Junior Software Development Engineer - Backend, Ads (@Remote, Chile and Colombia)

As a Junior Software Development Engineer - Backend on the Advertising team, you will be developing and deploying features on our mature back end architecture with high operational excellence on one of the teams directly responsible for OfferUp’s top line.

At many organizations, your role begins and ends with the code. On our team, we’re different. As a Software Development Engineer in our team, you will own and execute the delivery of sub-features, participate in architecture discussions, and do regular code reviews. You’ll be responsible for working with our Product team, Bizops experts, client developers, and backend peers to come up with new efficient, scalable solutions and iterate on existing ones.

This role is only available outside the US and not available to any individual based within the US or any US territory.

Here’s more of what you will get to do:

• Help create and deliver new advertising experiences for OfferUp.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features and/or iterations of existing features.
• Contribute to developing the technical strategy for the Ads platform/features.
• Develop, test, release, and document code using best software engineering practices to ensure timely service delivery and ease of maintenance.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Collaborate if needed with third-party providers, and evaluate/debug/implement 3rd party SDKs.
• Identify, track and find solutions to software defects identified both internally and externally.

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• A high degree of motivation with a history of delivering quality code.
• Demonstrated strong coding skills in any one of the following – Java, Python, C/C++, Golang, Scala, PHP (or equivalent programming language)
• Excellent knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
• An insatiable desire and ability to learn
• Exceptional self-management skills during the execution of complex problems and tasks
• A desire for a fast-moving, continuous flow development environment
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken (fluency in English required)
• Experience with building highly scalable web services
• Comfort designing services on top of cloud infrastructure like AWS

Helpful, but not required:

• Experience with Agile development
• Working knowledge of online advertising systems
• Github repo with your own code we can view

About OfferUp:

OfferUp is the largest mobile marketplace for local buyers and sellers in the U.S. We are changing the way people buy and sell in their communities by providing a uniquely simple and trusted experience on our iOS and Android apps. Our goal is to be the platform of choice for local commerce by connecting buyers and sellers through an interface that makes selling an item as easy as snapping a picture from a mobile device. OfferUp was founded in 2011 and has grown to serve local markets across the U.S. with more than 1 in 5 adults using OfferUp in 2022.

More About OfferUp At a Glance

• Top 10 Shopping app in the App Store and Google Play Store for three years
• 15%+ of adults in several markets use OfferUp every month (LA, Miami, Phoenix, Seattle, Las Vegas, Riverside, Orlando)
• OfferUp works directly with nearly 2000 US law enforcement agencies to build trust in local communities

OfferUp is changing the way people buy and sell locally, and we’ve built a dynamic team to do it. To learn more about what it’s like to work at OfferUp, check out our blog: https://blog.offerup.com

OfferUp provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, OfferUp complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

OfferUp expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of OfferUp’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.