Senior Software Development Engineer Lead in Test, Criteo
$147.5-202.8k
Salary is benchmarked to US applicants only and may vary due to location
Global commerce media platform
Job no longer available
Global commerce media platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$147.5-202.8k
Salary is benchmarked to US applicants only and may vary due to location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring richer experiences to every consumer by powering the world’s marketers and media owners with trusted and impactful advertising.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to be involved in large-scale system design, performance troubleshooting, code optimization, incident prevention, and who is passionate about testing
- A demonstrated track record of taking initiative and acting as a leader
- BS in Software Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in coding, developing test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging in an Object Oriented Programming language
- Strong understanding of Computer Science (data structures, algorithms, optimization)
- Strong commitment to quality designs, improving tools, frameworks, metrics, automated testing, and documentation
- A problem solver, a fixer, and a creative technologist. We believe coding is a talent and a passion, not just a skill
- Enjoy thinking through complex product and system interactions to identify gaps, failure modes, and edge cases
- Possess a strong sense of ownership and a dislike for passing the buck
- A strong team player who can lead cross-functionally
- Experience working with product stakeholders to understand and implement business requirements into technical solutions
What the job involves
- CRITEO is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead our newly established Test Engineering team
- At Criteo, our engineering values promote reliability and quality. We build, break, and rebuild to make it better. Software development engineers in Test (SDETs) are expected to be proficient in both software development and testing, with a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement of testing processes
- As SDET, you will navigate Criteo’s codebase, identify weak spots, and continually design innovative ways to break software and uncover issues
- You will work closely with product engineering to improve test coverage across our applications, systems, and pipelines, and identify areas most in need of optimization
- You’ll tell stories with meaningful monitoring, organize disaster recovery scenario and ensure our platform remains the most reliable in AdTech
- You will have the opportunity to continuously learn new skills from team members and share your expertise
- You’ll have a huge impact on the quality of Criteo’s products and services
- Additionally, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the productivity of our R&D organization while managing a growing number of clients, enabling us to scale our business effectively
- Lead an engineering team with a primary focus of building a global test engineering culture and practice across Criteo’s R&D
- Grow the skills and careers of engineers on your team
- Lead the utilization and/or development of automation tools or scripts to improve product and engineering health
- Help product engineering team to ensure test plans cover all functional and non-functional requirements
- Define test framework, test preconditions, and other test control to enable others to test functionality
- Develop automation framework to test Criteo platform from a functional and scale perspective
- Work closely with software developers to understand the architecture and design of the software
- Provide input on design and development to improve the testability and quality of the code, including code reviews
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in software testing and automation to continuously improve testing processes and methodologies
- Participate in product design review with stakeholders to contribute to product design, testability, and implementation
- Automate test cases that can be executed in a CI/CD environment from build to deployment
- Drive test engineering best practices across R&D
Our take
Commerce marketing is a huge business with billions of pounds spent every year on adverts. Companies that help businesses create and deliver more targeted adverts can command a lot of value. Criteo is one company operating in this space.
Criteo is a personalized retargeting company connects 22,000+ marketers and media owners through its Commerce Media Platform, delivering richer consumer experiences. Criteo uses machine-learning technology and data to drive performance, helping marketers and media owners reach their goals.
As marketers are increasingly looking for commerce media solutions, Criteo is operating in a sought-after space. Further, around 73% of media owners seek to optimise media performance as a way to both generate awareness and drive revenue, meaning the company has a significant potential client base. Criteo has continued to make headway here, driving 5 billion ads per day, and is well set to see further adoption of its platform.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2012
$38.6m
SERIES D
May 2010
$7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $59.5m
Company benefits
- Flexible Work and WFH Opportunities
- Learning & Development
- Best-in-Class Health and Wellbeing Benefits & Perks Across Regions
Company HQ
New Athens, Paris, France
Leadership
Megan Clarken
(CEO, not founder)Held multiple senior-level roles at Nielson, having joined as a Product Specialist and being promoted to Chief Commercial Officer.
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