experience with developing backend service with Java or equivalent object-oriented programming language.

  • 3 years of demonstrated frontend development experience with JavaScript, of which 2 years must be in React, including component design and integration with REST APIs.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience working in backend framework with FastAPI and/or Flask for building and deploying RESTful web services.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and consuming RESTful APIs across distributed application architectures.

  • 3 years of demonstrated experience working with relational database systems (PostgreSQL and/or MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB) for structured and unstructured data management.

  • Demonstrated experience implementing search and information retrieval solutions using Elasticsearch.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience integrating LLM APIs and RAG pipeline frameworks, including Langchain, into production AI applications.

  • Demonstrated experience working with NLP techniques including named entity recognition (NER), text classification, and topic modeling, using libraries such as NLTK, SpaCy, or Scikit-Learn.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience working and collaborating with AI researchers to develop and deploy AI models into production systems.

  • Demonstrated experience containerizing and deploying applications using Docker on AWS cloud infrastructure, including AWS S3.

  • Employer will accept experience gained concurrently.

  • Salary: $137,717 to $160,000/year.

  • Full-time, position located in New York, NY. 

  • Please apply online at www.dataminr.com.

Why you should work here:

At Dataminr, we are over 600 talented individuals, spanning seven global offices, united by our passion to use AI for the greater good and be agents of positive change in our company and in our communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you healthy and happy:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plan options for employees, domestic partners and their dependents

  • Generous PTO, flexible sick days and remote working options

  • Paid parental leave and family forming benefits

  • Mental health benefits and support

  • Company equity (RSUs)

​As a global company, we hire talented, unique individuals of many backgrounds and life experiences, who are encouraged to be their authentic selves—and who support their team members to do the same. We strive to reflect the world and clients we serve, with a workforce built on merit and equity. 

We stand for social good, fostering a culture of allyship, and standing up for those who face systemic barriers to equality. We lead with empathy and strive to be agents of positive change in our company and in our communities. We actively condemn racism and discrimination in any form.

At Dataminr, we value you for who you are. Our employees are empowered to be their best, authentic selves through various opportunities, such as our robust employee resource group (ERG) network, learning and development funds, and more.

Dataminr is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals seeking employment at Dataminr are considered without regards to race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status.

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