Job
Title: Software Development Engineer
Location: Pune
Position
Summary:
Our client is
seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join our team. You’ll
work on an agile team in the big data arena, building the infrastructure to
support AudienceScience Gateway, a global media buying platform using real-time
bidding and behavioral targeting technologies. We currently handle upwards of 9
billion requests per day, aggregating all of this data on our Hadoop
clusters. Distributed systems experience
a big plus and Hadoop experience an even bigger plus.
Essential
functions:
Work with Chief
Architect to design and build scalable, efficient, distributed systems to meet
business objectives following best practices for quality, testability and
operability.
Perform code
reviews.
Provide third-tier
support for production systems.
Knowledge,
skills and abilities required:
Outstanding coding
chops in Java.
Good understanding
of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization techniques and object
oriented programming.
Great design and
problem solving skills, with a strong bias for quality and engineering
excellence at scale.
Strong written and
verbal communication skills.
Experience and
preference for working within an Agile/Scrum environment.
The ability to
understand business issues, spot weak areas in requirements and work towards
holistic solutions to big underlying business problems.
Ability to work without
a great deal of oversight, managing your own priorities and objectives when
necessary.
Drive to investigate
new technologies and technical hurdles independently, and be able to clearly
communicate your recommendations and solutions.
