Sr. Software Engineer- Ad-Tech

tbd040918IAC; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

tbd040918IAC is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer - AdTech to join our team in Oakland, California. This role involves collaborating with front-end engineering and revenue teams to build a successful infrastructure for ad operations.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in data-driven web applications and is proficient in programmatic ad solutions. You will be responsible for designing and supporting both real-time and batch data pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building data-driven web applications at scale.
• Proven experience in implementing programmatic solutions, including RTB.
• Familiarity with Node.js or similar web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work on systems that display ads and automate ad operations.
• Partner with teams to grow monetization and support processes.
• Design and build data pipelines for ad tracking.

Skills

Data-driven web applications

Programmatic solutions

Node.js

Software and system design

Communication skills

Tools

Tableau

Kibana

Plotly

Job description

Dictionary.com is the world's leading digital English dictionary and thesaurus. With over 5 Billion annual look-ups, Dictionary.com helps more than 70 million monthly people use the English language with confidence. We are hard at work reinventing the dictionary as a platform, and are looking for experienced software engineers to join us on the journey.

You

As a Sr. Software Engineer - AdTech, you will be working closely with our front-end engineering and revenue teams. You will also work closely with product management and various business owners to build and support an infrastructure that is critical to the success of the company.

You are

• Highly energetic and committed to a great product and culture.
• Leaving your ego at the door to thrive in healthy debate.
• Passionate with integrity and a healthy sense of work/life balance.
• A team player as likely to learn as to mentor your colleagues.
• A strong communicator with solid analytical skills.
• Self-driven and tireless in the pursuit of high quality results in a fast paced environment.
• A world-class engineer looking for the right team & opportunity to make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Work on systems that display ads, automate ads operations.
• Partner with a team of yield managers, data scientists product manager and analysts to grow monetization.
• Design, build and support real-time and batch data pipelines that track and attribute ads.
• Own ad-related engineering processes.

Qualifications

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building data-driven web applications at scale.
• Proven experience in implementing programmatic solutions: RTB (header bidding, prebid.js, supply-side platforms, etc), DFP & GPT.
• Familiarity with Node.js or similar web technologies.
• Solid software and system design skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Additional Information

• BI and data visualization experience - Tableau, Kibana, Plotly.
• Real-time data processing at scale.