Software Engineer

Mediaocean is powering the future of the advertising ecosystem with technology that empowers brands and agencies to deliver impactful omnichannel marketing experiences. With over $200 billion in annualized ad spend running through its software products, Mediaocean deploys AI and automation to optimize investments and outcomes. The company's advertising infrastructure and ad tech tools are used by more than 100,000 people across the globe. Mediaocean owns and operates Prisma, the industry's trusted system of record for media management and finance, Flashtalking, the world's largest independent ad server and creative personalization platform, as well as Protected Media, the MRC-accredited ad verification solution for brand safety and fraud detection. Visit www.mediaocean.com for more information. 

Within the Flashtalking Engineering organization, the Ad Serving team maintains the most important, highest revenue generating applications. Our team members play an important role in developing, managing, and scaling revenue-critical applications that handle billions of requests a day, with key

focuses on innovation and high-quality engineering.

As an experienced Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in advancing the software and the underlying platform that large global clients rely on, who utilize our ad serving, creative, and attribution offerings.

By drawing on your curious nature, critical thinking skills, and a passion for innovation and problem-solving, you will be focused on advancing our mission-critical applications through solving customer problems, developing new innovative solutions, and reducing technical debt.

What You Will Do:

• Document, plan, and execute small-to-medium scale projects with minimal-to-no supervision
• Work closely with the team to review code and share best practices
• Maintain a heightened attention to detail, critical thinking skills, and troubleshooting capability
• Be able to work across multiple projects that may span different languages & technologies
• Identify areas for improvement and how to best mitigate risk in given scenarios
• Maintain documentation for our internal knowledge base
• Participate in on-call rotation for applications, systems, and infrastructure developed and/or maintained by the Ad Serving team

Who You Are:

• 3+ years of experience with software engineering, SDLC principles, and version control(Git)
• Proven track record of development in JVM-based languages such as Java and Kotlin
• Familiarity with the tooling and frameworks surrounding JVM-based ecosystem(compilation, package management, etc.)
• Strong understanding of design patterns
• Experience with RESTful services and scalable, load-balanced HTTP architecture
• Ownership of in-house application projects from birth to development to decommissioning
• Working proficiency inother languages such asGo,andPHP
• Knowledge of containerizationplatforms such as Docker
• Knowledge of CI/CD systems such as Jenkins
• Working knowledge of AWS services
• Working knowledge of SQL & NoSQL
• Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code (such as Terraform)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Be able to work in a remote, distributed team
• Strong ability to troubleshoot, debug and optimize applications
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment

Why Mediaocean?

• Competitive total compensation, including 401(K) employer match and financial wellness seminars 
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision plan – Keep your family (or just yourself!) safe and healthy
• Flexible time off – In addition to our 14 company holidays, we provide open PTO to all U.S.- based Mediaocean employees. So take a sick day, vacation day, or mental health day 
• Bonding Leave – After six months of employment at Mediaocean, mothers and fathers, including same-sex parents, can take job-protected, paid time off to bond with their child within the first 12 months of the child’s birth or adoption 
• Insurance, Pet Insurance, employer matched Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Professional development – Personalized development plan created with your manager, continuous internal and external trainings, official company-wide mentorship program, professional development rewards program, management, leadership, and function-specific training for top performance, education reimbursement 
• Get rewarded for demonstrating Mediaocean values 
• Active affinity-based groups – Form connections with similar peers in offices around the world. Groups include: Women at MO, Black Employees at Mediaocean (BEMO), Pride at MO, Mi gente (Hispanic/Latinx community), AAPI at MO, Parents at MO, International Enrichment, Language Lovers, Books & Beyond, DEI in Engineering, and Mental Health & Wellness, and Caregivers United
• Wellness opportunities – Free virtual yoga and abs and glutes classes, company-paid Headspace meditation app membership, company-wide steps challenges, complimentary snacks in-office
• Bikeshare program in select offices, (Divvy and CitiBike for Chicago and New York offices)
• All of these benefits/perks are effective on the date of hire

We would hate to miss out on your application because you do not meet every requirement – transferrable skills and education will also be considered, so please do not hesitate to apply! 

Mediaocean recognizes our true strength and value shine when all our team members feel there is space in the conversation for their voices, thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and concerns. Mediaocean is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all applicants regardless of their age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, or veteran status. 

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