Distributed Systems Engineer for Scalable Infrastructure

3 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Quantcast Full time

About Quantcast

Quantcast is a leading global Demand Side Platform (DSP) powered by AI, with a strong foundation of measurement and consumer analytics.

We empower marketers to reach audiences and achieve measurable advertising outcomes across the Open Web.

A Word About Our Technology

Our Real-Time Bidding (RTB) Platform owns and operates a large-scale distributed stack that allocates millions of dollars of advertising budget to billions of bid opportunities streaming into the system.

The Role

We're seeking a skilled Distributed Systems Engineer to join our team and help us improve the scalability and reliability of our infrastructure.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Design, code, test, and debug software applications to ensure high-quality software products.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver improvements in development, testing, configuration management, monitoring, and operational tools and processes.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system components for enhanced scalability.
  • Innovate with new designs and optimizations to improve the performance, elasticity, and fault-tolerance of existing infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years experience developing and working on distributed software systems as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Reliability Engineer, or Site-Reliability Engineer.
  • Experience delivering significant improvements in scale, runtime, cost, features, or reliability under little supervision.
  • Excellent skills in distributed system and software design, concurrent algorithms, data structures, and software engineering.
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Golang, or a similar language.
  • Experience with cloud environments like AWS and using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes is highly desirable.

About You

You are an experienced software engineer with a passion for distributed systems and a track record of delivering high-quality software products.

You have a deep understanding of concurrent algorithms, data structures, and software engineering principles.

You are proficient in languages such as Java, Golang, or a similar language.

You have experience working with cloud environments like AWS and using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.

What We Offer

  • An estimated salary of $120,000 - $180,000 per year, based on location and experience.
  • A hybrid work model that gives you the flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaborate with your team in the office for the remainder of the time.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development in a dynamic and innovative company.
  • A competitive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plan, and paid time off.


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