Software Engineer

First Orion; Arkansas; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Company holidays

Flex Fridays

Flexible work arrangements

State-of-the-art fitness center

Job summary

First Orion is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Data Engineering team to design and build data-driven products and services. You will work on low-latency APIs, ETL pipelines, and big data applications, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions.

The role requires 3+ years in data or software engineering, strong Spark experience, and cloud skills in AWS. A team-oriented, curious mindset is essential for long-term success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years in data or software engineering.
• 2+ years with Apache Spark (Scala or Python).
• 2+ years in AWS cloud services.
• Strong streaming knowledge (Kinesis, Kafka, 0MQ).
• SQL experience with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Self-starter with design, prototyping, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop ETL jobs and analytics pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark.
• Develop low-latency, high-throughput REST APIs for call protection products.
• Author and contribute to Technical Designs (TDs) for projects.
• Create and maintain unit/integration tests for data-driven apps.
• Collaborate with data scientists to productionize models.

Skills

Apache Spark

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Databricks

Python

Scala

Kinesis

Kafka

NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Parquet

Job description

This is an opportunity for a Software Engineer position within First Orion’s data engineering team, responsible for designing and building data‑driven products and services. The role involves working on low‑latency, high‑throughput APIs, ETL data pipelines, and managing big data applications with attention to detail. This role is part of our Data Architecture Team, and you will collaborate in the SDLC process by creating technical designs and providing input and feedback for high level designs. In this role you will work with your team leader, fellow team members, as well as product and data science stakeholders to collaborate on projects that safeguard hundreds of millions of consumers and enterprise businesses from telecommunications fraud. We are looking for a team player who is positive, self‑motivated, energetic and a quick learner with commitment to quality and dedication to long‑term success. A successful candidate must demonstrate strong analytical, problem‑solving, time management skills, and technical expertise in the software engineering or data engineering field. We provide a friendly work environment, access to cutting‑edge technology and the ability to work on novel and highly challenging projects in the industry.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work across multiple code repositories, programming languages, and frameworks
• Develop ETL jobs and analytics pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark
• Develop low‑latency, high‑throughput REST APIs, such as our call protection products
• Develop expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Databricks, and other relevant technologies to drive our technology roadmap forward.
• Author and contribute to Technical Designs (TDs) for new prioritized projects
• Create and maintain unit and integration tests for data‑driven applications
• Reduce technical debt and make ETL jobs operationally supportable by leveraging tools within Databricks and AWS.
• Work with data scientists to integrate new models into products, optimize code, and take models from prototype to production.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science (or related degree)
• 3+ years of experience in a data or software engineering position using relevant tools
• 2+ years of experience using Apache Spark with Scala or Python (pyspark).
• 2+ years of experience with a cloud computing service (AWS preferred)
• Strong understanding of streaming tools such as Kinesis, Kafka, or 0MQ
• Minimum 1 year of SQL experience and familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Self‑starter personality, passionate about designing, diagramming, and prototyping solutions.
• Ability and mindset to dive into unfamiliar problems and come up with unique solutions

Bonus Points:

• Specialized experience in Databricks with Unity Catalog and Workflows. Certification nice to have
• Experience using Delta Lake tables and Parquet data format
• Previous experience in the Telecom industry
• Specialized AWS experience: S3, IAM, RDS, Kinesis. Certification nice to have
• Experience with HTTP API frameworks such as Gin
• Experience with Kubernetes microservice architecture

Company Benefits:

• open PTO
• company paid holidays
• Flex Fridays
• flexible work arrangements
• state‑of‑the‑art fitness center
• generous health and dental/vision options
• retirement plans
• learning and development programs
• career path frameworks
• tuition reimbursement
• company options and bonus potential

Learn More About First Orion:

First Orion helps businesses generate more revenue, increase efficiency, and improve the customer experience by empowering them to brand their phone calls with their name, logo and reason for calling. We are the market leader in branded communications technology, and a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and the largest U.S. mobile carriers. First Orion has been voted a Great Place to Work with top rankings in every category. Learn more about what our employees have to say on our First Orion Glassdoor page and watch our People First Diversity Statement/Video.

First Orion Culture Cornerstones are at the core of everything we do here.

Disclosure: First Orion is an Affir

This position is not eligible for employment‑based immigration visa/status sponsorship.

Employees are required to demonstrate proper work authorization as required by I‑9 compliance.

First Orion is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

First Orion’s immigration sponsorship policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory fashion regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law.

We strongly value the health and wellness of our teammates and through our state‑of‑the‑art fitness center we’re helping our teammates reach their wellness goals while at work.

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