Staff Software Engineer, Ad Selection

The Role:

At adMarketplace, we create best of breed consumer search technology using cutting-edge architectures with millisecond response time and crunch through terabytes of data every day. The ideal candidate is a passionate technology leader who is motivated to design for massive scale, developing for low latency and pushing the boundaries of using real-time data in automated decisions. 

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a technical leader, driving innovation, and contributing to architectural decisions that shape the future direction of our ad technology platform.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental factors that drive our business and recognize the critical role our ad serving technologies play within it.
• Design, develop, and re-build highly scalable low latency Ad Serving APIs, ensuring reliability and operability.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and other engineers, to define and deliver key features and functionalities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting best practices, code quality, and efficient development processes.
• Perform code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and drive continuous improvement in software development practices.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex problems across multiple systems and services.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and evaluate their potential impact on our platform.

 Who You Are:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Must have 8+ years strong hands-on development experience using Java (Java 17+ preferred).
• You love working in an environment where you can influence the technical direction of teams that seek to deliver consistently and iterate quickly.
• Extensive knowledge of algorithmic complexity/simplicity tradeoffs, effective use of data structures.
• Deep understanding of design patterns, and experience working in a layered architecture with stakeholders and architecting the systems.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose efficient solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with full transparency and a strong desire and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.  

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of key concepts in Ad Tech, such as ad serving, bidding, and targeting.
• Experience with modern technology stacks, frameworks, and tools relevant to ad technology, such as real-time bidding (RTB), demand-side platforms (DSP), or supply-side platforms (SSP).
• Comfortable using cloud-based DevOps tools and continuous delivery
• Knowledge of distributed caching technologies such as Redis and Aerospike.
• Hands-on experience building backend services using relational and non-relational databases.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in technical communities.

*Compensation Range: $155,000 - $230,000

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