San Francisco, CA. Relocation Assistance Provided (within US). Looking for a Backend Python Engineer/Data Scientist to help design and implement novel intrusion detection/prevention strategies using a technologies like Tornado, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL and AWS. If you have data analysis background, you could additionally analyze security data and develop new machine learning models. You will work with data created using http://www.mykonossoftware.com/about-us.php * Above all: interest in coding, security and statistics. Knowledge of specific technologies is not required.

  * Desirable: 
  - Strong Python coding skills, understanding of Java and C.
  - Understanding of and experience using common data structures i.e. trees (heaps, binary trees, tries, etc), Bloom filters, arrays, linked lists.
  * If you want to do data analysis, you should have 
  - Understanding of and experience using common statistical techniques: generalized linear models, PCA, and basic statistics (Fisher's exact test, Binomial test, t-tests etc)
  - Experience with implementing algorithms from academic papers
  - Experience with at least one machine learning package e.g. Mahout, Scikit-learn

You get: - Very competitive compensation. - SoMA (close to downtown) location. - Work with a great small team with smart people who look forward to coming to work every day. - Excellent benefits package. - Free Macbook Pro and any work-related software. - Flexible working hours.

Please send resumes to dpaul@juniper.net