Staff Software Engineer, Rokt

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience, or 4 years with an advanced degree, in commercial software development experience designing, building and operating distributed systems
• Commercial experience in one of the following languages: Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or Go. You have written a lot of performant easy-to-maintain code using best practices
• Experience in any of the following: web application development, distributed systems, cloud platforms such AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, SQL
• Strong background in designing and building high-throughput low-latency distributed systems
• Excellent communication skills in English - you can explain complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences both verbally and in writing
• At Rokt we encourage autonomy; teams have complete ownership of their systems including building, running and monitoring. As such, you may be required to be on-call and respond to systems alerts should they arise
• Ideas, opinions, and the ability to share them through respectful proposals, presentations, and team-wide discussions, An eagerness to work and learn in the open and share your learnings with your teammates
• A willingness and comfort in communicating remotely through chat, docs, video calls, and other collaborative online tools

• As a Software Engineer, you will be part of an autonomous team owning a specific problem space in one of our backend development teams
• You will be working closely with other software engineers and product managers in your team on solving interesting problems and driving business values
• Design, develop, test, deploy and improve code that solves real-world problems
• Own complex product features end to end - with a focus on customer impact
• Manage priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Operate with autonomy in solving problems
• Collaborate with other teams to deliver new products
• Create fast, scalable and easy-to-use applications
• Build libraries and frameworks that others can use
• Take responsibility for system health, monitoring and alerting, and CI/CD pipelines
• Support and mentor other engineers on best practices, architecture, and quality

• The first stage of the recruitment process for this role is to complete a 15-minute online aptitude test, which will be sent out to your application email. Successful candidates will be contacted to discuss the next steps

• Interest groups, sports clubs, and social events
• Global training events & online training courses
• Stock options
• Global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020)
• Generous relocation packages
• Generous time off
• Parental leave
• Mental health and wellness days
• Paid Sabbatical for employees who have been with us 3 years or more
• £55 per month social/wellness allowance, 6 sessions with a licensed therapist, 6 coaching sessions and other mental health perks
• Gym membership
• Premium health insurance
• £25 per month telephone allowance

Total funding: $487.1m

eCommerce marketing company Rokt is helping brands leverage the power of good timing. With Rokt, brands can present their customers with AI-curated offers and messages at every stage in their transaction, at tailored times of the day, or to market themselves at the point of transaction on other major eCommerce sites.