Lead Software Engineer - L5
OP Recruiting · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Arcitect & Scale: Direct full-lifecycle engineering initiatives for high-availability systems, guaranteeing real-time execution and operational reliability.
- Technical Guidance: Lead and elevate engineering colleagues through rigorous code reviews, technical mentorship, and quality assurance standards.
- Product Collaboration: Partner with product leadership to evaluate technical feasibility and translate strategic goals into robust architectural solutions.
- Process & Tooling Optimization: Refine deployment workflows, establish verification frameworks, and maintain comprehensive documentation across the system life cycle.
- Global Alignment: Work directly with international product and technology teams to integrate continuous platform innovations across time zones.
- System Resolution: Rapidly diagnose and resolve complex technical bottlenecks in live, high-traffic distributed environments.
Requirements
- Experience & Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience) combined with 5+ years of progressive backend software development.
- Core Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in C/C++, network programming, and relational/non-relational database design.
- Distributed Architecture: Hands-on background building and maintaining high-concurrency, mission-critical distributed systems.
- Execution & Delivery: Sound understanding of Agile methodologies, modern SDLC frameworks, and technical project management.
- Communication & Leadership: Aptitude for explaining complex engineering topics to non-technical partners and aligning tech initiatives with business outcomes.
- Global Flexibility: Capability to adapt schedules periodically to accommodate co-working hours with international engineering hubs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct domain experience within the digital advertising or media streaming sectors.
- Exposure to programmatic ad-serving architectures and open protocol specifications (e.g., OpenRTB).
- A passion for researching, adopting, and deploying emerging software development tools and paradigms.
Pay
Competitive base salary package commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Flexible remote work arrangements.