Senior/Principal SW/Architect- Real Time Bidding

Roberts Recruiting; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruiting firm is looking for an engineer to develop and own core systems for their RTB (Real Time Bidding) platform in Boston. The role emphasizes designing distributed systems that can analyze massive data points quickly. Ideal candidates are adaptable problem-solvers with experience in high-performance computing, SQL/NoSQL systems, and the adtech ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Ability to scale and distribute fault tolerant components across many machines.
• Experience with ad exchanges.
• Solid foundation in designing large Object Oriented Software Systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and own core architectural components.
• Develop highly distributed, concurrent and reliable systems.

Skills

High-performance computing

Problem-solving

Fault-tolerant components

Continuous release cycle

Tools

MySQL

Memcached

Cassandra

Aerospike

Hadoop

Kafka

Databricks

Job description

We are currently seeking an engineer to work on our RTB (Real Time Bidding) system. This role will include designing a distributed system capable of analyzing billions of data points across hundreds of thousands of bidding opportunities per second in an extremely low latency window (ex 80 ms or less). Working in RTB systems require creativity and out of the box thinking.

Candidates should be passionate about high-performance computing and welcome the opportunity to solve extremely complex problems. This role will require flexibility and adaptability to handle multiple project requirements and make appropriate technical decisions at a very rapid pace. The role will also include learning about and interfacing with various parties in the adtech ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and own core architectural components with a focus on end to end system performance
• Develop highly distributed, concurrent and reliable systems that support millions of dollars in ad spend

Desired Skills and Experience

• Ability to scale and distribute fault tolerant components of the RTB across many machines and handle updates to millions of objects in real time
• Experience with exposure on numerous ad exchanges
• Experience with a continuous release cycle and fast production
• Solid foundation leading designs of large Object Oriented Software Systems
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL systems, for example MySQL & Memcached, Cassandra, Aerospike

Experience working with Big Data and Machine Learning stacks such as Hadoop, Kafka, Databricks a plus