Software Engineer, Ad Products
As a Software Engineer on the Ad Products team at Spongecell, youll create, test, and maintain software across different parts of the stack with a focus on building, serving, and tracking our suite of advertising products and tools.
About You
You are a talented engineer who values realistic timelines, clear specs and proper consideration of the business needs behind the engineering work you do. You are excited to be on a small and agile engineering team where you can tap the VP of Engineering or CTO on the shoulder to discuss the latest tech trends. You want to use new and interesting technologies that you have yet to master. Youre interested in being supported by mentors and leaders whom include experienced entrepreneurs, tech startup leaders, Railsconf and MySQL conference speakers, a competitive water skier, a restaurateur and a Starcraft wizard.
Responsibilities
Develop new products and features; build upon and maintain existing ones
Troubleshoot and patch bugs as they come up in release testing and production environments
Write fast and scalable code with testability in mind
Improve our devops, deployment, and automated testing practices
Actively participate in our agile process (Scrum)
Provide engineering support for other departments as needed
Generate new product and feature ideas from time to time (e.g. Hackathons, brainstorming, etc)
Qualifications
2 - 4 years professional software engineering experience
2+ years Ruby on Rails experience (Java, PHP, ASP, JSP, C++ are also interesting)
2+ years developing in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Intermediate understanding of MySQL, MongoDB, or other relational databases
Able to work within large frameworks / codebases
Familiar with Git or similar distributed version control system
Excellent communication skills
Open-minded and creative
Extra Credit
Strong background in Angular.js
Prior engineering experience in the ad tech industry, especially related to ad tags
Mobile web development experience
HTML5 expertise
Fluent in Haml and CoffeeScript
Interest in using libraries and tools such as Node.js, Backbone.js, Cassandra, and Hadoop
About Us
Spongecell is leading the online advertising revolution. By combining speed, innovation and advanced engineering, we transform standard online ads into engaging interactive ads that can run anywhere on the web. We work with creative and media agencies to serve thousands of engaging campaigns and billions of impressions for global advertisers every year. Founded in 2006, Spongecell is an independent company with its headquarters in New York and offices throughout the United States and Europe. For two straight years, we've been named the 28th fastest growing tech company in North America by Deloitte and one of Crains Best Places to Work in NY. We are a small and busy team and may not be able to get back to everyone, especially if you aren't a good match or dont answer our questions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and work in compliance with the ADA. You must be eligible to work in the US. We look forward to hearing from you!