OUR MISSION

Vertical Knowledge is a Cleveland-based open source data technology company. Since 2007 our team has worked to create a scalable framework that provides our clients with compliant access to relevant signals within the massive amount of open source data that exists today. We're building a future where open source data can be identified, collected and leveraged to serve our clients’ AI needs.

We enable our clients to access and understand information that is publicly available but very challenging to discover, capture, and curate. Our clients demand excellence, innovation, and trust in our proprietary technology and methodologies to deliver them world-class data solutions for actionable insight.

Since day one, our Software Engineers have helped tackle the complex and interesting challenge of discovering value hidden in the world’s data. We are pushing the technical envelope to solve these problems, and in the process, are helping to redefine how our clients leverage data. As the world of data continues to grow exponentially, the issues they address will only increase in difficulty, scale and excitement. In order to meet these challenges, we’ve built a data collection platform that allows us to ingest terabytes of data per day. Your work will draw on your expertise with pretty much everything driving the modern internet today.

Problems at our level of complexity require you to possess a passion for learning as well as deep understanding across a wide array of technical competencies. While we face large-scale problems, we hire only the best to take them on. This enables us to keep your team size small and your individual impact significant.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Strong programming skills Python, C#, Ruby or JavaScript
• Experience in web programming (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript)
• Experience in developing highly scalable, and high-performance distributed systems
• Strong ability and enthusiasm to learn new technologies in a short time
• You’ll need to put yourself in the shoes of a website’s developers and reverse engineer how it functions, figuring out paths around the obstacles that the opposing developers have set up
• Ability to collaborate with others in a fast-paced environment

• You should have at least a few years of web development experience with a demonstrated ability and desire to see things through to their finish.
• Experience programming or scripting in Python is ideal, but if you know C#, Ruby or similar language and can quickly pick up Python that will work too
• Once someone gives you a puzzle, you can’t stop until it’s solved. You’re an excellent debugger and problem solver. The knowledge and understanding of how things work is what drives you
• Someone who is intrigued by a new website interaction or process. You imagine how it could apply in a multitude of situations. You want to know how it works
• You can envision the approach and process a developer went through when building a website or application. That kind of reverse engineering comes naturally to you - you see the pieces of the whole
• You care more about the tactical approach to a problem and pay close attention to the details
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret clearance / US Citizen

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS & SALARY

• Company paid premiums for employees and their dependents, such as medical, dental, vision, disability and life
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
• 401(k) retirement plan with financial planning
• Unlimited vacation days
• Flexible work schedules
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages (HQ)
• A casual work environment and dog friendly office (HQ)

Vertical Knowledge LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. VK is committed to the policy of an equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other personnel practices. VK will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, past or current military service, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations for Applying

Applicants who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as Amended, may be eligible for a reasonable accommodation in Vertical Knowledge LLC application and selection processes. If you require an accommodation in applying through our online system, please send an email to Careers@vk.ai. Please note that this email address is not to be used for checking on the status of an application.