Software Engineer: Core Team (LA)

LOCATION: the Rubicon Project HQ in West Los Angeles

Responsibilities:

Write production-ready code and unit tests that meet the business owners' need
Complete items on the team work queue, including but not limited to new feature requests, bug fixes, performance investigation, and log mining
Participate in daily standups, weekly retrospective and planning meetings

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree
Significant experience working with large-scale web applications with high-traffic demands
Interested (preferably with experience) in large-scale computation technologies (e.x. MapReduce, genetic algorithms, etc.)
Good communicator and comfortable working on cross-functional teams
Desire to practice (or even better, experience with!) pair-programming and test-driven development (TDD)
Strong on code quality and maintainability, but able to balance that with the pragmatism necessary to release product in a timely fashion
Former managers describe you as an extremely productive contributor with a get-it-done attitude

Skills/Personal Characteristics:

Looking to code in a field and on an application which is extremely relevant
Desire to work in an environment where software engineers are not just cubicle coders but full participants in shaping the product and the business
Interested in being involved in all phases of the product lifecycle from requirements to release and maintenance
Excited about interact with a group of creative, like-minded engineers who are passionate about software, software systems, and technology in general