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Title: Software Engineer II
Job Type: Permanent In-Office/Hybrid Model
Job Location: Waterford, Ireland
Summary of Job's Purpose: As a Software Engineer at Kargo Commerce you will be a key part of one of our multidisciplinary platform teams which comprise of product management, project management, design, quality, frontend and backend engineering. Right now, we're working on building cross-publisher solutions for our customers on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest & TikTok.
Responsibilities:
- Systems that help clients deliver millions of dynamic ads
- Integrations that optimise performance with trusted data sources, cleaning and analysing transaction data or repairing and decorating product data at scale
- Building the monitoring systems that allow us to respond decisively to changes
- processing billions of insight data points for our clients across their social media campaigns and presenting this data in formats that facilitate campaign optimisation
- Campaign workflows and efficiency enhancing features
You will be involved in the full lifecycle of platform development, from ideation to architectural decisions through to delivery of high quality, best in class product features which give our team and customers the edge in the market.
Required skills and competencies
- Empathy and a deep respect for the power of collaboration.
- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle, including QA and deployment processes
- 2+ years of experience in a Software Engineering role.
- Demonstrable knowledge of a major modern programming language (some we work with are JavaScript, NodeJS, Ruby, Golang and Python) but it's not vital that it's one that we work with right now.
- Experience with modern front-end technologies (we prefer React) would also be beneficial.
- Experience with cloud technologies is a plus e.g. (AWS, Apache Airflow, Dockerized Kubernetes environments)
- Experience in working with product teams and designers to deliver a great experience to users or customers.
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills; the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively.
- A learning mindset, regardless of level of experience.
The Recognition:
Kargo and Kargo leadership are regularly recognized for the company's growth and achievements, including:
- Ad Age's Best Places to Work (2024)
- Built In's U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago Best Places to Work (2024)
- Built In's U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago Best Midsize Places to Work (2024)
- Martech Breakthrough Awards' Best Overall AdTech Company (2023)
- B&T's Best Media Platform (2021)
- Digiday Awards' Media Award for Best Digital Product Innovation (2021)
- Martech Breakthrough Awards' Content Management Innovation (2021)
What We Do
Kargo creates breakthrough cross-screen ad experiences for the world’s leading brands and publishers. Everyday, our 600+ employees bring the power of their creativity and diversity to radically raising the bar on what mobile, CTV, AI, social, and eCommerce can do to wow consumers and build businesses. Now 20 years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, Austin, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Humble brag: In 2024, Kargo was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In.
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Kargo Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.