Mediavine is seeking a Senior Node.js Engineer to join our Publisher Applications engineering team. This role requires a deep understanding of web technologies (specifically Node.js) and a genuine desire to collaborate on designing, implementing, and introducing impactful user-facing features. Applicants must be based in the United States.

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing nearly 10,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors.

We help content creators build sustainable businesses. From educational tools and cutting-edge plugins to ad technology that maximizes earnings without slowing down your site, our motivation is to ensure their brand and business grow in every respect.

Mission & Culture

We are striving to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflects the industries we serve and the world we live in. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels welcome. We are looking for individuals that will challenge us to continuously evolve and make Mediavine the employer of choice for people of all backgrounds. We strongly encourage minorities and individuals from underrepresented groups in technology to apply for this position.

Diversity and inclusion aren't platitudes to us; we take them seriously. Check out our Instagram and Diversity videos to learn more about our values and discover if Mediavine is the place for you!

About Our Publisher Applications Team

Our PubApps team is responsible for the development and maintenance of our publisher dashboard, which enables users to view revenue reports, configure behaviors of Mediavine products, manage content like videos and playlists, as well as new products like our publisher onboarding system, and more.

The application is a React frontend, complemented by a Rails API currently being migrated to a Node API by our skilled team of Architects. By joining us at this pivotal moment, you will have a unique opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the application, while also making significant contributions to its long-term growth and ultimate success.

About You

You love to work with a talented team where you have weekly team time (we play Among Us, have Oculus Quests, and do fun group activities) and you're supported in your efforts to grow professionally. You are able to manage your time well, communicate effectively and collaborate in a fully distributed team.

You should have Senior-level experience building modern application backends in JavaScript/TypeScript. You regularly write technical specifications, enjoy pair programming (we use Tuple.app!) with team members, and are experienced in writing automated tests.

You should have significant experience designing, debugging, and optimizing backend applications to make them fast and reliable. You have experience participating in code reviews and providing overall code quality suggestions to help maintain the structure and quality of the codebase.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Design and create engineering specifications for software applications and complex features
• Oversee efforts for multiple projects under your team’s purview
• Aid in sprint planning and timeline management, working closely with Product Managers and the Tech Lead as needed
• Work with Quality Assurance Engineers to develop software test plans
• Write well-designed, testable code
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
  • Organize the effort, assess the work, determine scope
• Interpret and fulfill engineering sprint stories
  • Frequently develop complex features and bug fixes
  • Pair program with other developers and provide technical guidance to others as needed
• As business needs change, be flexible in learning and applying your skills and experience on other product teams

Requirements

Location:

• Applicants must be based in the United States

You Have:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in software engineering roles
• 3+ years of hands on experience working with Node.js & TypeScript
• Familiarity with NestJS Framework and its concepts
• Extensive experience writing SQL queries
• Solid understanding of database technologies and proficiency in Postgres
• Leadership capabilities, including guiding technical decisions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working on a distributed/remote team

Nice to haves:

• Experience in the AdTech industry
• Experience with React
• Experience with Prisma
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment

Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Travel opportunities (remember those!?)
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k, Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Learning allowance
• Generous Vacation/Time off policies
• Additional side benefits such as home-office upgrades, tuition reimbursement, paid gym memberships and wellness retreats, upgraded flights, cool swag and more
• Company match charitable donations

Mediavine is an Equal Opportunity Employer