Out-of-Home (OOH) is the fastest growing channel in advertising. From billboards to retail media to urban panels, 98% of us see at least one OOH advertisement every week. It’s a part of life. As the pioneer in OOH technology, we build solutions that help brands find their audience in the right place at the right time, on digital signage networks around the corner, or around the world.
About us:
Vistar Media is the home of out-of-home (OOH). As a global ad tech company and the world's largest digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising marketplace, we offer technology designed to make buying and selling OOH media easier. Our goal is simple: to help the world's marketers leverage OOH's unique ability to motivate and delight.
From strategic partnerships with major media owner networks to executing impactful campaigns with renowned global brands such as Nestlé, Porsche, Target, and Levi's, our team is filled with passionate, innovative, and collaborative problem solvers, engaging and entertaining consumers like you in the real world. Find your home in out-of-home - find your people at Vistar.
About the role:
A big part of Vistar’s mission is to make the screens out in the world (digital signage) smart enough to react to a variety of data inputs, and then use that data to build a dynamic, engaging experience on the fly. The connected devices team builds the backbone technology that powers internet connected screens and other types of hardware.
We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help grow our connected devices division. You'll be part of a team focused on IoT and Smart Cities projects. You will be part of a highly skilled engineering team and be able to make an immediate impact. You will play an integral role in shaping up our core technology. Your work will be highly visible and critical to our success. You will be exposed to a variety of technologies from networking to desktop applications on multiple operating systems and you will have the chance to learn and own parts of the system.
What you'll do:
- Work collaboratively on a dynamic team to deliver solutions to complex problems.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code for high-reliability, distributed, desktop-like applications.
- Interface with clients for production support and requirements gathering.
- Daily design, development and debugging of local and remote systems.
- Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
- Take ownership of complex projects and deliver solutions with unclear or incomplete requirements; drive them forward to fill the gaps.
- Design scalable solutions in the IoT space where tens of thousands of devices connect at a time.
- Work alongside a team of engineers, providing technology leadership to create and own the end-end software development life cycle of the product.
What experience we're looking for:
- 8-15+ years of experience in software development.
- Experience with true full stack—from the database to CSS.
- Expertise in at least one compiled, one interpreted language and one web framework.
- Expertise in Python, TypeScript, RESTful API's and microservices.
- Highly proficient with React, GoLang, and AWS.
- Expertise in web technologies.
- Experience with developing complex software systems with production quality deployment, monitoring and reliability.
- Understand HTTP and Websockets.
- Be able to decompose complex business requirements into a working solution.
- Experience with signage technologies, embedded devices, IoT devices, connected screens, and advertising is preferred.
- Expertise in Linux (knowledge of drivers on Linux a plus).
What we offer:
- Flexible, fun start-up environment and culture.
- An approachable and accessible C-Suite.
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- 401k + match.
- Quarterly Lifestyle Stipend.
- Unlimited PTO and summer Fridays.
- Company-wide and team specific entertainment budgets for both in-person and virtual team building.
- A flexible hybrid work environment, with a fully stocked kitchen, weekly catered lunches, and casual attire while in office.
- Sponsored Volunteer Events and Vistar Gives Back program.
- An awesome and supportive bunch of people to work with and learn from.
If you’re ambitious, highly driven, and interested in making an impact, Vistar is the place for you. Apply to join our team… we’ll see you out there.
Recruiting fraud is a serious issue facing jobseekers. Please be aware that Vistar Media would never require personal information (such as bank account information) during the interview process. Should an employee from Vistar Media reach out to you, that communication will come from an @vistarmedia.com email address. During a typical interview process, you will have several phone, video, and/or in-person interviews with multiple Vistar Media employees before a hiring decision is made. We do not require payment from applicants for training or other costs incurred, nor do we offer compensation before hiring.
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What We Do
Out there, in the streets, ad space intersects time and place. It’s a part of life. OOH campaigns inform, entertain, attract - and they can change the course of someone’s afternoon.
At Vistar Media, we facilitate that serendipity hundreds of thousands of times a day. Our goal is simple: to help marketers leverage OOH’s unique ability to motivate and delight. Persuade and captivate. Stand out and blend in. Through our truly intelligent platform that hosts the world’s most extensive OOH inventory, we provide the scale, data, and expertise that allow brands to capture a better, gentler kind of attention. We believe that OOH is both timeless and future-proof. Why? Because it speaks to the human need to look up and around, but it’s always evolving and improving, infusing novelty into everyday life and opening up new opportunities. With Vistar, OOH is not only the most enduring channel in media, it’s also getting better every day. We’ll see you out there.
Why Work With Us
We’re the OOH revolutionaries, weaving stories into the world and turning discovery into action. We hustle with heart, obsess over knowledge, and fuel each other's success — come join us!
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