Powering Performance Marketplaces in Digital Media
QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual- and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks.
Our industry leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results.
Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience.
We believe in:
- The direct measurability of digital media.
- Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.)
- The advantages of technology.
We bring all this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.
This job is for you if
- You enjoy leading engineers and helping them grow, not just managing their output.
- You're comfortable owning technical decisions and being accountable for the results.
- You strive to empower your teams for success - autonomy with accountability
- You want to solve real problems at scale in a business that processes millions of homeowner inquiries a year.
Responsibilities
- Acting as a supporting leader for individual contributors (Software Engineers) in one or more small teams.
- Supporting the education and vision of individuals on the team to align direction and drive performance and outcomes.
- Supporting agile practices and helping the team iterate effectively.
- People and skills management.
- Ensuring the product's technical excellence.
- Software and solution architecture.
- Recruitment and retention.
- Onboarding and training.
- Capacity management.
- Accountable for Team performance and productivity.
- Ensuring effective collaboration and communication with related functions.
Your Future Role Will Include
- Hiring, mentoring, and managing performance within the team.
- Improving delivery flow and refining how the team works day-to-day.
- Monitoring and analyzing team performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Providing regular reporting and metrics to the Director of Engineering to enable effective decision-making.
- Collaborating with the Director of Engineering, your peers, and senior leaders to align technical and product strategies.
- Overseeing the technical and architectural design processes.
- Overseeing the technical strategy implementation.
- Tracking system performance according to non-functional requirements and ensuring adherence.
- Leading internal functional and cross-functional projects to optimize the development process.
You're Going to Need This to Be Successful
- Highly self-motivated and results-oriented team player.
- 7+ years of experience in backend software development, with at least 3 years in a leadership position (Team Lead or Engineering Manager).
- Experience in people management and leading remote, cross-functional teams.
- Strong understanding of software development processes, including frontend and backend development, software testing, and CI/CD.
- Experience designing and implementing software solutions.
- Strong understanding of the principles of building reliable architecture.
- Experience with software development tools such as Git, Jira, and Confluence.
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with a range of development processes (Kanban, Scrum, etc.).
- DevOps mindset.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Development experience in different programming languages.
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in backend software development
- At least 3 years in a leadership position such as Team Lead or Engineering Manager
- Experience with people management and leading remote, cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of software development processes, including frontend and backend development, software testing, and CI/CD
- Experience designing and implementing software solutions
- Strong understanding of reliable software architecture principles
- Experience with Git, Jira, and Confluence
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with Kanban, Scrum, or other development processes
- DevOps mindset
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Development experience in different programming languages
QuinStreet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and dedicated mental-health resources alongside an EAP, indicating a solid core benefits foundation. Company materials also cite multiple plan options and ancillary protections like life and disability insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Company benefits outline paid company holidays and describe flexible or unlimited PTO practices in some areas. Guidance also references parental and other leaves with remote/flexible work norms supporting time-away usage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is available with a purchase discount and a lookback feature. This adds an additional wealth-building component accessible beyond base pay and bonus.
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What We Do
Powering Performance Marketplaces In Digital Media QuinStreet is a pioneer in powering decentralized online marketplaces that match searchers and “research and compare” consumers with brands. We run these virtual and private-label marketplaces in one of the nation’s largest media networks. Our industry leading segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies help consumers find better solutions and brands faster. They allow brands to target and reach in-market customer prospects with pinpoint segment-by-segment accuracy, and to pay only for performance results. Our campaign-results-driven matching decision engines and optimization algorithms are built from over 20 years and billions of dollars of online media experience. We believe in: - The direct measurability of digital media. - Performance marketing. (We pioneered it.) - The advantages of technology. We bring all of this together to deliver truly great results for consumers and brands in the world’s biggest channel.
Why Work With Us
We aren’t just in the business of building homes. We’re in the business of building careers. Modernize Home Services, believes in the professional and personal growth of each employee at every career stage. We offer role-specific improvement tools and resources needed to succeed in your current role, and the role you aspire to take on tomorrow.
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