Full-Stack Staff Engineer
TLDR
Help drive Sovrn’s video advertising platform by building features with JavaScript/HTML5/CSS and REST APIs, while mentoring juniors and leading agile stand-ups.
As a Staff Engineer on Sovrn's PubTech Team you will help drive the success of Sovrn’s video advertising platform by developing new features and products. We are looking for an experienced engineer that feels comfortable using JavaScript (extensive), CSS, HTML5, and REST APIs. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with Hive, Hadoop, and Java. Additionally, you will be responsible for mentoring more junior engineers and aid in facilitating daily stand-ups.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Mentor / coach Junior Engineers, including code reviews
- Facilitate daily stand-ups and act as "Scrum Master" within our feature team based environment
- Work within a fast paced agile team to build highly scalable and performant systems
- Use JavaScript to delivery browser-side control code facilitating video ad delivery
- Adhere to the VAST and VPAID specifications
- Interact with modern database technologies
- Address the challenge of delivering products in a SASS environment
- 5+ years of object-oriented browser-based programming
- Strong knowledge of Javascript (ECMAScript 3 and up), HTML5, and CSS
- Strong knowledge of Legacy Browsers
- Familiarity with Java
- Understanding of relational databases
- Knowledge of design patterns and their consequences
- Ability to clearly communicate software design
- Comfortable working directly with business partners
- Comfortable with Unix operating systems and the command line environment
- Experience using Git or other SCCS systems
- Strong desire to expand and improve your software engineering skills
- BS in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent experience
BONUS POINTS!
- Open source project contributions
- Experience with noSQL databases (Hive, Hadoop, Cassandra)
- Experience with ActionScript 3
- Previous experience in a SASS environment
- Familiarity with ad products and internet marketing
Position Reports to: Director, Engineering
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Contact:
Scott Schoenberger
Sovrn provides essential tools, technologies, and services to support independent publishers in monetizing their content, growing their audience, and leveraging valuable insights from a comprehensive data commons. By simplifying the complicated landscape of content and advertising, Sovrn empowers publishers to focus on creating quality work while maximizing their potential in an increasingly crowded market.