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The Role

 

Building a report and data processing engine used by D&B cloud-based applications.

There will be a focus on powerful modelling of calculations and high-performance, parallel execution over large data sets involving data from relational databases and other sources.

 

Development will be done primarily in a functional programming language (Haskell) and will involve significant interaction with relational databases.

The role may also involve investigating alternative database technologies based on performance and fit.

 

About You

You will be comfortable with functional programming, relational databases, efficient data structures and algorithms, attention to detail, and a good approach to unit testing.

 

Required Experience

·       Degree or similar qualification in Computer Science or a related field.

·       Experience creating commercial software applications, especially Business Intelligence

·       Functional programming experience (ideally Haskell)

·       Familiarity with Haskell packages: 

·       HDBC, parsec, STM, template-haskell, aeson

·       SQL & database experience (PostreSQL, MySQL, etc

·       Experience uploading and reading large data sets

·       Java/JBoss

·       JSON/XML

·       Git

·       Linux or OS X

·       Unit testing and integration testing  

 

About us

Dun & Bradstreet is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to "Decide with Confidence" for over 170 years. D&B's global commercial database contains records for more than 200 million businesses in over 200 countries, over an unprecedented period of time. D&B provides solutions sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability.

 

The tools developed at the D&B Cloud Innovation Center in Vancouver Canada will drive key components of a new platform for supporting critical business decisions.   We deliver software innovation, education and thought leadership in cloud-based content delivery and data services for customers around the world.  

 

Reliability, scalability, and performance are essential characteristics of this effort, and building modern, best-in-class software with these qualities should excite you. We are seeking experienced, motivated individuals to join this core team.

Contact me directly to apply:

Helmut Hager

e-mail: [email protected]