**Job ID**: 12555
**Location**: US-CA - San Francisco
**Full/Part Time**: Full-Time
**Regular/Temporary**: Regular
**Category**: Information Technology
**Date**: 05/12/2014
**Position Summary**
If you have the skill and passion for solving big data problems, surfacing trends, providing recommendations, and understanding and providing insights and analytics on what is disrupting how people acquire skills to meet the need of the modern workforce, Apollo Lightspeed has a home for you. A job with our Lightspeed team will be challenging, inspiring and will give you the opportunity to join a team that continutes to revolutionize education and how individuals learn. We are seeking a self-motivated team player, who thrives in a fast-paced environment to work with a toolset that includes Scala/Java, Python, Hadoop, Cassandra, Graph Databases, etc. to get the job done. If you are an ambitious engineer looking for a challenge we would like to speak with you.
**Primary Accountabilities**
* Design, develop, test and launch data products that serve Lightspeed educational disruptive applications as well as partners which includes data insights, trends, algorithms, recommendations for the job data, courseware data and user behaviors.
* Evaluate emerging tools and implement new ways of incorporating these advancements into the Lightspeed data platform.
* Work like a data scientist and free thinker to bring new ideas on how to map people, skills, learning materials, job openings together.
* Bring ideas to the table along with experimental code that can be used in production that will benefit the US workforce.
* Track and report the status of projects on various teams, acting as a gateway through which work should be assigned to appropriate teams while ensuring that project scope is adequately defined.
* Ensure that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver products effectively by establishing realistic estimates for timelines while ensuring that projects remain on target to meet deadlines.
**Knowledge Skills & Abilities**
* Working knowledge of Hadoop-based technology.
* Experience with SQL, MySQL, NoSQL database technologies.
* Direct working experience with software development using Scala, Java or Python.
* Knowledge of non-traditional storage backends such as: Redis, Titan, Neo4J.
* Ability to build data products and RESTful APIs.
* Knowledge of the following technologies: Mahout, Storm, AWS, Matlab, R, Linux-like environments.
**Basic Qualifications**
* A minimum of 3 years of design, development, testing and the launching of web applications with Scala/Java or Python.
* A minimum of 3 years of experience writing & interfacing with web services.
* A Bachelor''s degree in a Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent combination of formal education and directly related experience, is required.
**EEO Statement**
Apollo Education Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes diversity.
**Corporate Statement**
Apollo Education Group, Inc. was founded in 1973 in response to a gradual shift in higher education demographics from a student population dominated by youth to one in which approximately half the students are adults and over 80 percent of whom work full-time. Apollo''s founder, John Sperling, believed -- and events proved him right -- that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers. Lifelong learning requires an institution dedicated solely to the education of working adults.
Today, Apollo Education Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, Western International University, Apollo Lightspeed, College for Financial Planning, and Institute for Professional Development, has established itself as a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults by focusing on servicing the needs of the working adult. Apollo Education Group is the largest education service provider in North America and has the world''s largest educational social network. Apollo is building state of art learning platforms in creating a virtual and highly engaging learning experience. The learning platforms which are built as a cloud-based (Education-as-a-Service) bring a more scientific and social approach to the learning experience. We are changing the way people learn and interact via advanced, scalable learning solutions.
**Subsidiary Statement**
Apollo Lightspeed is a newly launched subsidiary of Apollo Education Group focusing on developing next generation educational products, services, and distribution models focused on creating breakthroughs in access, delivery, and outcomes. Apollo Lightspeed was established as a distinct corporate entity capable of launching and growing innovative new educational services and business models similar to a start-up.
**How To Apply**
To be considered for this position, please submit your resume/CV via the Apollo Education Group Careers website (http://jobs-apollo.com/).