Fullstack Software Engineer

Description & Requirements

• Love watching shows, streams or live sports games? At Publica, we are building the best platform for Connected TV monetization. This includes all the apps accessible from a Smart TV or via an AppleTV, Chromecast, Roku, and other devices. We're in a fast-growing market and are well-positioned to become the leaders in our industry.
• We're looking for engineers that are ready to dive in and make a difference immediately. All Publica engineers work across the stack to tackle a variety of technical challenges, whether it's stabilizing and expanding our infrastructure, increasing our performance on our ad servers which handle millions of ad requests per hour, or crunching and displaying the data for billions of logged events. At Publica, engineers are empowered to make real contributions and encouraged to grow by strategizing and designing features.
• What to expect as a new engineer at Publica
• Building components using React/TypeScript
• Creating APIs in Golang (bonus if you already know it)
• Optimizing queries in MySQL
• What we expect a new engineer to bring to Publica
• Inclination to communicate openly and ask questions about tasks so you understand when to code quickly and when you are working with critical parts of the code that need to be thoroughly evaluated
• Eagerness to learn new languages and tackle new problems up and down the stack
• Willingness to ask for help and receive constructive feedback
• Positive attitude towards taking responsibility, even as a new member of the team, and making immediate contributions to our product
• Basic Qualifications
• Legal working status in the United States (Publica is not providing work sponsorship at this time)
• React/JavaScript and ability to develop components and understanding of lifecycle methods
• HTML/CSS
• Solid foundation in data structures and algorithms
• SQL/MySQL
• Fluency in English
• Residence in or willingness to move to the Bay Area (offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco)