Senior Software Engineer - Connexity Marketplace

Skimlinks, Connexity, and Taboola are interconnected players in the digital advertising and affiliate marketing space. Skimlinks, a content-to-commerce platform that automatically converts product links into affiliate links, was acquired by Connexity in May 2020. Connexity, a technology and data company, specializes in performance marketing, customer acquisition, and data analytics for retailers and publishers, operating one of the largest independent affiliate networks. In July 2021, Connexity was acquired by Taboola, a leading content discovery and native advertising platform. This acquisition expanded Taboola's reach into e-commerce and performance marketing, enabling it to offer a comprehensive suite of solutions that combine Skimlinks’ affiliate marketing tools, Connexity’s retail and marketing solutions, and Taboola’s personalized content recommendations, thereby creating a powerful ecosystem for publishers and advertisers to optimize revenue and enhance user engagement. Our Engineers develop next-generation technologies that help retailers reach those qualified consumers.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Connexity Marketplace Engineering Team, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and optimizing our marketplace platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features, enhance system performance, and drive technical excellence. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a passion for creating scalable and reliable software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and Development: Lead the design and implementation of complex features and components for the Connexity marketplace platform. Ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
• System Optimization: Analyze and optimize system performance to handle large-scale data and high-traffic loads. Implement improvements to enhance overall system efficiency and reliability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions that meet business objectives.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. Promote best practices in coding, testing, and software design.
• Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, quality, and security practices.
• Troubleshooting: Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues. Implement solutions to prevent future occurrences.
• Innovation: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies. Propose and implement new technologies and methodologies to improve our marketplace platform.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on building and scaling marketplace or e-commerce platforms.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java, Python, SQL. Experience with database management, cloud services, and microservices architecture.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Collaboration: Strong communication and teamwork skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience in leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes, MySQL, BigTable, BigQuery, Oracle, Hadoop, Beam, Dataflow, Google PubSub, Kafka.
• Experience with programmatic management of digital ad platforms (e.g. Google Ads, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, etc) is a plus
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development life cycle (SDLC) best practices.

Benefits

Headquartered in Santa Monica, the company operates sites and business services in the US, UK, EMEA, and APAC. We offer top benefits including equity, career growth, flexible time off, casual work environment, competitive comp, and much more!

• Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k Matching)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D), LTD & STD
• Paid Leave Benefits (Maternity, Paternity & Medical)
• Learning & Development Program