Software Engineer - Finance Systems | AppNexus Inc. | New York, United States

Software Engineer - Finance Systems | AppNexus Inc. | New York, United States

Software Engineer - Finance Systems (New York) Engineering | New York, United States

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Team Description:
Each month, AppNexus transacts billions of ad impressions which in turn powers the economic engine of the Internet. The Business Systems team is responsible for engineering systems that allow AppNexus to operate its business both smoothly and effectively. We make tools that determine where all of the money comes from, where it is going, and how we can make more of it. Our engineers build and manage business-critical financial code that has direct revenue impact. We are also responsible for wrangling data from various sources, smoothing it out, and creating tools to analyze that data; and we build and manage CRM, BI, ERP and Billing solutions. We are looking for business-minded engineers who are interested in gaining unique insight into the multi-billion dollar ad-tech industry, and how a leader in it operates.  

Role description:As an engineer on this team, you'll be working on business critical finance code that has several stakeholders and direct revenue impact. You'll be building solutions that enables efficient business processes and automation. You will gain unique insight into the multi-billion dollar ad-tech industry, and how an amazingly positioned leader in it operates.  This role offers tremendous potential for personal and professional growth, and is incredibly interesting for the business minded.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop software for related to online advertising transactions
• Debug and troubleshoot existing software in order to eliminate revenue-impacting bugs
• Work on .net and MSSQL based ERP systems managing financial transactions related to online advertising
• Keep our financial data flowing with consistency and accuracy
• Build systems that test and maintain code integrity

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field
• 3+ years of software engineer experience developing reliable software for business critical applications and working with complex distributed software systems
• Demonstrated knowledge of .NET or Java programming languages
• Build reports and manage day-to-day administrative work of several platforms
• Demonstrated knowledge of Structure Query Language (SQL) and MSSQL or Postgresql
• Willing to learn and become expert in multiple programming languages and platforms like Java, C#, Groovy, Python, Vertica, BI Tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of Version Control including Subversion or Git

What we look for:

• You want to be part of an organization with a transparent and agile environment and a clear communication path between your team and the CEO where you can communicate freely and openly.
• You are hands-on when designing applications and are comfortable coding off of not only a formal spec, but also a problem statement.
• You look for novel and creative solutions to complex problems.
• You are an independent thinker who is self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced work environment.
• You are passionate about and thrive in a culture of learning and teaching – you are both open minded to others’ opinions and take opportunities to help and teach colleagues.

What's in it for you:

• Industry-changing work – build bold solutions to some of today’s most exciting technical challenges.
• Significant impact from your very first day thanks to our rapidly growing scale and agile engineering teams.
• Career Development: AppNexus offers a variety of internally-developed learning sessions, customized workshops, and robust professional development programs to help you strengthen your potential, develop new skills, grow your career and make greatness happen at AppNexus. 
• Global presence – AppNexus has offices around the world: Manhattan, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, London, Paris, Hamburg, Toronto, Sydney, and Singapore. Engineers are primarily based in Manhattan and Portland.
• Regular access to industry events - AppNexus hosts many technical meet-ups and speakers on site.
• We are a technology company at heart. Our founders can hold their own in architecture discussions with the team. Occasionally, our CEO even checks-in bug fixes to the ad server codebase.

The other perks:

• Great Technology: Any computer of your choosing. Most of our team develop using retina displayed MacBook Pros, with multiple monitors for additional screen real estate.
• Free Food: Every office has fully-stocked kitchens featuring bagels each morning, as well as healthy and tasty snacks, drinks, and coffee throughout the day. Family Lunch Fridays – AppNexus provides free lunch for the company every Friday.
• Career Development: AppNexus offers a variety of internally-developed learning sessions, customized workshops, and robust professional development programs to help you strengthen your potential, develop new skills, grow your career and make greatness happen at AppNexus. 

http://appnexus.com/open-positions?jvi=oE1lYfwI