Software Design Engineer

As a software engineer at Merkle|Sokrati, you will be working on building scalable and high-performance systems to manage digital marketing campaigns efficiently. The technology solution developed at Merkle|Sokrati serves and tracks over 20 million impressions a day, utilizing crunching algorithms and keyword discovery routines via distributed computing. The system houses the entire data in distributed caches and sharded MySQL databases. Your key responsibilities at Merkle|Sokrati will include: - Implementing solutions for broadly defined problems - Driving best practices and engineering excellence - Developing code in object-oriented languages like Java and building large-scale robust distributed systems - Involvement in full-fledged product development - Building new features and pushing them to production quickly - Debugging production issues across services and levels of the stack - Creating services or APIs for easy application integrations at Sokrati to facilitate faster application development - Building scalable and fault-tolerant backend systems that process and analyze billions of data points daily To fit right in at Merkle|Sokrati, you should have: - 2-4 years of experience in building successful production software systems - A strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals (BE/BTech or MS in Computer Science) - Experience in developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance, and reliability - Proficiency in modern programming languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, and open-source technologies like Linux and Spring - Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment with a focus on ownership and results If you are excited about: - Having an unmatched startup experience working with bleeding-edge technologies - Making an impact in the multi-billion dollar Digital Advertising industry - Learning and growing beyond your current horizon - Being part of a startup culture surrounded by like-minded and smart individuals If you believe you are a good fit for the role at Merkle|Sokrati, we would love to hear from you! (Note: Additional details about the company were not provided in the job description.),