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Staff Software Engineer I, Gateway

AT Samsung Electronics America
Samsung Electronics America

Staff Software Engineer I, Gateway

Mountain View, CA

Position Summary

Looking to be a part of a brand new team that will change the Ads industry? Are you passionate about functional programming and skilled in the elegant language, Erlang? Do you enjoy collaboration with an appetite to build things and appreciate the craft of software development? If the answer is 'yes' then you are in the right place to make an impact in AdTech!

Role and Responsibilities

Samsung Ads is an advanced Advertising Technology Company in rapid growth that focuses on enabling brands to connect with Samsung TV audiences. The Ad industry is expanding at a tremendous pace, Samsung Ads revenue has increased 200% year over year, and has plans to triple its revenue in 2022. If you are looking for growth and cutting edge tech this is the right time to join us and contribute towards the next chapter of our organization. We handle ~1,000,000 requests per second and over one billion per day across multiple data centers, a response time of under 100ms and manages an inventory of ~10,000 active ads for ~250 concurrent campaigns driving tens of millions of dollars in monthly revenue; generating ~600,000,000 ad impressions daily and supports ad operators from all around the world in multiple currencies and languages.

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We're assembling a new team in Plano, Texas and we are looking for talented, driven and passionate Senior Software Engineers skilled in Erlang.

All positions are Regular Full-Time and based out of Plano, TX. All positions will start remotely until restrictions are lifted, after which we will follow a hybrid work model.

Our new team will be responsible for managing, growing and optimizing access to our high-quality programmatic ads supply. Our tech stack includes Erlang, Go, and C code with a mixture of OTP, HAProxy, Nginx, ScyllaDB, Kafka and Athena technologies. We are also using Docker and Kubernetes on our AWS stack.

What you'll do

As a Senior Software Engineer you will be part of a dynamic team that owns the core Samsung ad serving distributed system. The team handles mission critical modules that have a direct impact on the revenue and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Create enterprise level distributed server infrastructure for mission-critical operations

• Research and develop algorithms for distributed consensus, replication, consistency, availability and scalability

• Makes difficult design trade-offs and decisions about features, schedule, quality and cost

• Seeks the optimal technology solutions to problems from internal and external options, and applies appropriate methodology to identify issues/concerns

• Primary accountability for major elements of a project, determines all tasks that are required, and is responsible for project outcome

• Designs, develops and/or directs research and tests to validate effect and consequences of designs, process or product enhancements across projects and/or products

• Proactively determines measures and standards of success for project, product, and process quality within project teams

• Participate and follow all team processes and technical standards

• Some travel may be required (up to 10%)

Skills and Qualifications

Necessary Skills / Attributes

• Typically requires at least 8 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years

• 3 years of experience in programming with Erlang

• A solid foundation in systems programming, computer science and software engineering

• Can do attitude, take ownership and responsibility of the task and drive things to completion with minimum support

• Collaborative spirit with a willingness to mentor others

• Curious mind that enjoys building things and appreciating the craftsmanship in software

• Hands-on experience working in a multithreaded environment

Nice to Have

• Experience in designing and building high traffic distributed systems

• Familiar and experienced following Agile methodologies such as Scrum

• Functional programing experience

• Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers

• Previous experience as a lead with direct reports

• Experience with Code Version tools like Git and collaboration tools like JIRA

CALIFORNIA ONLY

Compensation for this role is expected to be between $180,000 and $225,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.

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Client-provided location(s): Mountain View, CA, USA
Job ID: Samsung_Electronics_America-R74960
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Relocation Assistance
    • Performance Bonus
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program