Principal Software Engineer, Advertising Technology Jobs

Come join the #1 Fastest Growing Company in the Bay Area! With a whopping 4,700% revenue growth and 23 Billion monthly page views, it is no wonder why we are ranked among the Top 40 Forbes America’s Most Promising Companies. ShareThis offers the most innovative sharing platform and tools for today's social audience. Our suite of solutions for advertisers and publishers inspire people to do more of what we believe is the foundation of digital life – to share. Watch a video about our culture and how our business works (and lots more!) at ShareThis.com/Rocketship

ShareThis promotes sharing of interesting content among users connected by a social graph and shared interests. We are able to accumulate significant data on sharing behavior, providing insights on interests, and influence circle of users. We have experienced amazing growth in adoption by site publishers and share actions by users.
RESPONSIBILITIES

Write high performance multi-threaded production code in Java

Research and develop optimization algorithms in ShareThis bidding platform

Leverage the ShareThis Big Data to understand the performance characteristics

Implement ML model(s) and quickly iterate

Develop tools and high performance software for real time bidding (RTB) for billions of events daily

Handle multiple projects with the flexibility to work in a very dynamic and agile environment

Help deliver on software projects using proven development processes (Agile/SCRUM)
QUALIFICATIONS

5 years minimum of industry experience with an advanced degree in Computer Science

Experience with Search/Display Advertising with emphasis on optimization

Knowledge in data mining/ machine learning techniques to understand user behavior

Expert understanding of algorithms, statistical techniques, data structures & performance optimization

Exposure to big data using Hadoop and NoSQL technologies

Proficient programming skills in Java and scripting language

Great communication skills in a team oriented environment

We offer great salaries, stock, bonus, benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer. No Recruiter Solicitations.