Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Job opening - Software Engineer, Advertising at Lycos, Inc. (Waltham, MA)

Lycos is seeking an engineer excited about the world of digital advertising to support and enhance our next generation ad platform technology. This person would work cross-functionally with our Advertising, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure a seamless delivery of our portfolio of video, display and other unique ad products.   

The goal is for our ads to be delivered as a central part of a rich user experience relevant to each user’s intent and interests.  The right candidate has the potential to multiply the revenue we receive or even more drastically reshape the role advertising plays in Lycos’ online presence.


There’s no exact formula of skills for this role; we’re looking for well-rounded candidates with an interest in solving problems through technology in the context of understanding the business. So, essentially we’ll look for the following qualifications and skills—some are required! because we’re moving fast and others will be a great addition.


Responsibilities:



  • Develop and maintain components in a high-volume real-time web system for ad selection and serving

  • Enhance technical design and infrastructure solutions around video and display ad serving technologies

  • Migrate legacy code to new frameworks

  • Improve performance and process time for enhanced scalability

  • Debug custom and third-party code, working cross functionally to identify and implement server improvements

  • Develop new solutions for Lycos’ ad offerings

  • Own significant parts of the ad platform code base
    To apply for this position, please follow this link:


    https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1453121


    or visit our jobs website:


    www.lycos.com/jobs





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