Staff Software Engineer

At Criteo we face some of the most challenging and interesting problems in the advertising software industry. We work at a scale of speed, performance and complexity that few others in the industry have . Our dataset is about 40 petabytes in Hadoop (more than 30 TB extra per day), we take less than 10ms to respond to an ad request and we deliver billions of ads per day.

To help us solve these challenges, Criteo is looking for the best of the best in terms of engineering talent within our cool and geeky environment!
Description
We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic Staff Software Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto.
What you will be doing:
Write high quality, maintainable code as leading member of the platform team
Be a part of a team working on a high volume, highly available system, critical to the success of the business
Participate in architecture discussions, influence the roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects
Build scalable, available, low latency systems designed to serve for high traffic
Build fault-tolerant distributed data processing systems from ground up

What You Bring to the Role:

MS in Software Engineering or related field.
8+ years of programming experience in C#, Java, or C++.
You have a rock-solid foundation in Computer Science (data structures, algorithms, software design).
You are experienced with architecting, developing and extending large and complex systems.
A passion for shipping quality high-performance code.
You are a problem solver, a fixer, and a creative technologist. We believe coding is a talent and a passion, not just a skill.
You need to be a great team worker and a great communicator.

Nice to have:

Experience with Big Data and technologies such as Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Pig, HBase, Hive
Experience with API and web services design
Experience with taking the initiative and acting as a technical lead
A passion for shipping quality high-performance code
Strong understanding of (one or more of the following): Java, Python, Scala, system design, distributed systems, web services, cloud infrastructure,
Experience in a web or mobile advertising technology business.
Working in a very fast-paced and continuously changing environment

Learn More about Criteo R&D in Palo Alto:

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We recognize that engineering culture is key for building a world-class engineering organization. Our core values are getting stuff done, collaboration and respect, code quality, striving for excellence, and having fun at what we do.
About Criteo [CRTO]
Criteo (CRTO) delivers personalized performance marketing at an extensive scale. Measuring return on post-click sales, Criteo makes ROI transparent and easy to measure. Criteo has over 2,200 employees in 30 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, serving 13,000 advertisers worldwide and with direct relationships with 17,500 publishers.
Other Reasons to Work with Us:
We are innovative, passionate, creative, driven, and adaptable. Our core values are at the heart of who we are. We have a spontaneous and vibrant culture, and we truly believe in team spirit and collaboration.
Competitive Compensation
100% coverage of Healthcare premium
Career advancement, global mobility encouraged
Generous Vacation policy
Fidelity 401(k) with company matching
Great office in Downtown Palo Alto
Fun Place to work - Snacks, Happy Hour, Massages,

Ping-pong, Music Room, Cool Off-sites
Criteo is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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