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Principal Software Engineer, Knowledge Platform

Dataminr’s real-time AI platform detects the earliest signals of high-impact events and emerging risks from within publicly available data.

Dataminr

Employee count: 501-1000

Salary: 160k-236k USD

United States only

See yourself at Dataminr

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our AI knowledge team. The knowledge team builds and maintains our multi-million node knowledge graph, which powers Dataminr's real-time event detection and alerting platform. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will apply your experience in software engineering, data engineering, and AI to shape the future of Dataminr's knowledge platform. This US-based role can be remote or based out of our New York City office.

AI Innovation at Dataminr

Working at Dataminr you’ll have the opportunity to tackle the most exciting trends in AI on a daily basis to power a revolutionary product that uncovers critical events around the world as they unfold.

Regenerative AI: our AI technology, ReGenAI, is a new form of generative AI that automatically regenerates real-time Live Event Briefs as events unfold. Learn more here.

Agentic AI: we recently launched our Agentic AI capability, what we’re calling our Intel Agents, that autonomously generates critical context for our clients on real-time events, threats, and risks allowing them to see the clearest, most accurate view of what’s happening on the ground. Learn more here

Multimodal AI:our platform detects events from many different types of data (images, video, sensor data, audio, and text in over 150 languages). Learn more here.

The opportunity

  • Lead multi-team initiatives supporting the development of Dataminr's Knowledge Platform.

  • Implement industry best practices along with novel patterns and technologies that will help improve the codebase and the product.

  • Develop pipelines and services for building and maintaining our massive-scale knowledge graph.

  • Work with other software engineers, data scientists and AI researchers in cross-functional teams to develop new capabilities that fuse knowledge and AI for automated alerting at scale.

  • Develop and apply AI solutions that automate data quality assessments and updates to the knowledge graph.

  • Develop solutions for knowledge graph data access and management, which includes the use of GenAI/LLMs.

  • Work on applications of AI over the knowledge graph.

What you bring
At Dataminr, we value you for who you are. We encourage you to apply for this role, even if you don’t meet every qualification. Our candidates are reviewed on the basis of their skill and potential to succeed.

  • M.S. in Computer science. Ph.D. studies in any field is a plus.

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience

  • Proven track record of implementing and following strong engineering practices through hands-on coding

  • Experience mentoring and/or influencing Sr and Jr engineering team members in evolving their skills as software engineers

  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, and Scala.

  • Experience with data engineering and ETL pipelines.

  • Experience with cloud and distributed systems.

  • Prior experience working with knowledge graphs is a plus.

About Dataminr

At Dataminr, we are a mission driven team of talented builders, creators and visionaries who have real-world impact on how organizations are able to respond to events. Dataminr’s groundbreaking, AI-powered, intelligence platform provides organizations with the earliest signals of emerging risks, events, and threats before they unfold. Trusted by two-thirds of the Fortune 50 and half of the Fortune 100, Dataminr’s platform analyzes billions of public data inputs spanning text, image, video, audio and sensor data across 150+ languages, empowering our clients to stay one step ahead in an increasingly complex world where every second counts.

Founded in 2009, we have pioneered the world’s first real-time event detection platform, long before the recent Gen AI ‘boom.’ Dataminr operates all around the world united by our passion to use AI for the greater good, be agents of positive change and put our technology into the hands of clients charged with the responsibility to keep organizations running and keep people safe.

As our employees focus on developing our revolutionary technology, we focus on our employees. Dataminr is proud to offer a variety of flexible work arrangements, offices all over the world to foster collaboration, generous PTO and sick leave, and more, as part of our competitive benefits package aimed at keeping all our employees happy and healthy. Explore all our benefits here.

We believe our differences give us strength. Our employees are empowered to be their best, authentic selves through various opportunities, such as our robust employee resource group (ERG) network, manager development programming, professional development funds, and more.

We serve a global community made up of many cultures and strive to reflect the world and clients we serve, with a workforce built on merit and equity. We actively condemn racism and discrimination in any form. We stand for social good, fostering a culture of allyship, and standing up for those who face systemic barriers to equality. We lead with empathy and strive to be agents of positive change in our company and in our communities.

The annual base salary range for this position is $160,480 - $236,000. You will also be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus and Company equity. Actual salary will be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, applicant skills, and prior relevant experience.

Dataminr is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals seeking employment at Dataminr are considered without regards to race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status.

Dataminr will collect and process your personal data. All personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Please see Dataminr's candidate privacy notice available here. By providing your details and applying via our careers website, you acknowledge that you have read our candidate privacy notice. If you have any queries, please contact the People Team at hr@dataminr.com or privacy@dataminr.com.

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Dataminr’s real-time AI platform detects the earliest signals of high-impact events and emerging risks from within publicly available data.

About Us

Dataminr is recognized as one of the world's leading AI businesses. The company’s clients are the first to know about high-impact events and emerging risks so they can mitigate and manage crises more effectively. Dataminr solutions are relied on 24/7 by hundreds of clients in over 100 countries across six continents to help them solve real-world problems. Dataminr is one of New York's top private technology companies, with over 800 employees across seven global offices.

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Remote Work Options

Dataminr supports work-life balance with remote working options for its employees.

Employee Equity

Employees at Dataminr can benefit from stock options, RSUs, hire grants, and refresher programs.

Wellness Programs

Dataminr promotes wellness with programs, gym discounts, flu shots, and mental health resources.

Generous Vacation

Employees at Dataminr enjoy generous vacation policies and holidays, along with unlimited sick days.

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Dataminr

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501-1000 employees

Founded in

2009

Chief executive officer

Ted Bailey

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