Big Data Software Engineer

TubeMogul is the global leader in software used by brands and agencies to plan, buy and measure their brand advertising. By reducing complexity, improving transparency and leveraging real-time data, our platform enables marketers to gain greater control of their videoadvertising spend.

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help build out TubeMogul's Big Data team focusing on data streaming and processing efforts that includes a distributed system which makes over 250,000+ decisions per second. Candidates should have a pragmatic approach to application architecture and a passion for working on high-performance, "Big Data" systems. In the role, you would be working with a Java application stack that leverages open-source and commercial software like Zookeeper, Hadoop, Hive, Apache Kafka, Storm, Couchbase and Vertica.

* Design, build, improve and maintain a high performance and highly scalable data pipeline to collect and process billions of events per day. * Work with real-time data processing and streaming techniques and workflows * Monitor and plan out core infrastructure enhancements (a.k.a. stay ahead of possible scalability bottlenecks) * Contribute to and promote good software engineering practices across the team

Candidates will at least be familiar with the technologies we are using but may not have had the opportunity to acquire deep experience in previous job settings. However, you should have a true passion for technology that is apparent in your work and/or personal projects. * Excellent problem solving skills and ability to work independently * Strong sense of ownership and track record of quality work * Can-do attitude and get things done on time and on budget * Exercise good judgment about which tools to use and when to use them * Extensive Java experience and solid Linux/Unix skills * Good written and oral communication skills