is a photo/video editing app and a social platform for artists building a community around creatively editing pictures.
Company was launched in 2011. Headquarters are located both in Yerevan and San-Francisco. Since its creation PicsArt has consistently maintained a position as one of the top 50 apps on Google Play, in January 2019 PicsArt was on the second place in the International iTunes rating of free apps.
600 million
Installs all over the world
130 million
Monthly Active Users
30
Translated to 30 languages
Senior Backend Engineer
Responsibilities
Build large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines with data processing frameworks like Spark;
Use best practices in continuous integration and delivery;
Help drive optimisation, testing and tooling to improve data quality;
Collaborate with other software engineers, ML experts and stakeholders, taking learning and leadership opportunities that will arise every single day;
Write backend code according to business needs and priorities;
Work alongside the Backend Team, App Developers, & Product Owners to deliver value and improve processes;
Stay up-to-date on the latest relevant technology tools and trends;
Proactively work around roadblocks and communicate status and issues.
Qualifications & Competencies
3+ years of experience in a similar business intelligence, data engineering, data analysis or data visualisation role
Degree in science, computer science, statistics, economics, mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline;
2+ years of experience in building scalable RESTful web services;
Profound knowledge of Java, OOP concepts, data structures and algorithms and working knowledge of Python;
Experience in working with high volume heterogeneous data, and systems such as Hadoop, HDFS, and Parquet;
Deep knowledge of data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques;
You appreciate data-driven development, reliability, and responsible experimentation;
Good knowledge of relational or non-relational databases (Experience with MongoDB, Redis is a plus);
Familiarity with machine learning concepts or frameworks such as TensorFlow, pandas etc.;
Familiarity with Spark, ML Algorithms but experience with Spark is desirable;
Knowledge of CI/CD is a plus (Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins);
Excellent problem solving and communication skills
Perks and benefits
Medical Insurance
Business Trips, Internal, External & Online Trainings, English Classes