Lead Software Engineer, Ads (Remote)
We are on a journey to help the next million creators, publishers, and companies scale and monetize their audiences. beehiiv is already home to tens of thousands of the most popular newsletters in the world, and we're only 26 months old! The company quickly achieved $1M ARR in January 2023 and over $7M just a year later in January 2024 📈.
Oh and the team is loaded with the some of the most talented and ambitious engineers in the industry.
You will be a great fit if you have a well thought-out technical perspective that you balance with a practical desire to ship to customers. We’re seeking a self-motivated teammate who communicates early and often, and strives for the whole team to succeed. We are looking for someone with several years of relevant experience building scalable ad tech and core infrastructure for ad networks. Someone who has experience building predictive models via machine learning would also perform well on this team.
We respect each other as individuals and know work is just one part of life; we want you to have the flexibility and support you need to achieve fulfillment in your personal and professional lives.
Technologies we work with:
Ruby on Rails
React
Typescript
Redis, PostgreSQL, and SQL
Ideally you will have:
Experience with Ruby on Rails, react, and typescript
Experience building Ad Tech and core infrastructure for ad networks at scale
Ability to leverage big data to build predictive models
Experience building advanced fraud detection systems
Exceptional understanding of REST APIs
Comfortable writing thorough tests and prioritizing QA and related processes
Strong troubleshooting skills
Experience working with an agile development team
5+ years of relevant work experience
Nice to have:
Experience with machine learning
Experience using Heroku, Sentry, Github
Familiarity with email-specific topics
Experience working on small, highly productive engineering teams
Experience optimizing high throughput postgres databases
Keen design eye and a passion for building great user experiences
Experience with Redis, Sidekiq, Python, and Remix.js
What you will be responsible for
Leading the development of several high-impact initiatives related to the Ad Network
Building predictive models to enable our platform and admin team to deliver a stronger ROI for our advertisers
Building fraud detection systems to improve the quality of data integrity via the ad network
Prioritizing and triaging a backlog of in-demand feature requests and bugs
Transitioning our tech ecosystem into a more robust and performant version of itself, continuously optimizing for scale
Documenting your thought processes and development
Bringing new ideas to work, suggesting creative solutions, and collaborating with others to bring the absolute best product to market
Why beehiiv?
We're remote. We believe that your best work is done where you feel safe, comfortable, and supported.
Empathy, not ego. Empathy opens the door to problem solving. Our team is uniquely talented and we can solve any problem when we lead with empathy.
Bias towards action. Most decisions can be changed or altered, but progress cannot be created without action. It is almost always better to deliver something today over something that may be better tomorrow.
Complete transparency. You will have full access to business metrics about the company.
Owner-attitude. Ownership creates a sense of pride and accountability. It empowers someone to stand up for what is right, with a long-term outlook.
We'll take care of you
Competitive salary
Stock Options
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) employer match
Unlimited PTO (mandatory 10 days per year minimum)
Twice-annual in-person team retreat
Unlimited book budget
Two month sabbatical every three years
Mental health day each month
About beehiiv
We're empowering creators to create, monetize, and grow by building the most powerful and robust newsletter platform, built by newsletter people. And we're only just getting started 🚀
beehiiv is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. beehiiv is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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