BrightRoll is the world's largest and most trusted video advertising network, having served more than 1 billion advertisements in 12 months. BrightRoll is a privately held; venture- backed company and holds its headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

BrightRoll is looking for a solid, energetic Ruby on Rails developer to work on our core RoR application. This application is core to our business, and this person would be the primary owner of this project. This is a full-time position in our San Francisco office and will report to the CTO. Brightroll's engineering group is a small, but very talented team.

The qualified candidate will be responsible for the design, research, implementation, and maintenance of our core Ruby on Rails application. These units have already had over 1 billion views.

Responsibilities

Innovate on the Rails framework, try new things, and contribute to the community
Participate in all phases of the software development cycle (understands what it takes to ship)
Work closely with product management and other members of engineering
Experience working with UI and graphic designers.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
2+ years software development experience
6+ months of development in Ruby on Rails
Experience building Ajax interfaces is required

Test driven development experience
You should care a lot about writing solid code in our agile environment.
You should always strive to create a great user experience.
Experience building financial applications is a plus
Previous development experience in languages other than Ruby (Python, Perl, PHP)
Experience with CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Cross-browser issues

 

Bonus Points:

You've shipped a Ruby on Rails application you can show off
You've shipped an a large, high-performance site on the internet
Advertising industry experience
Video experience
Multiple "start to finish" product development experiences

BrightRoll Inc., is the Internet's leading video advertising network. BrightRoll is a pioneer in monetizing online video content and serves millions of advertisements daily. We help major brands execute "smart video campaigns" across the industry's leading publishers, including over half of the top 250 websites in the US. Dozens of advertising agency's are using Brightroll to execute campaigns for their leading brands.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to manage our high volume of ad campaigns. This position is critical to our success, as you'll be interfacing with all departments and our customers. This position’s work is visible from the highest levels of the company and we are looking for smart, driven people to take us to the next level.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Media planning, publisher negotiation, and contract execution
Creative testing and approval
Setup and trafficking of online advertising campaigns
Client and publisher report analysis
Daily campaign analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization
Ad unit research, design, and QA
Publisher prospecting and network expansion

REQUIREMENTS:

Performed media planning or buying at a major online ad agency
Performed campaign management at a major web publisher
Experience with AdPlan and/or Netratings
Experience with DoubleClick and/or Atlas
Strong knowledge of HTML, Flash, and Java Script

Excellent organizational and communication skills, specifically the ability to interact with clients, publishers, and internal groups
Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment

Extremely detail oriented and aggressively proactive
Strong analytical skills
Deep Excel experience
Appetite for responsibility and desire to grow with a small company
Bachelors Degree required, undergraduate experience in mathematics, economics, or science preferred

 

BrightRoll is the world's largest and most trusted video advertising network, having served more than 1 billion advertisements in 12 months. BrightRoll is a privately held; venture- backed company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

BrightRoll helps leading agencies, representing brands such as Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard and Sony Pictures, launch and execute "smart video ad campaigns" across the industry's leading publishers including over half of the top 100 online media properties in the United States. BrightRoll's proprietary campaign execution, inventory management and advertising delivery technology provide brands and agencies with the reach, frequency and scalability needed to achieve their campaign goals.

Brightroll is looking for an experienced senior product manager to drive the evolution and advancement of our video advertising platform. This role is critical to furthering the quality of service we provide our advertisers and publishers and enhancing BrightRoll’s competitive position. Our ideal candidate will bring proven product management skills and a solid understanding of online ad serving technology to our company.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work for a well-funded, successful startup acknowledged as the innovator in the video advertising space. This is a dynamic role in a rapidly growing company with excellent opportunity for career growth. It is a full-time position, reporting to the Director of Product Management.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively work with internal teams (e.g., engineering, media, sales), partners and management to set product development priorities
• Identify/gather product requirements and develop preliminary design concepts
• Translate product requirements into marketing and functional specifications, and work closely with engineering to bring it all to life
• Understand existing ad serving technologies and data systems with the goal of improving operational effectiveness; this would include driving improvements in data collection, structure, quality, and breadth
• Lead outsourced design and engineering initiatives
• Manage project schedules and dependencies, and drive cross-functional initiatives
• Stay current with competitors and the online video advertising landscape; keep the company informed on key issues

Requirements:

• Passion for conceiving, designing, building, shipping and sustaining amazing products that work great the first time out the door
• Three to five years experience in product management working directly with design and engineering teams
• Experience in the online ad serving (or related) space is required
• BS in technical or quantitative discipline; MBA a plus
• Experience in managing aggressive and dynamic projects, with competing resources and priorities; firm sense of accountability and ownership for end-to-end product lifecycle with a demonstrated ability to drive product planning, development, and launch
• Proven track record of preparing MRDs, PRDs, and FSDs based upon product- and market-driven requirements
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including contractors
• Business mindset with a strong technical bent (software engineering background highly desirable)
• Self-starter with the interest, ability and energy to work in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Killer written and verbal communications skills
• Bring a great sense of humor and adventure to the workplace!