Perl/Scala Engineer

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We are looking for a mid-level to senior-level software developer with experience in Scala, Perl, and MySQL. The position is in one of the most important teams in our company: our billing and database team. They are responsible for our in-house billing and provisioning systems including integrations with third party systems as needed.

We don't care if you have a college degree; you must be able to prove to us that you have what it takes to be successful in our two primary languages. If you do, you could very well join us very soon.

Other technologies you'll use:  Linux, Mercurial, Git, Jira, Confluence. We work at scales of 100’s of Gbps of traffic, petabytes of storage, and thousands of servers, and we fulfill customer expectations of no downtime and the best performance. 

Our team primarily utilizes Scrum with some small, support work following a Kanban model.

At Golden Frog, we respect our customers. We care about the Internet, and we need you to create superior software and services for our customers. Join our team and have a hand in making an impact!

Responsibilities:

  • Enhance and add new features to existing applications
  • Translate functional requirements into conceptual and detailed design
  • Provide estimates for development effort
  • Work with extended engineering resources and design teams

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of Scala or Perl is a plus, but fluency in any object-oriented or functional language with an interest in learning Scala and Perl is great too
  • Ability to learn new languages quickly
  • Willingness and eagerness to learn from mentors, and other software engineers
  • Basic knowledge of SQL and Relational Databases
  • An understanding of Object Oriented Design and concepts
  • Must have a positive “can-do” attitude

Who we are:

Golden Frog was founded in response to Room 641a, an infamous room in San Francisco where the NSA was conducting surveillance on AT&T's networks. We filed papers with the FCC to bring this alarming activity to their attention, but were ignored. Instead of waiting around for the government to protect Internet users, our response was to found Golden Frog to build tools that help preserve an open and secure Internet experience while respecting user privacy. Since our founding, we have encrypted millions of internet connections across the world and continue to rapidly expand to satisfy a growing worldwide need for privacy and security.

You will join technically talented teams, working on a variety of challenging projects. Standard business hours that allow for an enjoyable work/life balance. And, the ability to contribute! This position also offers a generous 401k profit-sharing plan, medical/dental insurance, vision discount plan, and generous paid time off.

Products by Golden Frog:

VyprVPN (www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn) is a secure personal VPN service. VyprVPN provides secure, encrypted connections to the Internet to protect user privacy and security. With users in 195+ countries, VyprVPN offers worldwide server locations, 700+ servers, and 200,000+ IPs so connections are always available. Golden Frog writes 100% of its VPN server software, manages its own network, and owns the hardware enabling it to deliver the fastest VPN speeds in the world. VyprVPN has applications for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

Cyphr (www.goldenfrog.com/cyphr) is an easy-to-use, zero-knowledge encrypted messaging app. This means we cannot read, decrypt or share your messages. Cyphr generates a unique public and private key pair so only you and your friend can read your conversation - not us, not your wireless provider and not 3rd parties. Cyphr is currently available for iOS and Android with Web and Desktop apps coming soon.

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