RhythmOne Hiring Software Engineer

Job Description

Would you enjoy working on one of the biggest and fastest ad-engines in the marketplace?

We are already serving audiences in the hundreds of millions and processing tens of billions of requests per month, and as the demand for our services is expected to multiply, you will be challenged with: scaling accordingly, developing new components, and seamless implementations allowing for zero downtime. (You code with the confidence, speed, and steadiness of a world-class surgeon!)

You will be responsible for the lifeblood of the RhythmOne platform and have the opportunity to be a superhero in the world of high-volume, real-time, open-source systems.

Senior Software Engineer

RhythmOne is currently searching for multiple Software Engineers at varying levels, from Jr. through Principal, who will be responsible for the design and development of the measurement, analytics, and machine learning parts of our video advertising platform.

Design, enhance and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable technologies for our advertising platform
Distill business requirements into design specifications
Enforce code quality through test-driven development.
Ensure that our product is carrier-grade in terms of reliability, scalability, and performance
Work closely with the testing team
Conceptualize software requirements based on both external and internal inputs
Apply and tailor best practices in software processes and quality to achieve fast cycle time development

Required Qualifications:

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 3+ years designing/developing large-scale internet software systems.
  • Expertise in a variety of server-side tools and technologies: Linux, Apache, Memcached, MySQL.
  • Expertise in a variety of Python-based tools and libraries: Django, numpy, scipy, mod_wsgi.
  • Expertise in core web languages and protocols: HTTP, HTML, REST, JavaScript, JSON.
  • Experience in map/reduce, machine learning, Hadoop, mrjob, and related tools, a bonus.
  • Experience working with Amazon’s AWS (EC2, EMR, S3, boto), a bonus.
  • Strong empathy for users and customers.
  • Strong technical documentation and presentation skills.

Location: Chennai, India