Summary

GumGum is a global technology and media company specializing in contextual intelligence. For over a decade, we have applied our proven machine learning expertise to extract value from digital content for the advertising industry. The company’s contextual advertising engine, Verity™, comprehends the meaning of text, images and video online, allowing marketers to safely and precisely place ads where people are most engaged. Combining that contextual targeting and brand safety intelligence with proprietary high-impact ad formats, GumGum’s advertising solutions deliver industry leading efficiency, accuracy and performance.

A Software Engineer on the Advertising Applications team at GumGum builds and maintains a variety of web applications used by both internal and external users. You will have a real impact working on apps used every day across the company, and be participating in a team that prioritizes skill sharing and learning. An engineer in this role needs to be familiar and able to work in technologies such as vanilla JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, Sequelize, TypeScript, and Webpack.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain new features and improvements for a variety of React web applications.
• Develop backend functionality with Node.js, including extending and maintaining APIs built with Sequelize.
• Write HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript, taking into consideration browser compatibility.
• Contribute to the team’s JavaScript based open source libraries and projects.
• Implement tests and ensure proper functionality and graceful degradation on multiple browsers.
• Conduct comprehensive code reviews.
• Troubleshoot user reported issues from the team’s applications.
• Collaborate with a variety of teams including DevOps, Designers, and Product.
• Work with stakeholders in various departments to fully understand business requirements and translate them into the development of the product.
• Develop a deep understanding of the advertising industry as required to be able to make decisions about our technical approach and provide our users with more efficient applications.
• Create new web applications from the ground up if needed.
• Share knowledge by contributing to our technical blog and giving presentations/talks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is a plus
• 2-3+ years Software Engineer experience, including JavaScript.
• Candidate has shipped code to production
• 2+ years experience with React
• Core understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Use of Git and command-line tools
• Comfortable using browser developer tools and build tools such as Webpack
• Understanding of responsive design concepts and cross-browser compatibility
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams including both technical and non-technical team members
• Strong critical and logical skills while also being able to “think outside the box” to come up with creative solutions to meet the project needs

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive health, vision and dental benefits
• Healthcare including 100% coverage for Employee + Spouse/family 
• Dependent care FSA
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• Stock incentive program (role dependent)
• Paid parental leave
• Goodly - student loan contribution plan
• WFH monthly stipend 
• Anniversary recognition and awards
• Fitness reimbursement and wellness workshops
• Discounted Pet Health Program
• Flexible time off and work schedule
• Pet Friendly Organization- We love our fur babies! Check us out on Instagram @dogsofgumgum
• Incredible work/life balance with a collaborative and friendly work space
• A team that has transitioned to remote work impressively, and remains highly collaborative and connected
• GumGum Gives Back volunteering opportunities
• Virtual company events and (optional) in-person celebrations
• Virtual monthly team bonding events

Career & Development Focus

• Ongoing learning and development for education opportunities such as webinars, books, classes, relevant conferences and events
• Opportunities to pursue business related side projects and yearly Hackathon
• Highly encouraged to contribute to open source software, including our own open source software
• Environment of learning from peers, including meetups, presentations and blog posts
• Opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
• Life Skills sessions - geared towards the whole life/ health / person
• Leadership Bites Dinner Series - connecting current and future GumGum leaders over great food and meaningful conversation 
• The VOICE Coalition - Through our council committee, The VOICE Coalition’s mission is to build an equitable, supportive, and inclusive culture where all voices are heard and all differences are celebrated through thoughtful, engaging, and authentic programming and community involvement. We’ve created awareness and appreciation for our employees through Hispanic Heritage month, Women of GumGum, Asian Pacific American, GG Pride, etc.

Return to office: Our big vision for our futuristic “Farmhouses” in 2022!

• Offices will now be referred to as the “GumGum Farmhouse” -- a futuristic space centered around a bigger purpose: flexibility, sustainability, community, and growth!
• GumGum will continue to be a flexible/remote-friendly environment, however, offices will re-open in 2022 for any employees who choose to come in to collaborate, participate in an event, host your clients, contribute to our growing of plants/herbs/vegetables/etc.

Our Values…

Thoughtful…We listen to understand different perspectives, show everyone respect, and relentlessly seek solutions for our clients (internal and external)

Agility…We are quick, nimble, and change direction gracefully, while maintaining control.

Grit…We bring energy and perseverance to everything we do.

Our Culture...

GumGum expands globally! Our company recently acquired Just Premium, a European-based company that utilizes creatives as a means to develop digital environments. Just Premium’s rich media is one of the largest in the world, and brings forward higher performing ads that adds value to GumGum’s already thriving contextual intelligence. With this acquisition, we now have 375 + employees globally, as well as new market expansion including Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, and Mexico. Together we will become the most powerful global solution for a cookieless future through contextual technology and high-impact creatives.

GumGum recently earned LA’s Best Places to Work Award in 2021 by BuiltInLA, and Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work in 2020 and it’s no surprise why. With company-sponsored social hours, annual holiday celebrations and on-site gatherings, GumGummers enjoy a fun, creative and collaborative workplace. We provide ourselves on our strong track record of giving employees the autonomy and support they need to succeed. 

Check us out on Instagram: @gumgum