Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

About Wurl, LLC.

At Wurl, our mission is to create innovative technologies and services that help accelerate the shift to streaming. Our market-leading technologies for monetization, advertising, and distribution help publishers, streamers, and advertisers maximize revenue, grow Connected TV viewership, and strengthen brand value. At our core, we are innovators focused on driving the streaming industry forward by connecting the right viewers to the right content.

In 2022, Wurl was acquired by AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), the leading marketing platform, giving our employees the best of both worlds: the dynamic environment of a 150+ person startup as well as the stability of a high-growth public tech company. We invest in providing a culture that fosters passion, drives excellence, and encourages collaboration to drive innovation. Wurl is  a fully-remote company that has been globally recognized for our people and technology, having been named a Great Place to Work by Fortune in 2021 and 2022; an Ad Tech Company of the Year finalist by the UK Business Tech Awards in 2023; Best Publisher Platform by the Digiday Media Awards in 2023; and FAST Innovation of the Year by The VideoTech Innovation Awards in 2022.

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - (Location, Remote):

In this role, you will be a key member of the Wurl engineering team building the platform responsible for retrieval, curation, and scheduling of managed media into 24/7-linear channels and VOD deliveries.  As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer you will be working across multiple technologies and will be collaborating with other engineers, product managers, QA, and data teams to help deliver solutions.

What you'll do:

• Shape and revolutionize the future of streaming TV
• Build innovative, market-leading technologies to help content companies and streamers succeed
• Participate in a 100% open environment where everyone is encouraged to share ideas, big and small
• Learn, share, and grow in a leading company within a rapidly accelerating industry

Qualifications:

• 7 years of complete software lifecycle experience, including design, architecture, and implementation of software features
• 3 years of hands-on experience writing and testing dynamic, modern Javascript and Ruby on Rails applications
• 3 years of hands-on production experience with JavaScript frameworks such as React, including Typescript
• Experience with JSON API-level interface, and GraphQL
• Experience with designing and implementing microservices/hybrid architectures
• Experience using modern web technologies and network transports (WebSockets, Redis)
• Experience with abstracting and translating user requirements into technical specifications and functional code
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including documenting software design and process
• Deep knowledge of software engineering design principles and processes, including Test Driven Development
• Deep knowledge of engineering fundamentals and best-practices such as git-flow, pull requests, code reviews, SLAs
• Experience with Agile Scrum

Bonus Points:

• Using client-side state management tools like Redux and Apollo Client.
• An understanding of the W3C Media Source Extensions and the video tag.
• Knowledge of video delivery standards (HLS, MP4, RTMP, DASH, MRSS, MP-TS, RTMP)

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Strong Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 90% paid by Wurl 
• Remote First Policy 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan through AppLovin
• Discretionary Time Off, with minimum at 4 weeks of time off
• 13 US Holidays 
• 401(k) Matching
• Pre-Tax Savings Plans, HSA & FSA
• Carrot and Headspace Subscriptions for Family Planning & Mental Wellness
• OneMedical Subscription for 24/7 Convenient Medical Care
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for All Family Additions
• Discounted PetPlan
• $1,000 Work From Home Stipend to Set Up Your Home Office

Few companies allow you to thrive like you will at Wurl. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with the industry’s brightest minds and most innovative thinkers. You will enjoy ongoing mentorship, team collaboration and you will have a place to grow your career.  You will be proud to say you're a part of the company revolutionizing TV.

Wurl provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this [CA based or North America based] position is $141,000 - $196,000. Base compensation at Wurl is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.