Software Engineer, Bazaarvoice
Flex Engineering
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UGC-based shopper engagement platform
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UGC-based shopper engagement platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Bazaarvoice's mission is to build smarter shopper experiences across the entire customer journey.
Role
Who you are
- Strong software development knowledge in different programming/scripting languages such as Java, C++, Python, etc.-
- Understanding and experience building high-performance, scalable algorithms- Understanding of Agile or Kanban / Lean software development methodologies-
- Experience using Linux as a software development platform, as well as some Linux systems administration knowledge-
- Experience with version control systems (Subversion, Git)- Experience using modern build tools such as Maven, Jenkins, Github, etc. a plus-
- Experience with distributed technologies such as Cassandra, Elastic Search and/or SOLR a strong plus-
- Experience with Amazon Web Services a strong plus
- We are interested in software developers who are hands-on and willing to dig in to tough problems
- We love people who are willing to explore new areas, learn quickly, and apply their skills to challenging design issues
- We want you to be a spark, bringing energy, passion and creativity to work every day
- We are interested in individuals who have strong software engineering fundamentals (e.g. OO design, test-driven development, unit testing, code reuse, code reviews) as well as hands-on experience with full stack development across the entire software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support)
What the job involves
- This engineer will be on our Data Services team working on our content moderation system, which enables moderation of all consumer generated content across the entire Bazaarvoice network
- This mission critical system provides an interface for human moderators to categorize, match, and filter all forms of multi- and social media content
- This drives our ability to provide higher quality, authentic content and information to facilitate better informed purchasing decisions by consumers
- This involves designing and implementing distributed, fault-tolerant systems and the infrastructure so we can scale to support the high throughput and quick response times necessary to moderate large volumes of consumer generated content each month
- This is a full-stack system, requiring development from the user interface through the data layer, including integrations across disparate systems within the Bazaarvoice network
- 30 days – Become familiar with teams, technologies, process and culture. Contribute some code to production
- 90 days – Lead one or more customer-impacting features from design to delivery. Be the go-to person for a software component
- 6 months – Develop an all-round understanding of the BV data stack
- Actively engage with stakeholders and other senior engineers to define longer-term plans
- Drive on going process improvements as appropriate
- Mentor more junior engineers
Our take
As more and more consumers turn to peer reviews and ratings to inform their purchasing, businesses seek to incorporate this user-generated content into their marketing efforts. Bazaarvoice enables this authentic customer-powered marketing, turning social media into social commerce for the world's best global brands.
Bazaarvoice allows consumers to create and share ratings, reviews, questions, answers, and stories about products and brands on its clients' websites. It then syndicates that content across the web to reach shoppers wherever they are, boasting a measured positive influence on purchase decisions. On top of this, the company also gathers customer intelligence which it analyses and provides to clients so they can make real-time, informed business decisions.
The company has continued to consolidate its position, for example with the 2021 acquisition of Curalate, as well as more recent acquisitions such as that of creator marketing platform affable.ai. With the trend towards consumer-to-consumer purchase influence still very much underway, the company should find ample opportunity for further growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2008
$7.1m
SERIES C
Sep 2007
$8.8m
SERIES B
Total funding: $19.9m
Company benefits
- Dental & Vision plans
- Parental leave policies
- Mentorship with industry leaders
- Wellness programs
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Stonelake Office Park, Austin, TX
Leadership
Keith Nealon
(CEO)Advisory Board Member at Axonista. Previously President and General Manager of the Cloud Division at ShoreTel for 2 years, an Advisory Board Member at Smartling for 6 years, and CEO at Vyze for 4 years.
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