Software Engineer (onsite), Redmond, WA (US)

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Posted: September 27, 2018

Job title: Software Engineer

Company name: MediaAlpha

Location: Redmond, WA (US)

Pay rate: USD

Terms of employment: Salaried employee

Hours: Full time

Onsite: yes

Description:
MediaAlpha provides the technology infrastructure for the industry's first
and only ecosystem of advertising exchanges for native search and
metasearch media. MediaAlpha’s technology transparently connects buyers and
sellers to create efficient, programmatic marketplaces for performance
media targeting consumers at the point of purchase across leading brand,
metasearch, and comparison sites. The Company’s technology platforms power
over 50 million high-value transactions annually, representing more than
$400 million in annual media spend across the insurance, travel, personal
finance, education and home service verticals.

The MediaAlpha team is
composed of talented and conscientious individuals who share a passion for
doing great work and a pioneering spirit to identify new solutions that
continually keep our company and our partners one step ahead. We have dual
headquarters in Redmond, WA and Los Angeles, CA, with offices in Seminole,
FL, Carson City, NV and London, UK.


We are looking for a talented
Software Engineer to join our technology team. As a Software Engineer at
MediaAlpha, you will take part in all aspects of the software development
lifecycle. This includes working with stakeholders in fixing and improving
our MediaAlpha Exchange Product and testing new features and integrations.
The ideal candidate will enjoy designing, implementing, and scaling systems
that process tens of thousands of high-value transactions a day, while also
producing elegant and readable code.

Desired skills:
Responsibilities
Own the full software development lifecycle of
implementing high-performance ad serving software.
Integrate our products
with our partners.
Perl code development in a Linux environment, on Amazon
EC2, leveraging also S3, CloudFront and Route 53.
Work as a member of the
team, jumping in to help out and resolve routine issues.
Be part of a team
that maintains and supports our live MediaAlpha Exchange product.


Requirements
3+ years experience in software development.
Substantial Perl
development experience in Unix/Linux operating environments.
Experience
using web APIs.
Strong programming skills including software engineering
methodologies and best practices.
Ability to write elegant and readable
code.
Ability to maintain live production systems.
A self-starter,
comfortable with ambiguity and ability to problem solve, while paying
careful attention to detail.
Strong programming skills including software
engineering methodologies and best practices.
Experience working with
engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
Be a champion of instilling
excellence in coding and quality into the team and culture.
Ability to
articulate and communicate clearly, concisely, and thoughtfully.
Organized
and self motivated.
Amazon EC2 experience a plus.
B.S. required, preferably
in a technical discipline (e.g., computer science).


Compensation
Highly
competitive salary and bonus program participation.
High-quality health and
dental care plans with no employee contributions and zero deductibles
(in-network). Flexible spending account.
Unlimited PTO.
401K company
contribution program (after 90 days).
Professional training and education
reimbursements.
Generous employee perks (e.g., mobile phone program, gym
membership, employee lunches).

Website for more information: http://www.mediaalpha.com

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/21434#contact