Software Engineer II, Ad Exchange

GumGum•Santa Monica, CA

5d•$159,000 - $182,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GumGum is The Mindset Company™ transforming advertising. We’re an advertising technology company delivering results by matching brands with people in the right mindset in the moments that matter. Our platform is powered by the Mindset Graph™, our AI-driven data engine that processes billions of real-time contextual, creative, environmental, and historical signals to match every ad with the most receptive audience. The result is advertising that drives meaningful outcomes for advertisers and publishers, and is more relevant for consumers. We were founded in 2008 and are headquartered in Santa Monica, California, operating in over 19 markets across North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Our principles guide our work every day and are as follows: Customer-Obsessed: We’re focused on advertising solutions that solve needs and drive success for clients and partners. Make it Happen: We have a bias for action and take ownership to deliver results. Always Innovate: We push boundaries with creativity and technology. Foster Belonging: We ensure colleagues feel included, supported, and empowered to thrive. To be a part of The Mindset Company™ transforming advertising, please visit www.gumgum.com/careers. The Ad Exchange development team at GumGum is responsible for the technical development and operations of our Ad Exchange technology. The Ad Exchange software handles a high volume of requests (40 million requests per minute) and is a highly distributed Java web service. Our team currently uses technologies such as Java, Spring, MySQL, Kafka, Aerospike, ScyllaDb, Memcached, and more. This role works with product managers and various engineering teams to deliver on priorities for the company, making a significant impact on a key revenue stream for the business. You will support the design and implementation of projects while maximizing the efficiency and scalability of our systems. Note: GumGum fosters a flexible work environment, offering GumGummers the ability to work either in-office or remotely/from home. For this position, in-person/office collaboration is required 2 days per week, supporting a balanced approach to flexibility and team engagement.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science preferred or equivalent experience.
2-5 years of experience as a developer with understanding of programming languages, preferably Java and Spring Framework.
A history of successfully shipping products into production.
Experience with AWS and distributed systems such as Kafka, DynamoDB or equivalent.
Experience with RDBMS systems.
Experience with Git, Gradle, and CI/CD delivery pipelines

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain new features and improvements to our high volume, high traffic web services written in Java, orchestrated with Spring, and using data from MySQL, ScyllaDB and Aerospike.
Engage in technical architecture discussions, solve ambiguous problems, and execute on a solution with a team of engineers across multiple teams.
Create algorithms to optimize KPIs such as viewability, CTR, Revenue, costs etc.
Improve the performance of the Ad Exchange including reducing latency and cost.
Collaborate with Product and internal stakeholders to identify, prioritize and develop new features and improvements for our products, as well as provide support for any stakeholder issues.
Support and train junior engineers in technical, business, and product concepts.
Actively review other developers’ code and provide insightful feedback.
Troubleshoot user-reported issues from the team’s products.
Investigate and resolve production issues, ensuring application reliability and performance.
Develop a deep understanding of the advertising industry as required to be able to make decisions about our technical approach and provide our users with more efficient applications.
Contribute to internal documentation, technical blogs, or presentations to elevate engineering visibility and learning.