We are Outbrain.
We’re one of the world’s largest content recommendation platforms, delighting audiences with engaging, personalized content recommendations while serving as the primary engagement partner and platform for the world’s top digital media companies.
We're looking for a talented & passionate Backend Engineer who is interested in growing our data infrastructure at Outbrain. Our scale is enormous: with a data pipeline handling 800 billion messages daily in our Kafka clusters. We support over 1000 daily jobs across multiple platforms such as Airflow, Spark, and Trino. Your role will involve creating tools and libraries to enhance the daily productivity and efficiency of Outbrain's engineering teams.
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If you’re looking to solve unique technical challenges at massive scale with an amazing team by your side, we’ve got you covered.
A day in the life
- Join a small and very strong team of experienced engineers.
- Don’t just write code - solve problems for our customers. Collaborate with experienced product managers, engineers and tech leads from the earliest stages of a project to create real impact.
- Use the right tools for the job: our tech stack includes battle-tested tools like Java/Scala, Python, Kafka, Spark, Trino, Airflow, SpringBoot, K8S, Docker and more.
- Work closely with your team to design & implement high-quality technical solutions. Share knowledge & improve code quality through code reviews, technical specs, design reviews, postmortems and unit tests.
- Deploy your code to production servers several times a day with a single click through our state-of-the-art continuous integration tooling!
- Measure the impact of your changes in production using our advanced monitoring stack based on Prometheus.
- Grow your skills & share your learnings with others - either through internal tech talks or externally at meetups & conferences.
What you’ll bring
- At least 3 years of experience as a Java software engineer.
- Strong ability and passion for solving challenging problems with other people.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
- Good knowledge of software engineering fundamentals.
- A strong desire to learn and grow as a member of a talented engineering team.
- A positive attitude - even when things get tough.
- Great communication and collaboration skills.
- Reliability - you are a trustworthy person others can count on.
- Having experience with our stack is a plus, but not mandatory - we value talent, strong fundamentals and dedication to excellence more than the tools you've used.
More than snacks!
- Nearby parking place is available
- Short walking distance from Sapir train station
- Expand your toolbox with our mentorship program and internal learning tools
- Dog friendly office
- Follow your passions, visit the music and game rooms
- …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!
We Recommend #LifeAtOutbrain
Outbrain is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.
Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.
Did you know "trust" is one of our core values? We apply this value to our day-to-day by working collaboratively on a global scale. With managers and teammates often sitting in other countries and time zones, we value communication, patience, and open-mindedness to all cultural backgrounds. We encourage all ideas, and everyone gets a seat at the table!
Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups –employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change. From OB Green (environmental), OB WE (women empowerment), OB Good (charitable initiatives) to OB4E (diversity, equity, and inclusion), you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.
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