Engineering Lead (Data Ingestion & Delivery Team)

About Defined.ai

Defined.ai offers a platform with multiple data delivery options that leverages machine learning technology and human intelligence to deliver quality-guaranteed training data for AI systems. The platform offers self-service and fully customizable solutions that deliver high-quality project-specific training data, enabling AI products reach market quicker. It is this business model that has allowed DefinedCrowd to raise a total of $63.6M in funding over 4 rounds. Our value proposition is quality, privacy, speed and scale, covering more than 50 different languages. With strong expertise in speech and natural language processing technologies, we have been serving AI companies and Fortune 500 companies since day one. DefinedCrowd was founded in Seattle and has offices in Lisbon, Porto and Tokyo.

Position

Do you want your work to be impactful and to bring real value? Are you courageous and agile?

At Defined.ai you will have a chance to dive into fascinating topics in the most contemporary environment. We know how important it is to keep track of innovation, so you will have an opportunity to use the latest technologies and tools around the Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape.

We are hungry for success, and we build teams of experts - that brings mutual trust and let us learn from each other and grow together. Thanks to the power of teamwork, we create a better future together (and we have a lot of fun with it!).

Join our team as an Engineering Lead and create the world of AI with us.

On any one day, you will:

• Lead a small agile team of exceptionally talented software engineers
• Guide and mentor your team to follow engineering best practices (design patterns and principles, and CI/CD, to name a few)
• Design databases, both relational and non-relational
• Create data pipelines that process AI-related data sets and develop integrations of such pipeline with different services and applications
• Collaborate closely with Architecture, DevOps, and Infrastructure Teams to provide best options for software architecture based on engineering and business goals
• Work in Agile methodology (Kanban)
• Use the most modern tools and solutions based on Azure (e.g. Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure DevOps, Azure Boards) and other Cloud-based services

Your qualification

• MSc/PhD in Computer Science or related field
• Experience leading/managing teams
• At least of 5 years of experience with C# (or another object-oriented language) in the context of web development
• Knowledge of micro-service architecture and event-driven application architectures
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based solutions
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, and message brokers such as RabbitMQ
• Ability to learn new things independently and develop quality software
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to foster the environment of collaboration

Will be a plus

It would be a plus if you have familiarity with data pipelines using Python.

What we offer

You spend a lot of your time at work, so it should be fun, challenging, and interesting. At Defined.ai it will be all those things and more. Here’s what we offer:

• Flexible working schedule and hybrid model. We know comfort can boost creativity and performance, so you can manage your schedule and work both from one of our modern office spaces or home
• Global mobility and relocation support. With the help of our specialized team, you can easily move to charming Lisbon or Porto
• Excellent career development opportunities in a high growth company. With us, you can accomplish your career goals and follow a well-described career path with the support of your supervisor
• Culture of feedback and continuous improvement. AI is a fast-paced area, so we keep track of tech trends, and we always ask for feedback
• Access to an excellent compensation and benefits package. Perks like meal allowance, private health insurance, gym discount make your life easier every day
• An international and diverse team. We have more than 30 nationalities at our 4 locations, and we provide language classes
• Continuous training opportunities. You can choose from many options: leveraging hand-on workshops, unlimited access to Udemy and formal development opportunities. We love to have fun together
• We joke a lot, and we can't imagine work without fun activities – we've already surfed, raced carts and played soccer together. Everyone at the office is invited to our weekly breakfast, lunch, and yoga sessions.