Software Engineer II (Full-Stack or Backend), Platform

About the Role

As the Platform team, it is our mission to provide the underlying foundational tooling and frameworks to unify the publisher experience across our product line, and ensure publishers thrive within our ecosystem of services. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work directly with Product Managers, Designers, Software Engineers, and Quality Assurance to develop new features and core functionality into the platform, all while ensuring the best customer experience for our publishers.

Boulder/Denver preferred. Open to remote in these states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Texas and Washington.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help content creators (publishers) make money and grow their businesses
• Lead projects and play an important role in preserving a free and open internet for our publishers by helping them be and remain independent
• Collaborate with Product and Design to create world-class customer experiences
• Design and develop the infrastructure and APIs that power our publisher-facing, microfrontend web portal
• Create React-based SPAs and RESTful Node APIs in the AWS cloud
• Build container (Docker/Kubernetes) and serverless (Lamba) microservices
• Work with multiple databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Pinot, ScyllaDB/Cassandra)
• Mentor and level-up less experienced engineers (code reviews, paired programming, etc.)
• Level up your own skills and abilities by working with modern, cutting-edge technologies

About You

• 2+ years of relevant experience developing SPAs and RESTful APIs
• 2+ years of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS experience
• 2+ years of React (preferred) or equivalent frontend experience developing SPAs (Angular, Vue)
• 2+ years of Node (preferred) or equivalent backend experience developing web services (Java, Go, Python)
• 2+ years of RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL (Pinot, ScyllaDB, Cassandra) database experience
• 1+ years of AWS (preferred) or equivalent cloud experience (GCP, Azure)
• Technologies: Cognito, Cloudfront, Lambda, EKS, ElastiCache (Redis), EventBridge, SNS, SQS, RDS, etc.
• Automated testing (Jest, React Testing Framework, Cypress) experience
• CI/CD frameworks and tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) experience
• GitHub (preferred) or equivalent version control system experience
• Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) experience
• Docker container experience a plus
• Kubernetes (preferred) or equivalent container orchestration experience (ECS, Swarm) a plus
• Experience with DevOps a plus
• AdTech experience a plus

Note: We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable; and passion goes a long way. We favor skills and impact over years of experience. We strongly encourage you to apply if your skills and experience are in the ballpark of what we're looking for. We’re always looking for talent on the rise!

Position Reports to: Software Engineering Manager, Platform

About Sovrn

Publishers create the content the world depends on for education, entertainment, and commerce. Sovrn provides services to tens of thousands of online publishers to help them grow, operate their business, understand their readership, and manage consumer data. Sovrn is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.

Company Values

Second Order Thinking, Scrappy, Candid, Customer Empathy, and Learning 

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate compensation range for this role in Boulder, Colorado is $108,000 to $137,000, including base salary and any related bonuses or commissions. Final compensation for this role will be determined by factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, certifications, and geographic location.

Sovrn offers a full slate of benefits, including: competitive compensation packages, stock options, 401(k) with match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible vacation, 11 paid holidays, commuter benefits, and a paid parental leave program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sovrn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Recruitment Agencies

Sovrn does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Sovrn employees. Sovrn is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.