Software Engineer II

Kargo creates breakthrough cross-screen ad experiences for the world’s leading brands and publishers. Every day, our 600+ employees bring the power of their creativity and diversity to radically raise the bar on what mobile, CTV, AI, social, and eCommerce can do to wow consumers and build businesses. Now 20 years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, Austin, LA,  Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Humble brag: In 2024, Kargo was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Ad Age and Built In. 

Who We Hire

Success takes all kinds. Diversity describes our workforce. Inclusion defines our culture. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. Individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 

Title: Software Engineer II

Job Type: Contractor
Job Location: Remote - Eastern Europe

The Opportunity

As a Software Engineer II, you will be working on one or more of Kargo’s server products. We are building sustainable, reusable, and scalable codebases in an agile environment and are true believers of doing it right the first time. We want our engineers to be self-starters, eager learners, who will grow with our company.

You should be comfortable working alongside Engineering, Product, and Design teams to develop clean code. Ultimately, you will help shape and define our creative and collaborative processes and will follow a best practice approach to producing high-performing products.

The Daily To-Do

• You are a  software engineer who writes clean and effective code.
• Your experience working with multiple languages and frameworks helps you understand which is the right tool/language for whichever is the problem at hand.
• You have a strong understanding of software design patterns and are able to clearly communicate guidelines and best practices that the whole team should follow.
• You have strong analytical skills that help in identifying where and when to fix a bug vs when it makes sense to refactor the codebase to prevent similar issues in the future.
• You have experience working on both frontend and backend, and understand how to architect a larger system.
• You are expected to be able to work with other team members to fix and deploy any bugs or features that come your way, as well as to set Best Practices and help improve upon the way we build products.
• You will participate in architecture planning, code reviews, and learning sessions to help spread knowledge.

Qualifications : 

• B.S or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or equivalent work experience)
• 4-5 years of experience working in the Software industry or a related field.
• Strong portfolio (i.e. Github) demonstrating past work experience
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, including QA and deployment processes.
• Experience reviewing other developers’ code and mentoring more junior developers.
• Robust algorithms, data structures, and coding background
• Proficiency in either Go or C++ in large-scale systems
• Experience working in a Dockerized Kubernetes environment on AWS is a major plus
• Ability to take a loosely defined idea from the brainstorming phase to production, including the architecture plan, development, and testing process.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills; the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively.

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