Sr. Software Engineer

What is the Role?

Place Exchange is looking for a Senior Software Engineer driven to solve hard problems in novel, elegant ways, and grow highly scalable systems. You will work on scaling out an out-of-home digital ad exchange that is capable of handling billions of transactions. Some of the things you'll do:

• Ship small to large features independently

• Pair with other senior engineers on the team to help deliver key initiatives

• Work with and mentor fellow software engineers to enhance our platform.

• Play a key role in shaping our team, our roadmap and our technical strategy.

• Operate in a team that follows best practices for shipping good software, including documentation, comprehensive testing, CI/CD hygiene and code instrumentation 

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have 4-6 years of full-stack software engineering experience with a track record of building clear, maintainable code, and engineering large-scale systems

• Have strong experience with Python or comparable server-side languages, like Java or Node

• Have experience in frontend technology using HTML/CSS/JavaScript

• Have experience in building out well-thought functional and unit tests

• Have experience using metrics and monitoring tools/frameworks to handle performance optimization or to provide visibility into the systems

• Have experience with architecture and development of business solutions and acting as a thought leader in cloud-based technical solutions

• Have experience of mentoring, educating and motivating young developers.

• Have strong problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills

• Are a strong communicator who communicates effectively across groups, locations and cultures, in-person and virtually

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field or applicable experience in the industry.

Some technology and tools we use:

• Python, Django, Javascript, React, gRPC as the main languages and frameworks of choice

• AWS Lambda, Kubernetes for running our applications 

• Postgres, S3, Elasticsearch, Dynamo, Snowflake as data stores

• Spark, Airflow for ETL, DAG management

Compensation

For those based in New York City, the expected compensation for this role at time of hire is a salary range of $150,000 - $165,000, plus bonus (based on level and performance), and stock options.  Exact compensation is determined during our interview process by assessing a candidate’s experience and skills relative to internal peers  as well as market benchmarks evaluated for the scope and responsibilities of the position and the location of the candidate. A candidate’s compensation will be based on the role and level they are hired for, which may be different than the role they applied for.   

Interview Process

• 1 or 2 preliminary phone screens of 45 min each

• Virtual onsite that consists of 4-5 rounds (45 mins each) spread across 1 or 2 days meeting:

  • Stakeholders (like Product, Operations, Technical Account Management)

  • Development team (to gauge problem solving skills)

  • Infrastructure team (to gauge technical architectural skills)

  • Hiring Manager / VP of Engineering

• CTO round (optional)

Your first 30 days:

• Learn and understand Place Exchange’s corporate, departmental and team goals

• Work with the Product team to have a clear understanding of the product roadmap

• Identify and incorporate tools needed for working on the transaction processing platform

• Diagnose and troubleshoot production application issues

Your first 60 days:

• Gain a good understanding of the Place Exchange landscape

• Pair with team members on committed initiatives

• Work collaboratively with other engineering teams and incorporate best practices

• Work with stakeholders and formulate delivery plans for key initiatives

Your first 90 days:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership in the development team

• Drive architecture for the team, consistently designing code that is aligned with the overall service architecture

• Promote and drive innovation in technologies, processes, and tools

• Deliver projects on time and budget, ensuring quality standards are met

• Mentor and develop team members, provide constructive feedback on design and code quality and build an inclusive culture with high performing teams

• Help define and enforce development practices, includin