JAVA Engineer

PulsePoint

(New York, New York)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About PulsePoint

PulsePoint ™, a global programmatic advertising platform, fuses the science of programmatic targeting, distribution and optimization with the art of brand engagement. The PulsePoint platform is powered by terabytes of impression-level data, allowing brands to efficiently engage the right audiences at scale while helping publishers increase yield through actionable insights.

Responsibilities

GIT, Maven, TeamCity, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Intellij, Redis
Some practices we’ve adopted: TDD/unit-testing, continuous integration, code-reviews, Scrum
Things we’re working on: cloud-computing, event-driven IO, self-healing systems, analytic databases
We like open source: Spring, Hadoop (we run the NYC Hadoop Meetup), Jetty, Linux, Memcache
Developers get fast boxes, with multiple monitors, and can choose Windows or Linux
We keep a library of technical books (several hundred) and haven’t had problems buying additions

Ideal Candidate

* Independence and strong ownership of business problems and their technical solutions
* Excellent problem solving and critical thinking
* Strong Communication and inter-personal skills
* Mastery of algorithms, data structures and performance
* Experience in performance optimization (CPU, Memory, IO) and high-scale (>500 req/sec)
* Experience with open source projects and tools (e.g. apache projects, maven, Spring, tomcat/glassfish)
* Experience with Agile, tight interaction with business and operations (DevOps)
* Experience with automated testing (TDD, Mocking, Unit/Functional/Integration)
* Expert Knowledge of Internet technologies/and protocols
* Expert knowledge of the Java language, platform, ecosystem and underlying concepts and constructs
* Knowledge of common design patterns (IoC, GoF – not J2EE Pattern Library)
* B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering (or professional experience)

**What we value as a team:**

* Code built for Performance and Scale
* Solid engineering practices (e.g. design patterns, automated testing, fault-tolerant systems, KISS)
* Leveraging Open Source
* Agile development and tight interaction with business/operations
* Automated testing
* Developers who can navigate around a Linux box
* Passion, technical expertise, and personal accomplishment
* Rolling up your sleeves and getting things done

Independence and strong ownership of business problems and their technical solutions
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking
Strong Communication and inter-personal skills
Mastery of algorithms, data structures and performance
Experience in performance optimization (CPU, Memory, IO) and high-scale (>500 req/sec)
Experience with open source projects and tools (e.g. apache projects, maven, Spring, tomcat/glassfish)
Experience with Agile, tight interaction with business and operations (DevOps)
Experience with automated testing (TDD, Mocking, Unit/Functional/Integration)
Expert Knowledge of Internet technologies/and protocols
Expert knowledge of the Java language, platform, ecosystem and underlying concepts and constructs
Knowledge of common design patterns (IoC, GoF – not J2EE Pattern Library)
B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering (or professional experience)

What we value as a team:

Code built for Performance and Scale
Solid engineering practices (e.g. design patterns, automated testing, fault-tolerant systems, KISS)
Leveraging Open Source
Agile development and tight interaction with business/operations
Automated testing
Developers who can navigate around a Linux box
Passion, technical expertise, and personal accomplishment
Rolling up your sleeves and getting things done

Compensation and Working Conditions