Full-Time

Senior Platform Engineer

Posted on 1/13/2025

Vistar Media

Vistar Media

201-500 employees

Digital out-of-home advertising platform

No salary listed

Senior, Expert

Philadelphia, PA, USA

This is a hybrid position, which implies that candidates will need to work in the office some days.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Platform Engineering
Required Skills
AWS
Development Operations (DevOps)
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical field (e.g. engineering, computer science, etc.)
  • 8-15+ years of relevant work experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and/or DevOps.
  • Excellent knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS preferred).
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code platforms.
  • Experience with the building and maintenance of CI/CD platforms.
Responsibilities
  • Take a technical leadership role on features and team roadmaps.
  • Large group communications and presentations.
  • Work with the architecture team to develop maintainable, effective, and efficient solutions.
  • Help to onboard and mentor other engineers on the team.
  • Maintain a high level of productivity while making significant contributions to infrastructure, CI/CD, and internal tooling initiatives.
  • Participate in a rigorous code review process, including giving and receiving critical feedback.
  • Work directly with internal engineering teams to understand gaps in our shared infrastructure and tooling.
  • Write well-designed, well-tested code.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in at least two of the following is preferred, but not required: Go, Scala/Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Experience with a formal code review process is a plus.
  • Experience in technical/team leadership preferred.

Vistar Media connects media owners with marketers in the digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising sector, allowing for the buying and selling of advertising space on digital billboards and screens. Its platform includes a supply-side platform (SSP) for media owners and a demand-side platform (DSP) for marketers, generating revenue through transaction commissions. Vistar Media differentiates itself by offering automated, data-driven ad buying, which helps advertisers target specific audiences while still reaching a large number of people. The company's goal is to enhance the DOOH advertising experience for both media owners and marketers in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$31.1M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased adoption of AI-driven analytics enhances Vistar Media's data-driven offerings.
  • 5G technology improves the effectiveness of Vistar Media's programmatic ad solutions.
  • Smart city initiatives expand digital screen inventory for Vistar Media's platform.

What critics are saying

  • T-Mobile's acquisition may lead to integration challenges and cultural clashes.
  • Expansion into Brazil exposes Vistar Media to unfamiliar regulatory environments.
  • Reliance on partnerships poses risks if partners switch to competitors.

What makes Vistar Media unique

  • Vistar Media offers automated, data-driven buying of digital out-of-home ads.
  • The company provides a unified ad-serving solution combining programmatic and traditional scheduling.
  • Vistar Media's platform connects media owners with marketers for efficient ad space transactions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Hybrid Work Options

Quarterly Lifestyle Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
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