Champaign, IL

Granular is the leading software and analytics company for agriculture. We are revolutionizing one of the world's largest and most important industries by making farmers’ lives easier and making them more profitable. Our products help farmers get access to land, make more efficient use of inputs, and make better business decisions. We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL, and Des Moines, IA so this role can be based near any of our offices.

We're looking for a Content Marketing Manager on our small and rapidly growing marketing team. The scope of content you’ll be involved with is broad: you will be drafting, editing and brainstorming everything from an email campaign, to a blog, a case study to website and social copy. You will interact with internal stakeholders and sometimes customers and partners to develop compelling content that promotes action from the audience.

You will be an integral part of Granular's success - this is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast-paced environment with a team full of passionate, committed people who are excited to transform agriculture!

What you will do:

• Accountable for all content marketing initiatives to drive traffic, engagement, and leads to influence sales and customer retention
• Collaborate across functions and silos to deliver an effective content marketing strategy and editorial plan to met the business objectives at the lowest possible cost
• Use research and customer profile information to create content our audience is looking for and then to optimize the path to conversion or engagement
• Editorial requirements include basic SEO understanding, content categorization and structure, content development, distribution and measurement. Development of editorial governance and excellence so content is consistent with our brand voice, style and tone
• Editorial calendar and content organization workflows must be developed and managed
• Understand the basic best practices of the main social media channels, which content and approaches work on each, and why
• Measurement and optimization of the program will be required on a regular and ongoing basis 

Ideal Candidate:

• BA/BS
• 3+ yrs experience in paid, writing heavy jobs
• Experience creating content for Agriculture or similar audiences
• Excellent writer who enjoys producing content at fast clip
• Editorial mindset that seeks to understand what audiences consume and how to create it
• Ability to analyze and present content and social performance
• Experience or exposure to Wordpress, Google Analytics, Slideshare, and the top social channels
• Project management skills and understanding how to manage the priorities of multiple stakeholders in a complex environment and focus on the delivery of results in the form of quality content that drives engagement, leads and sales

Perks:

• At Granular, perks are more than free lunches, a stocked fridge and happy hours (which we have). We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy and respect
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced and smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world
• Upward movement. We are growing quickly and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles
• Employer sponsored medical, dental, vision
• Open floor plan, dog-friendly offices
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and generous 401(k) match

You can apply for this position at: 

https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1117410

Granular is the leading software and analytics company for agriculture. We are revolutionizing one of the world's largest and most important industries by making farmers’ lives easier and making them more profitable. Our products help farmers get access to land, make more efficient use of inputs, and make better business decisions.  We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL, and Des Moines, IA.

We’re looking for an Account Executive based in Champaign, IL.

You will be an integral part of Granular's success, and this is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast-paced environment with a team full of passionate, committed people who are excited to transform agriculture!

ROLE

You will be responsible for selling Granular’s SaaS solution to most progressive, competitive farms across North America. This is a consultative sales role in which you will be expected to serve as a trusted business advisor to your clients and help them make better business decisions using our software. We are impacting agriculture at significant scale and showing growers the power of information to run more successful businesses.

The ideal person is creative, energetic and performance-driven, and well versed in challenger sales methodology. You are equally comfortable interacting with techies in the office and farmers in the field, and are excited about the exposing farmers to the benefits of a new way of doing business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exceed new business sales targets in your territory, mostly through a combination of inside sales and field sales.
• Manage pipeline development, account planning, forecasting, lead generation, engagement of prospects, resource utilization, and prospect negotiation
• Leverage content marketing opportunities and participate in relevant industry and Granular-hosted events
• Cultivate channel network in your territory, including agronomists, equipment dealers, financial advisors/CPAs, retailers and grain marketing advisors
• Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure successful post-sales handoff, implementations, customer satisfaction and success and account renewal
• Assist Customer Success with upsells and re-engagement as necessary
• Participate in product strategy definition with product team, serving as voice of the customer
• Aid in the training and development of future Granular sales team
• Travel as necessary to close business, potentially 15-25% of the time

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• 3+ years of closing sales experience at SAAS provider with a demonstrated track record of quota attainment.  Proven “hunter” background with ability to sell to business owners and decision makers
• Experience selling software and technology products to SMB or mid-market businesses
• Agriculture experience not required, but must have interest in the space
• Familiarity with ERP, project management or business intelligence platforms
• Comfortable challenging customers and being a change agent to help them improve their operations
• Goal-oriented and self-motivated with a focus on customer success
• Strong listening skills to carefully and effectively process complex customer requirements on both business and technical standpoints to develop compelling value propositions
• Excellent business writing, oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Embraces change and comfortable with ambiguity given fast pace of growth and market in midst of active disruption
• Working knowledge of Salesforce.com, Google Docs and related sales tools

PERKS

• At Granular, perks are more than free lunches, a stocked fridge and happy hours (which we have). We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy and respect
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced and smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world
• Upward movement.  We are growing quickly and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles
• Employer sponsored medical, dental, vision
• Open floor plan, dog-friendly offices
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and generous 401(k) match

You can apply for this position at:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1140292

Granular is the leading software and analytics company for agriculture. We are revolutionizing one of the world's largest and most important industries by making farmers’ lives easier and making them more profitable. Our products help farmers get access to land, make more efficient use of inputs, and make better business decisions. We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL, and Des Moines, IA. This role will be based in Illinois or Iowa.

We're looking for an Education Specialist for our small, early-stage team. Together we are setting the standard for how digital education & training is carried out in the ag tech space. Education Specialists make it simple to learn our programs, and empower users to get value from the many business management tools we offer. They use an expansive educational toolkit, including e-courses (The Granular Academy), in-app guides & messages, help articles, how to videos, webinars, and blogs, in delivering a unified learning experience for all products. Specialists are measured by their ability to increase product mastery and drive customer engagement, and are passionate about helping others learn & succeed!

Your work will help ensure we have the most skilled users in our industry. Your job scope will primarily include coordinating our customer webinar series, packaging and sometimes delivering training sessions at our customer field events, and working with our how-to video resources. You report to the Director of Professional Services & Education, and you will interact with both internal stakeholders (Marketing, Learning & Development, Customer Success) and customers to execute our evolving strategy.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Coordinate our customer blog series by arranging logistics, scheduling speakers, writing scripts, and managing audience participation and follow-up 
• Coordinate training sessions at our in-person regional customer events, "G-Schools", by writing scripts, packaging educational assets, scheduling & coaching speakers / facilitators, and delivering training presentations 
• Increase usage of how to video content across our multiple platforms (Skilljar, Vimeo, Zendesk Guide) by promoting and/or re-packaging existing content, keeping existing content current, publishing new content, and measuring traffic
• Develop educational packages & courses in response to critical knowledge gaps or team / company goals 
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, & Learning & Development departments to provide educational content and guidance for prospect, employee, and partner product training 
• Translate the user experience with key metrics, analytics and anecdotes that allow the company to understand our strengths and opportunities

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Has direct experience and/or professional understanding of the agricultural industry, in order to understand the business challenges our customers are addressing as well as how to relate to the industry culture
• Has a minimum 3 years of digital education or related experience. Ideally, you have contributed curriculum, content, or materials to a learning management platform
• Has experience/comfort using video editing tools 
• Can deliver measurable results in a training environment
• Is comfortable tackling large projects, and excels when unifying and working with multiple teams in order to accomplish end goals
• Is familiar with multiple educational mediums (Skilljar, WalkMe, Zendesk, etc.) and are comfortable working with these types of tools 
• Is willing to travel to G-School customer events across the country two quarters per year
• Is comfortable with and embraces change. Our product changes, our processes change If it’s broken, we fix it!
• Exudes optimism, teamwork, and simplicity in your work at all times
• Minimum BS or BA from a leading university, preferably with a track record of academic excellence

PERKS

• At Granular, perks are more than free lunches, flexible work environment, a stocked fridge and happy hours (which we have). We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy and respect.
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced and smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world.
• Upward movement.  We are growing quickly and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles.
• Employer sponsored medical, dental, vision.
• Open floor plan, dog-friendly offices.
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and generous 401(k) match.

You can apply for this position at:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1139726

Granular is the leading software and analytics company for agriculture. We are revolutionizing one of the world's largest and most important industries by making farmers’ lives easier and making them more profitable. Our products help farmers get access to land, make more efficient use of inputs, and make better business decisions. We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL and Des Moines, IA.

We’re growing quickly and looking for a Summer Intern to play a key part in an internal media campaign. In this role you will be responsible for supporting the Marketing team by researching and creating video, and other assets, around our customer testimonials and their achievements. You will work with the Marketing team, while collaborating with our Learning & Development manager, to identify individuals, design materials & resources around them, and then plan a distribution campaign. You will receive high-quality coaching in all these areas, and gain valuable media experience. The ideal candidate will be an energetic, positive, creative, and performance-driven self-starter who can work independently.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support our Marketing team by collecting, researching, capturing and/or distributing resources on current individuals in farming and their achievements
• Identify, research, and implement best technical methods of resource creation to meet marketing and media needs  
• Support our learning team by designing and building an easy access video library from the resources created
• Other duties, as assigned
• Work out of our Champaign, IL or our San Francisco, CA office (Remote applicants will also be considered)

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, at a leading university with a recognized agricultural reputation
• Some knowledge of the agricultural landscape, either through job experience, community background or current studies
• Comfortable calling farmers and media professionals to investigate campaign details
• Track record of academic excellence
• Strong technical & high attention to detail skills
• Demonstrated ability to research and problem solve with minimal oversight
• Previous mixed media experience is strongly preferred
• General familiarity with the Google suite (Drive, gmail, etc.) and basic video applications (QuickTime, etc.) is preferred but not required
• Available to work 40 hours per week
• Amount of travel (up to 10 days) would be negotiable, depending upon candidate’s location
• Socially confident and connective
• Goal-oriented and self-motivated
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Comfortable in fast-paced environment

You can apply for this position at:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1156196

Research Engineer or Senior Research Engineer

Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS)

College of Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS) is soliciting applications for the position of Research Engineer or Senior Research Engineer focused on prototyping and testing electrified power systems including thermal management. The increase of power density for mobile electrified systems requires extensive sub-system and system level testing of new technologies prior to deploying them commercially. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible academic professional position appointed on a 12-month service basis.  This position will report to the POETS Director and will be located at the POETS test facility, a new space developed in the Research Park at Illinois. The expected start date is as soon as possible following the closing date. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

POETS’ long-term goal is to increase the power density of current mobile electrified systems by 10-100 times over current state of the art systems. While ambitious, this would have a profound impact on a mobile electrified infrastructure of the U.S. and beyond. On-highway vehicles could save between 100-300 million liters of fuel per year and could nearly double the range of all-electric vehicles. Off-highway vehicles could save approximately 100 billion liters of fuel since their electrification is starting from a less mature point than current on-highway vehicles. Similarly, aircraft could see 10-30 billion liters of fuel saved as well as up to 10 million tons of CO2 saved from going into the high altitude atmosphere. These economic and environmental impacts are just the beginning of the art of the possible with the achievement of the POETS vision. More information about POETS is available at: http://poets-erc.org/

Specific duties and responsibilities include the following, but may vary depending on position level:  

1. Manage and enforce the Lab Safety Program including implementing appropriate lockout/tagout procedures on equipment, ensure safety training among users, control laboratory access based on safety training and compliance, regular documented evaluations of equipment and procedures for safety, preparedness drills, and other tasks as required.

2. Manage lab equipment inventory including electric motor test stands, drive electronics, instrumentation and data acquisition systems, chiller systems, rotating machinery, power electronics including supplies/meters/scopes.

3. Take a hands-on approach to procuring materials, equipment, and resources for use in a variety of projects, and to instruct and consult with graduate students, faculty, and research staff across POETS on areas of prototyping and testing.

4. Work with lab users to develop detailed Test Plans including safety planning for each test being performed, timeline of the tests, coordination of different tests being performed on the same equipment.

5. Develop new lab equipment and testing procedures as needed including formulating test plans with test facility users, promoting a safe working environment, and ensuring the POETS testbed facility is properly maintained and calibrated.

6. Prototype high power density sub-systems and systems; including electrical and thermal aspects.

7. Test high power density sub-systems and systems; including electrical and thermal aspects.

8. Keep current with state of the art approaches for testing power and thermal systems related to high density electronic systems.

9. Collaborate with students and faculty in composing technical reports.

10. Make presentations to sponsors, faculty, staff, etc. on research testing work.

11. Assist students and researchers as needed.

12. Assume additional appropriate related research engineer or senior research engineer duties to further the mission of the center.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR RESEARCH ENGINEER

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering and five years of relevant work experience, or M.S. in Engineering and three years of relevant work experience, or equivalent

• Ability to manage personnel safety aspects of working in an electric power test facility with rotating machinery

• Ability and willingness to use common tools required to perform routine maintenance and inspection tasks

• Ability to manage multiple priorities

• Possess excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills 

• Possess strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative environment

• Ability to work with diverse populations as well as contribute to the diversity of our campus community

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience prototyping and testing related to power and thermal systems for high density electronics

• Ability and willingness to perform outreach to identify new business opportunities

• Ability to represent the center to the public and interface effectively with industrial clients during tours and visits

• Experience with equipment up to 1 kV and above 100 kW

• Training in electrical and mechanical safety as appropriate for a rotating machine test facility

QUALIFICATIONS FOR SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess all of the minimum requirements stated above for the Research Engineer

• M.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 5 years of relevant work experience or equivalent

• Ability to provide examples of power electronic or thermal management prototypes built

• Demonstrated experience with data acquisition, and digital signal processors

• Proficiency with CAD tools such as AutoCAD, Solidworks, PSpice or SABER

Preferred Qualifications

• Must possess all of the preferred requirements stated above for the Research Engineer

• More than 5 years of relevant work experience or equivalent

• Demonstrated professional laboratory management experience

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate on research projects

• Demonstrated experience supervising staff and/or students

• Knowledge and ability to organize and manage diverse activities involving people, programs, and other resources

To apply for this position, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references as a single PDF file by July 16, 2018. Interviews may take place prior the closing date and early applications are encouraged; however, full consideration will be given to complete applications received by the closing date. For further information regarding application procedures, contact Summer Redman at sredman@illinois.edu or 217-300-5400.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu.

Part-Time Student-JDTIC Research

There are 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before in our 175-year history. Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

Primary Location: United States (US) - Illinois (US-IL) - Champaign 
Function: Product Engineering
Title: Part-Time Student-JDTIC Research - 43146

Your Responsibilities

·       As an Agricultural Information Researcher at the John Deere Technology Innovation Center (JDTIC) you will conduct literature research on a wide variety of agricultural topics.

·       You will utilize internal and publicly available resources to research crop, soil, and environmental questions.

·       You will assemble and synthesize this information and assist with developing professional reports.

What It Takes

·       Advanced search techniques to find information resources and the ability to evaluate these sources for validity and relevance

·       Ability to assemble and synthesize information in a coherent and professional manner

·       Ability to follow detailed methods to complete reviews

·       Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to learn agricultural topics

·       Ability to work autonomously while providing regular updates to team members

·       Ability to use Microsoft Office (specifically Excel) proficiently

·       Ideally, you will have a B.S. degree or equivalent work experience in the following: Library & Information Science, English, Communications, Agricultural Sciences, or related field

·       Must be registered as a full-time student at University of Illinois - Champaign

·       Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis

·       Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above

·       16 - 20 hours/week during the academic year

·       35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester

A strong candidate will also have

·       Other areas of experience or interest that will help us place you on the right team include:

·       Experience using agriculture, science, and technology databases (Google Scholar, Web of Science, specific agricultural journals, etc)

·       Knowledge and experience with locating relevant information within journal articles

·       Knowledge of the agriculture industry

·       Relevant coursework (iSchool, English, Crop Science, etc)

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. We offer comprehensive relocation and reward packages to help you get started on your new career path. Click here to find out more about our Total Rewards Package.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Data Scientist

At Gartner we hire the brightest and most talented people in the world? Are you looking to work on the most innovative projects and build technologies that change the world? At the Gartner, you have the chance to build the future.

We are looking for some smart Data Scientists who can generate insights from our data. Join us to get a chance at creating some of the most innovative solutions at our data innovation center.

The Data Scientist with minimum will focus on mid-size to large projects for the development of NLP and Machine learning solutions employing a working knowledge of SDLC, SCRUM, and Agile methodologies. The engineer will design, specify, and implement a state of the art natural language processing and machine learning for our next generation products. This position emphasizes a need for to conceptualize, design, and develop reusable NLP and ML models as well as very strong technical knowledge for implementing big data technologies. Additionally, the Data Scientist will play a key role in requirements gathering, project documentation, application developments tasks and the translation of requirements for project teams both foreign and domestic

Requirements

• Demonstrable 1-3 years of Experience in developing natural language processing models.
• Demonstrable 1-3 years of Experience developing and applying machine learning using tools such as Python Scikit, R or similar languages.
• Experience with NLP tools such as NLTK, OpenNLP, Stanford CoreNLP and similar open source solutions
• Experience with NLP tagging methods and techniques such as CCG, Penn TreeBank
• Experience with multi-lingual (international) NLP processing and tagging
• Experience with NLP applications such as tokenization, parsing, lemmatization, POS tagging techniques, Named Entity Recognition (NER) or Stanford NER (SNER)
• Experience in Topic mining using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), keywords, n-grams,TF-IDF vectors
• Experience in Document Classification using different language models and similarity metrics like Word2Vec, KL-Divergence, and Cosine Similarity.
• Experience with developing NLP applications such as sentiment analysis, topic modeling, text summary production
• Experience with developing NLP tools using Machine learning, Statistical analysis, bag of words, parts of speech tagging
• Ability to apply combinations of classifiers Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, k-NN, Neural Networks, and SVM.
• Experience in mining/analyzing vast data stores and uncovering insights.
• Experience in building Recommendation Systems
• Experience in writing clean, documented, modular, reusable code in Python
• Experience in data wrangling and munging using Python libraries like Numpy, Pandas, BeautifulSoup, etc.
• Experience in web development, JavaScript Framework and programming languages like Java, Scala, C++ is a plus
• Experience with Big Data tools like Hadoop, Spark is a plus
• Experience with Deep learning techniques like LSTM, RNN is a plus

Role Qualifications

• Knowledge of Python and Java.
• Writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code.
• Proficiency in Database SQL query development and data analysis            
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Critical thinking with excellent judgment and initiative
• Self-motivator with great attention to detail and follow through
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Proven analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team setting
• Ability to excel in a fast paced environment
• Very good listening and interpretation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in Hadoop is a plus
• Managing and deploying HBase
• Good knowledge in back-end programming, specifically Java, JS, Node.js and OOAD
• Knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio, GitHub, and MongoDB

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering or, Statistics, or Mathematics, or related discipline.

To apply, please email your resume to imran.khan@gartner.com

JDTIC-FT Software Engineer

Your Responsibilities

John Deere is seeking a full time Software Engineer for long term contract with potential for permanent hire to assist senior engineer in developing, building, and evaluating prototype concepts.  

Do you enjoy finding creative solutions to solve problems and building things?  Ideal candidate will be comfortable connecting sensors to controllers, writing the control software, have experience flying drones, and has worked with the DJI onboard SDK.  You will need to be able to handle multiple projects at any given time. You will also be required to present your findings in onsite or offsite meetings and translate your findings/data into understandable documents.

What Skills You Need

• Proven working experience with the field of robotics or equivalent school experience.
• Technical ability to develop software code in Python, Java and C++
• Technical ability to design & implement distributed software systems.
• Technical ability to connect sensors over communication busses: CAN, I2C
• Strong analytical & math skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Proficient experience in software engineering & development.
• Proficient experience in algorithm development.
• Proficient experience utilizing various sensor hardware and software (i.e. Raspberry Pi, Arduino).  
• Proficient in Creo Parametric CAD modeling.
• Proficient in Matlab.
• UAV pilot experience
• Experience working with UAV flight controllers

Education (or equivalent work experience)

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent work experience in one the following:

• Degree in Software or Computer Science & Engineering.  Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or System Engineering.  Experience with Autonomous Robotics systems/discipline, or equivalent experience

Benefits:

• Competitive pay - based on experience
• Flexible work schedule
• Work in dynamic environment on challenging projects

Location & Contact Information

Position can be located at either the John Deere Des Moines Works factory in Ankeny, IA or the John Deere Technical Innovation Center in Champaign, IL.  The John Deere Technology Innovation Center (JDTIC) is located at the Research Park on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. This is a 40hr/week Full-Time position contracted through Kelly Services.

Send resume to barkermarke@johndeere.com

Capital One is a diversified bank that offers a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One has one of the most widely recognized brands in America. As one of the nation's top 10 largest banks based on deposits, Capital One serves banking customers through branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

The Capital One Illinois Digital Campus Lab focuses on research and experimentation in data science and data technologies as well as on infrastructure automation and use of the most modern programming frameworks and technologies such as Open Source, Big Data, Cloud, DevOps, among others.

Capital One Illinois Digital Campus Lab Intern

The Capital One Illinois Digital Campus Lab is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. A variety of software development groups within Capital One provide students with opportunities to contribute to innovative projects. Projects may involve development for web, tools, large scale data analytics, ML/AI/NLP, SQL/NoSQL databases, open source, cyber security, automation or mobile apps.

Basic Qualifications

• Current undergraduate  or graduate student of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
• Completed introductory software development course work or equivalent experience
• Ability to work 10 to 20 hours/week during the academic year (for fall or spring internships)
• Ability to work 35 to 40 hours/week during the summer semester  (summer internships)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python, Java, Javascript, or C/C++
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with large scale data analytics
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing

This is a paid internship.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Granular is the leading software and analytics company for agriculture. We are revolutionizing one of the world's largest and most important industries by making farmers’ lives easier and making them more profitable. Our products help farmers get access to land, make more efficient use of inputs, and make better business decisions.    

We’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help scale our products. This is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast-paced environment.  You’ll be part of a rapidly growing company full of passionate, committed people who are excited to transform agriculture. We currently have offices in San Francisco, CA, Champaign, IL, and Des Moines, IA.

What you will do:

You will collaborate heavily with support teams, software engineering teams, and operations teams to solve complex problems in our production systems while developing and directing the development of systems to identify and mitigate system issues before they impact end users.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned software engineer with a deep understanding of infrastructure and cloud services. The Site Reliability Engineer must be able to work tactically and urgently to solve complex, high visibility production issues but also think strategically in order to implement solutions that proactively identify and resolve system issues. Due to the high visibility of this position, excellent communication skills are required. You will work closely with product managers and engineers to develop best practices and tooling to support our production systems.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Implement production system monitoring, alerting, tooling, and engineering best practices to help engineering teams meet defined SLAs
• Work closely with Product Management and Engineering teams to triage production issues and implement best practices for ensure stability of our production systems
• Work with others across the entire engineering team to help define and execute on Granular’s overall software technology strategy
• Work with others across the engineering team to continuously refine and improve our software development and delivery process, leading to measurable improvement to system availability

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software technology
• History of delivering innovative, easy-to-use, high-performance enterprise SaaS applications
• Passion for triaging production issues and identifying and implementing strategies to proactively mitigate in the future
• You understand modern web applications, testing strategies, and deployment operations. You work across the engineering organization to drive efficient and effective processes and tools for development, testing, continuous integration, deployment, etc.
• You have a strong, user-centric view of software and product quality and usability.
• Understanding of Mobile applications and specifically the impact on backend components and API’s is highly desired
• Diverse and evolving technology background with a demonstrated ability to balance pragmatism and innovation in making technology and architectural decisions.
• Experience with Sumo Logic, Data Dog, or similar tools preferred
• Knowledge of AWS, Python, Postgres, and AngularJS/React is highly desired.
• Desire to work in a mission-driven company that will change people’s lives.
• B.S. or advanced engineering or technology degree.

Perks:

• We value diversity and treat every employee with a high degree of autonomy and respect.
• Have a big impact by joining a small, fast-paced and smart team. We are having fun building a great company and helping one of the most important industries in the world.
• Upward movement.  We are growing quickly and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles.
• Employer sponsored medical, dental, vision
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and generous 401(k) match

To apply visit:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/granular/jobs/1215840

LifeFoundry is a startup in the University of Illinois Research Park that uses fully automated synthetic biology to engineer organisms for the production of value-added chemicals. Using robotic and advanced algorithms we are taking biotechnology R&D to a whole new level.

If you are excited to join us in the effort to revolutionize biotechnology research and have molecular and microbiology research experience, LifeFoundry Research Fellow position is for you. You will work closely with the automation engineers and other research scientists in a multidisciplinary environment on the development of new methods, high-throughput biomanufacturing processes, analytical assays, and novel functional biosystems. We would love to have you on board for this exciting journey!

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Performing DNA manipulations, cell cultures, molecular and chemical analysis.
• Literature survey and biosystems design
• Data acquisition, processing, and analysis
• Developing novel high-throughput molecular and microbial protocols.
• Writing proposals, reports and recording experimental procedures

Requirements:

• MS degree or above in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, bioengineering, chemical engineering or related fields
• >3 years of research experience, preferably in synthetic biology, molecular biology, or metabolic engineering
• >3 years of wet lab experience. Proficient in basic DNA, protein, and microbial operations
• Strong communication and teamwork skills. Experience in managing and training other scientists is a plus
• Excited to join a fast-paced interdisciplinary team working on a variety of challenging projects
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervision and able to solve problems with methodical and critical thinking

We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the application form and we will contact you to learn more about you and how your skills match our needs. Salary is commensurate with experience.

At LifeFoundry, we embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates with all backgrounds. 

LifeFoundry is a startup in the University of Illinois Research Park that uses fully automated synthetic biology to engineer organisms for the production of value-added chemicals. Using robotic and advanced algorithms we hope to take biotechnology R&D to a whole new level.

 We are looking for an intern or a full-time Research Engineer with molecular and microbial biology laboratory experience to join us in the effort of revolutionizing biotechnology research. You will work closely with the automation engineers in a multidisciplinary environment on the development of high-throughput biomanufacturing processes and analytical assays. We would love to have you on board for this exciting journey! 

Responsibilities:

• Developing high-throughput molecular and microbial protocols.
• Performing DNA manipulations, cell cultures, molecular and chemical analysis.
• Performing Data acquisition, processing, and analysis
• Preparing reagent, consumables, and other supplies for automated workflows as well as general lab use.

Requirements:

• The full-time research engineer should have a BS degree and above in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, bioengineering, chemical engineering or related fields.
• The intern position is open to students in the above majors with Junior standing or above.
• >2 year of lab experience, preferably in synthetic biology, molecular biology, or metabolic engineering
• Proficient in basic DNA, protein, and microbial operations
• Excited to join a fast-paced interdisciplinary team working on a variety of challenging projects
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervision
• Able to solve problems with methodical and critical thinking

We’d love to hear from you! Please fill out the application form and we will contact you to learn more about you and how can your skills match our needs.

At LifeFoundry, we embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates with all backgrounds.