Software Engineer - Global Commerce Backend

Jobinhalt

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Nearly half of Verizon Media employees are building the code and platforms that help us achieve that. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process 4 trillion data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in? As Verizon’s media unit, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and more help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine-learning, and 5G, we’re transforming media for tomorrow, too. We’re creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what’s next in content, advertising and technology.

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Nearly half of Verizon Media employees are building the code and platforms that help us achieve that. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process 4 trillion data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in? As Verizon’s media unit, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and HuffPost help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine learning, and 5G, we’re transforming media for tomorrow, too. We’re creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what’s next in content, advertising, and technology.

A Little About Us

Commerce is a fast-growing business for Verizon Media in the US. We are expanding and looking for outstanding backend engineers to join our Global Commerce team. Our mission is to help the world’s consumers save time and money - on their everyday purchases and purchases related to their passions. Towards this mission, we are building, experimenting, and iterating on various new and existing commercial experiences in Verizon Media. Therefore, we need to build and scale highly performant, reliable, and secure backend platforms, APIs, tools, and systems.

A Lot About You

You are a self-starter with a passion for creating software systems at scale. You are comfortable working in a dynamic environment, with the ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks to keep pace with a fast and innovative market. Your strong technical background, innovation, and clear communication skills will serve you well in this demanding role, as will your comfort working with our high-energy team.

Your Day

• Design, Develop functional and object-oriented software
• Build and deploy large scale systems
• Work seamlessly in individual and team settings on cutting edge technologies towards innovation on commerce products across different device platforms
• Participate in a culture of learning through design discussions and code reviews
  

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent and 2+ Years of experience
• Experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to Java, C/C++, C#, Objective C, Python, JavaScript, or Go
• Practical core knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Build and maintain production-grade distributed software systems
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Structured thinker, excellent communication, interpersonal skills
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid programming experience in one of Scala, Java
• Experience in modern development methodologies like CI/CD and Agile developing
• Experience in cloud technologies, such as Hadoop, HBase, Storm, and AWS services
  

Verizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Verizon Media is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( https://www.verizonmedia.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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