Principal Big Data Engineer

Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a leading global media measurement and optimization platform that delivers the industry’s most actionable data to drive superior results for the world’s largest advertisers, publishers, and media platforms. IAS’s software provides comprehensive and enriched data that ensures ads are seen by real people in safe and suitable environments, while improving return on ad spend for advertisers and yield for publishers. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality. For more information, visit integralads.com. As a Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and expertise to help build ad verification, analytics, and ad fraud solutions that deliver on the team’s mission of helping advertisers understand the quality of the ad opportunities they’re acquiring. Our team provides the tools that advertisers need to maximize their ROI by displaying the recommended targets for their investments. The ideal candidate has a track record of architecting and building end-to-end software solutions, enjoys working in a collaborative and agile environment, and brings innovative solutions to complex problems with a desire to improve the status quo. (Please note: at IAS, Principal Engineer is an IC6 level position. Qualified applicants will have previously achieved IC6 or at least IC5 - Senior Staff Level role.)

What you’ll do:

• Architect, design, build, and integrate core ad analytics and ad fraud products end-to-end.
• Lead the entire software lifecycle, including hands-on development, code reviews, testing, deployment, and documentation, while mentoring the team.
• Partner with the Product team and other stakeholders to understand product requirements and research solutions, including API development.
• Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Build and maintain high-performance, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems for massive scale.
• Review code developed by other developers to ensure best practices in style, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
• Automate cloud infrastructure, services, and observability; develop CI/CD pipelines and testing automation.
• Establish best engineering practices through thorough code reviews and improved processes.
• Groom junior engineers through mentoring and delegation.

Who you are and what you have:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related STEM degree.
• 12-15+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Solid programming skills in Java/Python & SQL; expert understanding of SQL and relational databases with solid contribution to ERD.
• Proficiency with automation frameworks/tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Ansible, CloudFormation or Terraform) and containers.
• Solid proficiency with Amazon Web Services.
• Good understanding of Data Engineering, related frameworks, and front-end frameworks like ReactJS/AngularJS.
• Familiarity with MVC, SOA, and Restful Web services.

What puts you over the top:

• Experience with Databricks.
• Prior experience in an external client and/or vendor-facing role.
• Experience with managing, leading, and/or mentoring a development team.
• Experience with big data and data pipelines.
• Experience with audio or video technology and in AdTech.

New York Applicants: The salary range for this position is $208,600 - $357,600. Actual pay may vary based on experience or geographic location.

About Integral Ad Science: IAS is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or age. We strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

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To learn more about us, please visit integralads.com. Attention agency/3rd party recruiters: IAS does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles. To become an IAS recruiting partner, please email recruitingagencies@integralads.com.