Quora

Senior Software Engineer – Ads

Quora

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $179,004 - $312,588 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsHBaseJavaScriptMySQLPythonReactRedisTypeScript

About the role

  • Drive projects from ideation to production using the full technology stack
  • Architect, design, and implement features for our mission-critical online ad platform at massive scale with data-driven iteration
  • Identify high impact features that achieve engineering and revenue goals, and be able to explain rationale for your decisions
  • Work with designers, fellow engineers, and data scientists to prototype and implement functionality and analyze impact

Requirements

  • 5+ years of full-time product development experience building consumer or enterprise web products (internships excluded)
  • 2+ years of industry experience in online advertising or related area
  • Excellent proficiency with Python or similar programming language
  • Knowledge of backend storage systems such as MySQL, HBase, Memcached, or Redis
  • Knowledge of frontend technologies such as React, Javascript, Typescript
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems
  • Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
Benefits
  • medical/dental/vision coverage
  • equity refreshers
  • remote work reimbursement
  • paid time off
  • employee assistance programs
  • and more.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
PythonMySQLHBaseMemcachedRedisReactJavascriptTypescriptlarge-scale distributed systemsproduct development
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationdecision-makinganalytical thinking