About Sayari:
Sayari is the transparency company providing the public and private sectors with immediate visibility into complex commercial relationships by delivering the largest commercially available collection of corporate and trade data as a dynamic model of global ownership and trade activity. Sayari’s solutions harness this model to enable risk resilience, complex investigations, and clear-eyed business decisions. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by thousands of frontline analysts in over 35 countries.
Our company culture is defined by a dedication to our mission of using open data to enhance visibility into global commercial and financial networks, a passion for finding novel approaches to complex problems, and an understanding that diverse perspectives create optimal outcomes. We embrace cross-team collaboration, encourage training and learning opportunities, and reward initiative and innovation. If you like working with supportive, high-performing, and curious teams, Sayari is the place for you.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Sayari is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Application Engineering team and contribute to the development of new and existing features within our products. This role is ideal for a mid level, backend leaning full-stack engineer who is eager to take on new challenges, grow their skills, and make a meaningful impact. The right candidate will have a solid foundation in software engineering principals, with an interest in learning from more experienced team members and contributing to projects in the financial transparency and fraud prevention space.
Our application tier is built primarily in TypeScript (backend and frontend), running in Kubernetes, and is supported by PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and Memgraph. The data ingest tier operates on Spark, processing large amounts of data from multiple sources. The platform powers a large-scale knowledge graph, sourced from millions of records across over 200 countries and 30 languages. As part of this team, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to our open-source projects, including our WebGL-powered network visualization library, sayari-analytics.github.io/trellis.
Job Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of features within the application, collaborating with cross-functional teams like data engineering and Solutions.
- Assist in implementing scalable and reliable backend services, with a focus on maintainability.
- Write and maintain SQL queries to support application functionality.
- Work closely with senior engineers and the product team to understand and implement feature requirements.
- Participate in code reviews to learn and maintain a high standard of code quality.
- Assist in optimizing database systems by learning and contributing to performance improvements.
- Gain experience with deployment practices and assist in maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 1-3+ years of experience in full stack software engineering with a leaning towards backend development.
- Experience developing web applications and APIs (RESTful).
- Familiarity with TypeScript or another object-oriented programming language.
- Basic knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and/or Elasticsearch.
- Eagerness to learn about system architecture and optimization for large-scale applications.
- Understanding of unit and integration testing, and familiarity with DevOps tools like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
Benefits:
· 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
· Generous time off; we observe all US federal holidays, close our office for a winter break (12/24-12/31), in addition to granting 18 PTO days and 10 sick days
· Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and quarterly bonuses for non-revenue positions
· A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
· Eligibility to participate in additional benefits such as 401k match up to 5%, 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage),, and parental leave
· A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
· Limitless growth and learning opportunities
Sayari is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. We believe diversity and inclusion mean our team members should reflect the diversity of the United States. No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, genetics, or political affiliation. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.