Software Engineer, Front End Appnexus
New York, NY

Job Description

Software Engineer,Front EndJoin AppNexus, a Xandr company and help build the infrastructure that powers the buying and selling of digital media at massive scale.As anEngineer on thePublisher Integrations Capability, you will join a group of passionate Engineers that that deliver products from inception to production. This team of engineers have their DNA rooted in open source and work across the application stack to deliver high performance applications working with the latest technologies.Our clients rely on our front-end applications and tag management to easily operate and expand their businesses, efficiently buying and selling online advertising inventory. Become a member of this highly versatile and effective frontend engineering team which primarily works in JavaScript and occasionally other backend languages.Consider some of the problemsyou willsolve:Scaling Open Source:Contribute to a growing open source projectandexpand and empower itscommunity. Improve quality,driveadoption, and bringinnovative features to market.Tag Management:Design and build first class content delivery systems that can stand up to traffic at scale while minimizing the footprint page performance. Work with technology that interacts with large percentage of internet traffic.Prototype to Production:Iterate quickly on new concepts, working closely with Product Managers to develop products that go from beta to production.About the job:Design and implement new features of our core ad tagging solutions while contributing high quality code using JavaScript, and occasionally other languages.Participate in code review sessions and provide feedback to increase code efficiency, maintainability and robustness.Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members, productmanagement, open source community members, and other stakeholdersSupport and debug production level issues and provide fixes in a timely mannerBuild and maintain tools to automate regular testing and deploymentSupport ourgithubcommunity of users and developers.About your skills:BS degree in computer science or related field and 4+ years of proven web front-end/full stack development experience.3+ years of proven JavaScript development. Deep understanding of the web technologies, familiar with Node JS and common web front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or TypeScript.Knowledge of computer science fundamentals: Object-Oriented programming, design patterns and asynchronous and event-driven developmentKnowledge of RESTful Web servicesFamiliar with using test driven development methodologyAbility to work independently and make use of your time effectivelyExperience using debuggers, profiles and other web development tools to optimize frontend code.More about you:You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower othersYou like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happenYou care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystemYou believe in not only serving customers, but also empowering them by providing knowledge and toolsAppNexus is proud to offer equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. We strive to foster a diverse, inclusive and engaging work environment. Wewelcome applications from all candidates and look forward to receiving yours! Our inclusivity in action:Partnering with Path Forward to offerreturnships to help caregiversreenter the workforceSharing feedback openly through roundtable discussions on how to make progress on ourDiversity & Inclusion goalsGalvanizing diversity and inclusionthrough our affinity groups (including OutNexus, AppNexus Women's Network, AppNexus Latino Alliance and BlackNexus to name just a few!)Partnering with Fairygodbossto support our commitment to women's advancement in techProviding reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, both for interviewees and for employees. Should you require an accommodation, please let us know at your earliest convenience so that we maymake arrangementsHiring Manager:Matt KendallRecruiter:Keynisha Adebisi