strong Platform Engineer, Linux. Leading Internet Company.

adMarketplace is a leading online advertising company with a world-class product, entrepreneurial work culture, and break-neck growth. Founded in 2000, adMarketplace is located in the Manhattan’s financial district.

Our culture is startup, but the revenues, customers, and profits are real. If remarkable large scale internet products are your passion this is a great opportunity for you.  

 

Remember, we're real people here, not recruitment agents; so don't just send us a standard cover letter and your resume which lists a bunch of buzzwords. Tell us about yourself in human terms. We'll reply. Really. We'll talk. You'll come meet the team.

 



JOB DESCRIPTION:

 

adMarketplace is looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to help us manage growth of the adMarketplace online advertising exchange. Our development cycle is very rapid and your job is to ensure the stability of the system and its 24/7 operation while constantly releasing updates.

 

The position includes a focus on both software and systems so is an opportunity for individuals gifted with a 'dual nature' - a passion for both code and immaculate systems. You will research and rapidly prototype candidate platform components,write test code for functional unit, integration and load testing. You will be working in a distributed server environment and deal with things like clusters,replication, redundancy.

 

Our system is based on Linux/CentOS, Java, Apache/Tomcat, MySQL, Memcached and other mostly open source technologies. You need to be hands on with these and not be shy of shell scripting. The production environment is a farm of several dozen servers handling over 300 million requests per day. Reliable operation is critical and you will be responsible for deployment, monitoring and verifying product releases.

 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 

At least 5 years deep-tech working experience with Unix-based systems. At least 3 years experience as a software developer. Experience with large scale systems. Experience with scripting languages. Java knowledge is not required but is a plus. Experience with databases. MySQL is a plus. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. B.Sc. Computer Science or equivalent experience. A "Get things done" attitude

 

COMPENSATION: competitive salary and stock options package depending on experience.