Senior Software Engineer, 1

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer, 1

Job Description

You will work in tight coordination with product and business owners, in a collaborative Agile environment, 

• Transform POC data-science processes, ETLs, and queries into scalable, performant  high-demand services

• Integrate with a wide variety of third-party APIs and data sources to consume, process, and deliver targeting and tracking data across our network

• Develop and maintain robust and performant software while working in a team and taking ownership of your individual contributions

• Promote performance best practices and technical decisions that ensure our systems are capable of scaling as the business grows

• Participate in code reviews and help ensure that code quality stays high.

• Contribute to the identification and prioritization of technical debt.

• Participate in developer hiring process

• Keep up with new technologies and approaches to solve problems and improve existing systems while sharing and advocating for technologies that are relevant to tasks at hand
   

About Your Qualifications:

You have a love for technology and problem solving, and a strong desire to deliver quality software as quickly as possible; the ideal candidate also has experience in the online advertising space. 

You have:

• 4+ years in a backend web development position

• Knowledge of modern Java and concurrency mechanisms; the ideal candidate also has experience with Python.

• Familiarity with the online advertising ecosystem, ideally touching DSP, SSP or DMP platforms and technologies. The ideal candidate has been directly involved in building or implementing ad-tech solutions in the past.

• Strong knowledge of REST and/or GraphQL architectures, distributed caching, and application performance tuning

• Experience with BigQuery and other big-data technologies preferred

• Insight into system design and architecture fundamentals for both applications and data

• Experienced with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban

• Understanding of SDLCs and CI/CD as well as a test driven mindset

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field or foreign equivalent

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

Salary: $145,000 - $170,000 $125,000 - $150,000

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assi