Job description
Company Description
Wiser Solutions is a suite of in-store and eCommerce intelligence and execution tools. We’re on a mission to enable brands, retailers, and retail channel partners to gather intelligence and automate actions to optimize in-store and online pricing, marketing, and operations initiatives. Our Commerce Execution Suite is available globally.
Job Description
Wiser is currently looking for a Software Developer to join our Extraction Team. In this role, you will be responsible for helping to grow and maintain a library of thousands of web crawling bots used by fortune 500 brands and retailers. Day-to-day, you will produce creative solutions to complex problems, and learn new skills to complement your existing abilities.
This is a significant role for those who are looking for hands-on experience with high visibility and impact. We welcome fresh ideas and approaches as we constantly aim to improve our development processes.
Our team has experience using a wide range of technologies and years of cloud and big data experience. We are always learning and growing, so we can guarantee that you will not be bored with us! What you will get to do
- Write clean, efficient, thoroughly tested code, back up with pair programming and code reviews. Much of our code is Python, but we use all kinds of languages and frameworks.
- Maintain the platform that puts reports and visualizations into the hands of our customers.
- Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the platform, bots, and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.
- Evaluate the technical trade-offs of decisions and build things that last and scale.
- Maintain and fix existing bot issues.
- Create and analyze new bot technologies - figuring out how we can scale up our bots and systems.
Qualifications
- Programming experience in Python.
- An eagerness to learn new things, and improve upon existing skills, abilities, and practices.
- Familiarity with web technology, such as HTTP, JSON, HTML, XPath, or JavaScript.
- Experience with databases, SQL, or NoSQL.
- Knowledge in an Agile software development environment,
- Experience with REST services and API design.
- Experience with version control systems (Git, Subversion, etc..).
- A real passion for clean code and finding elegant solutions to problems.
- Eagerness to expand your knowledge and abilities in python and cloud-based technologies.
- Motivation to participate in ongoing learning and growth through pair programming, test-driven development, code reviews, and application of modern technologies and best practices.
- You look ahead to identify opportunities and foster a culture of innovation.
- BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of business rules engines.
- Experience in UI (User Interface) libraries/frameworks like, React, Ember, Angular
- Programming experience on Unix based infrastructure.
- Knowledge of cloud-based systems (EC2, Rack space, etc..).
- Expertise with big data, analytics, machine learning, and personalization.
Additional Information
EEO STATEMENT
Wiser Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation of any kind. Wiser Solutions, Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, providing a work environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. All employment decisions at Wiser Solutions, Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family or parental status, disability, genetics, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by the state, federal, or local law. Wiser Solutions, Inc. will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on any of these characteristics.
