Data Engineer/ DevOps - Enterprise Big Data Platform

Who are we

Davis Index is a leading market intelligence platform and publication that specializes in providing accurate and up-to-date price benchmarks for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, as well as primary metals. Our dedicated team of reporters, analysts, and data specialists publishes and processes over 1,400 proprietary price indexes, metals futures prices, and other reference data. In addition, we offer market intelligence, news, and analysis through an industry-leading technology platform. With a global presence across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa, our team of over 50 professionals works tirelessly to deliver essential market insights to our valued clients.

What you will do

We are currently seeking experienced and talented reporters for our ferrous scrap, non-ferrous scrap, and steel markets to join our growing editorial team. The ideal candidates should have a minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in a direct or transferable area of expertise. As a Reporter/Editor, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining our commitment to delivering accurate and comprehensive market intelligence to our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Writing and Reporting: Generate insightful and engaging content by reporting on the ferrous and non-ferrous markets, providing in-depth analysis, market reports, and commentary as assigned.
• Price Sourcing and Indexing: Contribute to the creation of proprietary price indexes, ensuring accurate and up-to-date pricing information. Write weekly or daily commentaries on pricing trends.
• Research and Analysis: Conduct in-depth research into market trends and dynamics, delivering market reports that provide valuable insights to our readers.
• Adherence to Best Practices: Follow the Davis Index style guide and adhere to industry best practices in reporting and price sourcing.
• Industry Involvement: Attend industry conferences and events, enhancing your understanding of market dynamics for more informed reporting. 

Qualifications:

Must-Haves:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Fluent understanding of market economics and proficiency in business reporting style.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience as a reporter or writer in a print or online publication, or a demonstrated ability to transfer professional knowledge and experience.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline-oriented work environment.
• Proficiency in English and, ideally, additional languages relevant to the regions we serve.
• A deep curiosity about the metals markets.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.
• Initiative, commitment to excellence, and a desire to grow professionally.

Good to Have: 

• Knowledge of the metals market.
• Experience writing financial and business reports.

What You Get:

• This position offers a great opportunity for independent, achievement-minded individuals looking to join a leading industry company. Davis Index provides competitive compensation, paid vacation days, and significant growth opportunities.

Overview

The Business Development Executive is responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities, maintaining relationships with potential and existing clients, and driving the sales process from lead generation to closing. This role involves a mix of direct customer interaction, strategic planning, and collaboration with senior sales staff to achieve company growth targets.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Generation & Outreach

·      Contact and develop relationships with potential customers through email marketing, cold calling, and LinkedIn outreach.

·      Execute email campaigns targeting prospects to generate leads and create business opportunities.

·      Mine data and extract information of C-level executives from various online sources and tools.

Sales Process Management

·      Follow up on leads and respond to sales inquiries from existing and potential customers as per guidelines.

·      Assist senior staff in generating and following up on leads.

·      Convince clients, schedule appointments, and manage the sales pipeline.

·      Track sales efforts and monitor results to ensure alignment with targets.

Customer Relationship Management

·      Liaise between customers and the company to provide up-to-date status on service, pricing, and new product releases.

·      Collect customer feedback and conduct market research to inform business strategy and product development.

·      Maintain CRM systems to manage lead generation, track interactions, and store customer information.

Market & Competitor Analysis

·      Stay informed about the latest products, market trends, and competitors to provide insights for business strategy.

·      Increase business opportunities through various routes to market.

Required Skills & Qualifications

·      Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

·      Proficient in email marketing, cold calling, and LinkedIn outreach.

·      Experience in data mining and CRM systems.

·      Ability to prepare detailed reports and commercial proposals.

·      Strong analytical and organizational skills.

·      Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

·      Understanding of market research and customer feedback processes.

Performance Metrics

·      Number of new leads generated.

·      Conversion rate of leads to appointments and sales.

·      Quality and timeliness of proposals and reports.

·      Customer satisfaction and feedback.

·      Sales targets and revenue growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in professional Web Development
• Proven software development experience in Core PHP, Codeigniter, WordPress; Laravel is a plus.
• Must have 2+ yrs experience in VueJs.
• Experience in ReactJs, NodeJs is a plus.
• Excellent Software Design and Architecting capabilities
• Complete familiarity with client-side scripting and Angular JS, Ember JS , JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery.
• Complete familiarity and expertise in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.
• Expertise in third party API integration - payment gateways, Storage, Streaming services, etc.
• Complete familiarity and experience working with JSON / XML and REST API structure
• Familiar with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment technologies such as Bitbucket, Jenkins and Git
• AWS/Google Cloud Deployment is a must; Devops capability is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services.
• Sound Database experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL experience
• A sound knowledge of Object-Oriented (OOPS) Programming & Design Pattern.
• Agile and Iterative (TDD) development expertise.

• 3+ years of experience in the Development in JAVA technology.
• AWS or cloud Experience
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

• 8-13 years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of software design, testing and development practices
• Must have hands on experience in Q/KDB+.
• Good knowledge of Python, Java, C++, Shell Script(any one)
• Good knowledge on SQL/PLSQL and databases (any RDBMS)
• Have experience on using Git/Bit bucket
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and in a team environment
• Detail-oriented and with strong organizational skills

• Proficient in  PHP / HTML / CSS / MySql / Javascript/Jquery
• Knowledge of the MVC Framework will be a plus point.
• Good to have Contributions to open-source
• Strong Knowledge of Data Structure and OOPS concept
• Knowledge of Redis will be a plus point
• Should have background knowledge of E-commerce Systems
• Should have work with API's and its services
• Must be passionate about writing clean and maintainable code.

• Research and develop statistical learning models for data analysis
• Collaborate with product management and engineering departments to understand company needs and devise possible solutions
• Keep up-to-date with latest technology trends
• Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers
• Implement new statistical or other mathematical methodologies as needed for specific models or analysis
• Optimize joint development efforts through appropriate database use and project design

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math or equivalent fields with strong mathematical background
• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, including clustering, anomaly detection, optimization, neural network etc
• 3+ years experiences building data science-driven solutions including data collection, feature selection, model training, post-deployment validation
• Strong hands-on coding skills (preferably in Python) processing large-scale data set and developing machine learning models
• Familiar with one or more machine learning or statistical modeling tools such as Numpy, ScikitLearn, MLlib, Tensorflow
• Good team worker with excellent communication skills written, verbal and presentation

Desired Experience:

• Experience with AWS, S3, Flink, Spark, Kafka, Elastic Search
• Knowledge and experience with NLP technology
• Previous work in a start-up environment