Big Data Quality Engineer
SpotX is the most transparent programmatic video advertising platform with more than 7 billion ad decisions per day reaching 600 million unique visitors in more than 190 countries.
We are seeking a highly talented Big Data Quality Engineer who can be a critical part of a dynamic team located in Broomfield, CO. We are a fast-paced but casual environment with highly talented peers. The most successful team members are versatile, disciplined and enjoy focusing on new challenges.
We don’t believe in “culture fit”. We believe in you being a genuine human being and pleasant to work with. Sure, we might share a beer at work or after work but you don’t have to. You just need to be a contributing member of our team who is thoughtful and wants to do quality work.
Making an immediate impact:
- Automate recurring QA processes through the use of SQL scripts or advanced languages such as Java, Scala, or Python
- Help design and build out an automation framework and automation suite that continually validates data and ETL processes
- Coming up with creative ideas on how to test
- Work on a scrum team comprised of 4 to 5 developers
- Writing test plans and test cases for user stories
- Participate in daily standup meetings and all meetings of the agile SLC: planning, estimation, retrospectives, demos, etc
Needed SpotX’er talents:
- 2 years of previous QA or development experience
- Working knowledge on Hadoop, Spark
- Good experience in HiveQL
- Familiarity with data loading tools like Sqoop
- Knowledge of workflow/schedulers like Airflow
- Demonstrated ability to design, test, and deploy Hadoop applications
- Proven understanding with Hadoop and Hive
- Experience with Java, Python, or Scala
- Smart, with technical abilities that enable you to learn fast and be creative in your solutions
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Comfortable at a shell prompt (e.g., Unix/linux experience)
- A love for making software better!
Bonus SpotX’er talents:
- Big data tools experience like QuerySurge or Informatica
- Built an automation framework and automation suite from scratch for big data purposes
- Web-scale environments
- Understanding of source control (Subversion, GIT, etc)
- Developing personal projects, or contributing to open source projects
SpotX Perks:
- Work-life balance
- Unlimited PTO (work it out with your team first!), company closed from Christmas to New Years
- Make a real difference - your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
- Work in a fun, casual, team environment – flip flops OK
- Frisbees and foosball tables
- Benefits such as medical, dental and 401(k)
SpotX is a video ad serving platform providing media owners with monetization tools for desktop, mobile and connected devices. The platform features modern ad serving and programmatic infrastructure, and other monetization tools, like solutions for OTT and outstream video ad units. SpotX gives publishers the control, transparency and actionable insights needed to understand buyer behavior, manage access and pricing, and maximize revenue. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has offices in Amsterdam, Belfast, Hamburg, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Stockholm, Singapore and Sydney. In October 2017, RTL Group, a leader across broadcast, content and digital, will complete its 100% acquisition of SpotX. For updates, follow SpotX on Twitter and LinkedIn.