Nexxen
Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at Nexxen. Skills: Backend systems, Distributed systems, High-throughput services, AdTech. Serve as senior engineer. Build critical services”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve sub-100ms SLAs; Achieve < 70ms response time; Improve reliability; Increase test coverage; Increase monitoring coverage; Increase automation coverage
Industry & Context.
Translate ambiguous problems; Identify performance bottlenecks; Resolve performance bottlenecks; Troubleshooting
On-call readiness, Incident response
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years building backend systems, Expert Java engineer, In-depth knowledge of JVM ecosystem, Grounding in distributed computing, Knowledge of data structures, Knowledge of algorithms, Knowledge of systems design, Streaming pipelines using Kafka, Streaming pipelines using Kinesis, Understanding of operating systems, Significant experience working in Linux, Experience with web/application servers, Solid grasp of networking, Solid grasp of load balancing, Production experience with Docker, Production experience with Kubernetes, Proficiency with Git, Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments, Verbal and written communication skills, Ability to articulate technical trade-offs, Interest in solving AdTech problems, Desire to grow into subject-matter expert, Interest in applying AI to problems, Prior AdTech industry experience
Nice to Have
Python or Scala is a plus
What You'll Do.
Serve as senior engineer
Build critical services
Build large-scale services
Transform business requirements
Design technical solutions
Drive initiatives end-to-end
Manage data store access
Write performant code
Support high throughput
Uplevel engineering organization
Resolve performance bottlenecks
Drive monitoring coverage
Drive automation coverage
Collaborate on technical design
Contribute to architectural decisions
Explore emerging technologies
Prototype AI applications
Operate within Agile practices
Operate within DevOps practices
Lead planning sessions
Lead grooming sessions
Lead architectural review sessions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product team; Partner with Engineering Manager; Work with stakeholders; Pair programming; Collaborate on design; Architectural review sessions
Communication Scope
Articulate technical trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Agile, DevOps, Planning, Grooming, Roadmap
Full Job Description
Who is Nexxen? Flexible advertising, unified by data. Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize data and advanced TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Our flexible and unified technology stack comprises a demand-side platform (“DSP”) and supply-side platform (“SSP”), with the Nexxen Data Platform at its core. Why join the Nexxen team? With a global footprint, you can be part of a team that is transforming advertising through our creative, flexible and unified solutions. Employees hustle, commit and dedicate themselves to pillars that make up the Nexxen Way – the 3Cs - Customer Centric, Curious Mindset, Collaborative with No Ego. Important Notice from Nexxen: Your Safety Matters At Nexxen, we care about the well-being of our current and future employees. We are aware of the growing number of online scams and fraudulent job postings, and we urge all job seekers to remain vigilant. Please be advised that Nexxen will never request payment (whether in cash, cryptocurrency, or any other form) as a condition of employment, offer positions that require you to invest in vague or dubious financial schemes, or promote roles that resemble get-rich-quick opportunities. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Nexxen or encounter a questionable job posting associated with our name, please contact us at [email protected] to verify its legitimacy. Your trust is important to us. Stay safe and informed. Nexxen Fraud Alert and Notice: Protect Yourself from Impersonation and Fraudulent Activity https://nexxen.com/nexxen-fraud-alert-and-notice/ The Senior Software Engineer will join the Nexxen DSP Software Development team as a senior technical contributor and trusted leader on mission-critical, high-throughput services. Our DSP processes billions of real-time transactions a day with strict sub-100ms SLAs while accessing billions of different user profiles in the process, so performance, scalability, and op
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