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Samsung Electronics America

Staff Engineer II, Software Engineering – Ad Platform Bidding & Optimization (

Samsung Electronics America, Mountain View, California, us, 94039


Position Summary

Over the last few years, Samsung has been investing in building a portfolio of engaging services across its devices to complement its market-leading hardware business, while leveraging its unparalleled global distribution footprint. These services, coupled with a vast partner network and proprietary data, generate a massive opportunity for ad-based monetization. Six years into this journey, Samsung Ads is a highly successful and fast-growing business. This business and its continued future success depend on the products, technologies, and tools owned by the Global Ads Product & Engineering team. Hundreds of people strong, with a substantial presence in five countries, the Global Ads P&E team is a dynamic and complex organization, operating across a broad spectrum of product and strategic domains.

As a Staff Engineer II, Software Engineering you will be part of a dynamic team that owns the core ad bidding and optimization for Samsung Ads advertising serving platform. The team handles mission critical modules that have a direct impact on the revenue and customer satisfaction. This team is responsible for managing, growing and optimizing access to our high-quality programmatic ads supply. Our tech stack includes Erlang, Go, and C code with a mixture of OTP, HAProxy, Nginx, ScyllaDB, Kafka and Athena technologies. We are also using Docker and Kubernetes on our AWS stack.

ResponsibilitiesCreate enterprise level distributed server infrastructure for mission-critical operationsResearch and develop algorithms for distributed consensus, replication, consistency, availability and scalabilityMakes difficult design trade-offs and decisions about features, schedule, quality and costSeeks the optimal technology solutions to problems from internal and external options, and applies appropriate methodology to identify issues/concernsPrimary accountability for major elements of a project, determines all tasks that are required, and is responsible for project outcomeDesigns, develops and/or directs research and tests to validate effect and consequences of designs, process or product enhancements across projects and/or productsProactively determines measures and standards of success for project, product, and process quality within project teamsParticipate and follow all team processes and technical standardsSome travel may be required (up to 10%)Skills And QualificationsNecessary Skills/AttributesMinimum 12 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree, or 10 years and a Master's degree, or a PhD with 7 years experience5+ years of experience in programming with ErlangExperience in designing and building highly scalable, high throughput distributed systemsExperience building backend services in GoA solid foundation in systems programming, computer science and software engineeringCan do attitude, take ownership and responsibility of the task and drive things to completion with minimum supportCollaborative spirit with a willingness to mentor othersCurious mind that enjoys building things and appreciating the craftsmanship in softwareHands-on experience working in a multithreaded environmentNice to HaveFamiliar and experienced following Agile methodologies such as ScrumFunctional programming experienceExperience mentoring and guiding junior developersPrevious experience as a leadExperience with Code Version tools like Git and collaboration tools like JIRACALIFORNIA ONLYCompensation for this role is expected to be between $240,000 and $280,000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.

Inclusivity StatementAt Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We aim to create a global team where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities, inspiring our talent to be their true selves. Together, we are building a better tomorrow for our customers, partners, and communities.

Equal Employment OpportunitySamsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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