Lead Software Engineer

We're looking for engineers that are ready to dive in and make a difference immediately. All Publica engineers work across the stack to tackle a variety of technical challenges, whether it's stabilizing and expanding our infrastructure, increasing our performance on our ad servers which handle millions of ad requests per hour, or crunching and displaying the data for billions of logged events. At Publica, engineers are empowered to make real contributions and encouraged to grow by strategizing and designing features.

What you’ll do:

• Building components using React/TypeScript
• Creating APIs in Golang (bonus if you already know it)
• Optimizing queries in MySQL

Required

• 8+ years experience in a software engineering role
• React/JavaScript and ability to develop components and understanding of lifecycle methods
• HTML/CSS
• Solid foundation in data structures and algorithms
• Expert in SQL/MySQL
• Legal working status in the United States (Publica is not providing work sponsorship at this time)
• Fluency in English
• Residence in or willingness to move to the Bay Area (offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco) is strongly desired
• Ability to work core hours of 10am-4pm Pacific Time

Desired Soft Skills

• Inclination to communicate openly and ask questions about tasks so you understand when to code quickly and when you are working with critical parts of the code that need to be thoroughly evaluated
• Eagerness to learn new languages and tackle new problems up and down the stack
• Willingness to ask for help and receive constructive feedback
• Positive attitude towards taking responsibility, even as a new member of the team, and making immediate contributions to our product