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Staff Engineer (AdTech)
Sovrn · Boulder, CO, United States · Active · SmartRecruiters
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Sovrn |
| Title | Staff Engineer (AdTech) |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Engineering |
| Location | Boulder, CO, United States |
| Work model | - |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | - |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | SmartRecruiters |
| Posted / first seen | 2017-01-18 / 2026-05-31 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-31 / 2026-06-06 |
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Description
We spend a great deal of our time online. Whether it’s for information, commerce, or entertainment, each of us has come to depend on what we research, discover, and share. Publishers – those who create and curate content – are what makes the Internet great. Yet these publishers practice their craft largely alone, in siloes – without reference points or insightful understanding about where they sit in the grand scheme of things. To add to the challenge, once a Publisher’s content is in the wild, then the task of building engagement, growing a loyal following and enriching the engagement with that following can sometimes feel like shots in the dark or worse, a black box. Moreover, making money from their craft can be a complex task for any independent publisher who might prioritize generating content first and money second.
Sovrn believes that independent publishers are the Internet's vibrancy. As a partner and advocate to tens of thousands of independent publishers, Sovrn provides tools, technologies and services that help publishers (a) make money; (b) get distribution to grow their audience; and (c) access a massive data commons providing extraordinary insights.
The landscape of content networks, adtech vendors, and the myriad of buy-side / sell-side companies can be a complete maze for any reasonable person to decipher. Sovrn cuts through the noise and simplifies things with a basic, straightforward mission:
Help content creators do more of what they want to do – and less of what they don’t.
As a Staff Engineer you will be part of our AdTech team as the ‘go-to’ with the capabilities of understanding complex systems and leading systems evolution. You will also help lead software development releases for Sovrn products.
8+ years' experience designing, implementing projects in a highly scalable and performant environment using Java, includes experience as a tech lead on a team of 4+ engineers B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience A solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and system design Knowledge of web and internet fundamentals Strong Java development and design experience
Excel in a fast paced agile development environment Source control (GitHub, svn, etc) Build and deployment tools (Maven, grunt, etc) Development experience on Linux platforms Proficient with relational databases, MySQL, Oracle, etc. Experience with full SDLC Articulate; excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bonuses
Advertising industry experience Experience with Hive, Hadoop Experience building front-end UIs with HTML, CSS and Javascript Deep understanding of pure Javascript PHP
Our Tech Stack
Ad Servers powered by Java, Jetty, Spring, MySQL, Ehcache and Aerospike Lambda based data pipeline leveraging Kafka, Apache Storm, Camus, MapR, Redis Management platform is LAMP based and is transitioning to a single page Javascript app leveraging Backbone.js and Java
Position Reports to : Director of Engineering
http://vimeo.com/100316082
Contact:
Scott Schoenberger
Full job record
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| Title | Staff Engineer (AdTech) |
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| Location Text | Boulder, CO, United States |
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| Country | United States |
| Region | CO |
| City | Boulder |
| Salary Raw | We spend a great deal of our time online. Whether it’s for information, commerce, or entertainment, each of us has come to depend on what we research, discover, and share. Publishers – those who create and curate content – are what makes the Internet great. Yet these publishers practice their craft largely alone, in siloes – without reference points or insightful understanding about where they sit in the grand scheme of things. To add to the challenge, once a Publisher’s content is in the wild, then the task of building engagement, growing a loyal following and enriching the engagement with that following can sometimes feel like shots in the dark or worse, a black box. Moreover, making money from their craft can be a complex task for any independent publisher who might prioritize generating content first and money second. Sovrn believes that independent publishers are the Internet's vibrancy. As a partner and advocate to tens of thousands of independent publishers, Sovrn provides tools, technologies and services that help publishers (a) make money; (b) get distribution to grow their audience; and (c) access a massive data commons providing extraordinary insights. The landscape of content networks, adtech vendors, and the myriad of buy-side / sell-side companies can be a complete maze for any reasonable person to decipher. Sovrn cuts through the noise and simplifies things with a basic, straightforward mission: Help content creators do more of what they want to do – and less of what they don’t. As a Staff Engineer you will be part of our AdTech team as the ‘go-to’ with the capabilities of understanding complex systems and leading systems evolution. You will also help lead software development releases for Sovrn products. 8+ years' experience designing, implementing projects in a highly scalable and performant environment using Java, includes experience as a tech lead on a team of 4+ engineers B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience A solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and system design Knowledge of web and internet fundamentals Strong Java development and design experience Excel in a fast paced agile development environment Source control (GitHub, svn, etc) Build and deployment tools (Maven, grunt, etc) Development experience on Linux platforms Proficient with relational databases, MySQL, Oracle, etc. Experience with full SDLC Articulate; excellent written and verbal communication skills Bonuses Advertising industry experience Experience with Hive, Hadoop Experience building front-end UIs with HTML, CSS and Javascript Deep understanding of pure Javascript PHP Our Tech Stack Ad Servers powered by Java, Jetty, Spring, MySQL, Ehcache and Aerospike Lambda based data pipeline leveraging Kafka, Apache Storm, Camus, MapR, Redis Management platform is LAMP based and is transitioning to a single page Javascript app leveraging Backbone.js and Java Position Reports to : Director of Engineering http://vimeo.com/100316082 Contact: Scott Schoenberger |
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| Source URL | https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Sovrn/106055339-staff-engineer-adtech- |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Sovrn/106055339-staff-engineer-adtech-?oga=true |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-31 17:39:32Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 20:25:18Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 20:25:18Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-05-31 17:39:32Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2017-01-18 20:08:56Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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