Staff Software Engineer, Bazaarvoice
Insights
UGC-based shopper engagement platform
Open for applications
UGC-based shopper engagement platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
Bazaarvoice's mission is to build smarter shopper experiences across the entire customer journey.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has built and operated systems that aggregate and share data sets to support new product offerings and is well experienced in evaluating the right technologies to build those data sets
- Success in the role is underpinned by a strong understanding of the business cases of the product portfolio and building relevant data sets, API layer and access methodologies that support the portfolio goals
- 7+ years of experience building and supporting scalable, distributed systems using open-source tools
- Proven hands-on experience with Object Oriented programming languages and with at least 1 scripting language (ex. Java/C++/etc. and Python/Ruby/etc.)
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience with writing complex SQL queries (any dialect but PostgreSQL is a plus)
- Experience with some sort of API framework (ex. Spring Boot)
- Experience with big data infrastructures such as Hbase, RDBMS, Redshift
- Experience with optimizing database performance by using various techniques such as indexing, caching
- Experience with public cloud hosting provider (AWS (preferred), Google Cloud, Azure or similar)
- Experience using modern build tools such as Maven, Jenkins, GitHub, etc
- Experience with Amazon Web Services a strong plus - CloudFormation, EMR, S3, EC2, Athena etc
- Experience with scheduling services such as Airflow, Oozie
- Experience with Data ETL and data modeling
- Experience with building large-scale systems with extensive knowledge in data warehousing solutions
- Developing prototypes and proof-of-concept systems
- Strong analytical, technical, and communication (oral and written) skills
- Someone committed to excellence. That means building collaborative relations up, down and across the organization; staying positive when tackling tough challenges that often requires cross-team contribution
- Prior technical leadership and/or mentorship experience
- Please note: Candidates who are successful will be required to undergo a Basic level DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) background check
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Insights Back-End team to help build out data pipeline, data store and API layer of Bazaarvoice data that will power our various client-facing dashboards, raw data reporting, product performance reporting
- Own, design, implement and support of major components of the unified back end data
- Define how data should be aggregated and made available to other consuming applications while maintaining high availability and performance
- Implementation of the mechanism, systems, and software to make it happen
- Use your strong grasp of the technology stack to guide where we go next
- Drive engineering best practices and help mentor talent
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
As more and more consumers turn to peer reviews and ratings to inform their purchasing, businesses seek to incorporate this user-generated content into their marketing efforts. Bazaarvoice enables this authentic customer-powered marketing, turning social media into social commerce for the world's best global brands.
Bazaarvoice allows consumers to create and share ratings, reviews, questions, answers, and stories about products and brands on its clients' websites. It then syndicates that content across the web to reach shoppers wherever they are, boasting a measured positive influence on purchase decisions. On top of this, the company also gathers customer intelligence which it analyses and provides to clients so they can make real-time, informed business decisions.
The company has continued to consolidate its position, for example with the 2021 acquisition of Curalate, as well as more recent acquisitions such as that of creator marketing platform affable.ai. With the trend towards consumer-to-consumer purchase influence still very much underway, the company should find ample opportunity for further growth.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2008
$7.1m
SERIES C
Sep 2007
$8.8m
SERIES B
Total funding: $19.9m
Company benefits
- Dental & Vision plans
- Parental leave policies
- Mentorship with industry leaders
- Wellness programs
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- Customer is key - We see our own success through our customers’ outcomes. We approach every situation with a customer-first mindset
- Passionate pursuit of performance - Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive, and curiosity. We love what we do, which makes us laser-focused on our mission
- Transparency and integrity build trust - We believe in the power of authentic feedback. It’s in our DNA. We do the right thing when faced with hard choices. Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance
- Innovation over imitation - We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo. We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage
- Stronger together - We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives. We champion what’s best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams. As a stronger company, we build a stronger community
Company HQ
Stonelake Office Park, Austin, TX
Founders
Keith Nealon
(CEO, not founder)Advisory Board Member at Axonista. Previously President and General Manager of the Cloud Division at ShoreTel for 2 years, an Advisory Board Member at Smartling for 6 years, and CEO at Vyze for 4 years.
People progressing
Joined as Global Client Success Director, being promoted to Strategic Account Director after 9 months, and then again to Senior Account Director of Strategic Accounts.
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