Senior Backend R&D Engineer - REMOTE (f/m)

<p><b> Requisition #:</b> 16008 </p> <p> </p> <h2><b>Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement </b> </h2> <p> </p> <p>When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. </p> <p> </p> <p><b>Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  </b></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><u><b>Summary / Role Purpose</b></u></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span>The SimAI platform is a SaaS AI-based technology that brings unprecedented speed, innovation and accessibility to simulation. It is based on proprietary Deep Learning algorithms at the forefront of AI state of the art. With Ansys SimAI, users can train AI models using simulation results and then can reliably predict the performance of complex problems in minutes instead of hours or days. It empowers users to take faster decisions, make faster iterations and ultimately faster innovation.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span>The Senior R&amp;D engineer will contribute to the development of the core services of the SimAI SaaS platform. The Senior R&amp;D engineer will use last-generation tools (python sync/async, elixir, rust, postgres). The Senior R&amp;D engineer problem-solving skills will help us grow a platform with a particular load profile, that intelligently leverages a host of computing resources and mobilizes tens of TBs of data. To do this, The Senior backend engineer will collaborate with a team of experts who are, together, building the future of computer-assisted system design.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span>In our team, autonomy is key. The Senior R&amp;D engineer will be tasked with end-to-end jobs from problem definition to implementation, that range from incremental improvements to far-ranging improvements in internal architecture. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><u><b>Key Duties and Responsibilities</b></u></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Understand customer requirements </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Design, implement, maintain and test backend services, including new parts of the product that follow R&amp;D research effort </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Perform bug qualification, release testing </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Improve performance of backend services vs. database access patterns and schemas, yet keeping ease of coding and code discoverability top-notch </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Ensure advanced observability and service composability </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Modularize backend architecture using a balanced approach </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Improve infrastructure resilience using load testing and staged service interruption methods</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span><span><u><b>Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience</b></u></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1-year experience </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Software development experience, on open-source software or in a professional setting </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Deep knowledge of databases, experience with multiple programming languages </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p><span><span>  </span></span></p> <p><span><span><u><b>Preferred Qualifications and Skills</b></u></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Top-notch communication and interpersonal skills </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Knowledge of, and taste for elegant software design </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Familiar with long-running jobs, asynchronous architectures and communication </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Familiar with message exchanges, queues and associated bottlenecks </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Familiar with event-oriented architectures </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Ample knowledge of database fundamentals (indexes, ORMs) and associated bottlenecks </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Knowledge of scalable and clustered architectures </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Familiar with data-intensive applications and data pipelines </span></span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p><span><span>Ability to learn quickly and to collaborate with others in a geographically distribut