Life at BrightRoll is good. We work hard and we play hard. We respect weekends. We recognize that hiring the best and brightest talent makes us a successful company. We take pride in creating an environment where the company shares its success with the innovative thinkers who have helped us achieve and exceed our goals. We understand that our greatest asset is our employees and we offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, which includes tangible and intangible benefits that extend beyond the typical paycheck, vacation days, and insurance benefits.

Discover what makes BrightRoll such a great place to work.

Open Full-Time Positions

Mission, Values & Culture

Diversity

Open Full-Time Positions

Software Engineers	Engineering
Ruby / Rails / Merb Software Engineers	Engineering
Lead Integration / Sales Engineer	Engineering
Engineering Manager	Engineering
Software Engineer Intern	Engineering
Senior Product Manager	Product Management
Director, Network Development	Publisher Lead
Network Development Account Manager	Network Development
Ad Traffic Coordinator	Media
Associate Campaign Manager	Media
Marketing Analyst	Marketing

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

Software Engineers

BrightRoll is looking for a solid, energetic Senior Software Engineer to work on some important adserver technology. We have a small, agile engineering team in the financial district of San Francisco. This person would report to the CTO.

Here are some questions to ask before reading on:

Do you know HTTP extremely well?
Do you know when to use the right language for the right problem?
Have you worked with large data sets?
Have you built many server apps in your career?

If you said yes to the above, then consider this opportunity at BrightRoll.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute on the design and implementation of back-end adserver technology

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 2+ Years of professional experience
• Solid network/socket programming skills
• Solid Java (Scala), C/C++ Programming skills
• Solid Dynamic Language skills (Ruby, Python, PHP, Erlang)
• Solid Unix API skills
• Solid persistence/database fundamentals and experience
• Multiple “start to finish” product development experiences

BONUS POINTS:

• Advertising industry experience
• REAL Test driven development experience
• You’ve worked on a large, high-performance site on the internet
• Interest/experience in interesting languages (Lisp, Haskell, Erlang, Scala, Smalltalk, Forth, Clojure)

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Ruby / Rails / Merb Software Engineers

BrightRoll is looking for a solid, energetic Software Engineer to work on some important adserver technology. We have a small, agile engineering team located in the financial district of San Francisco. This person would report to the CTO.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The qualified candidate will be responsible for the design, research, implementation, and maintenance of our core Ruby on Rails and Merb applications. This job should not require any travel and will only be at our headquarters in downtown San Francisco.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 2+ years software development experience
• 6+ months of development in Ruby on Rails or Merb
• Experience building Ajax interfaces is required
• Commercial Test Driven Development or Agile development experience
• Strong desire to write concise, solid, maintainable code
• Strives to create a great user experience

BONUS POINTS:

• Advertising industry experience
• You’ve shipped a Ruby on Rails application you can show off
• You’ve worked an a large, high-performance site on the internet
• Previous development experience in other languages (Python, Perl, PHP)
• Video experience
• Multiple “start to finish” product development experiences

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.
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Lead Integration / Sales Engineer

BrightRoll is looking for an experienced Sales or Integration engineer to help integrate BrightRoll with the various advertising partners in our space. You will work with many groups inside and outside of the company on revenue-generating projects. If you can be a great “face of the company,” we’ll give you the tools to succeed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to code in at least one scripting language (Ruby or PHP or Javascript or Perl, etc.)
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent
• 1+ years of professional experience
• Good understanding of HTML, XML, and web technologies
• Experience being a troubleshooter
• Should be productive with Unix
• Should be productive with SQL, Databases

BONUS POINTS:

• Advertising industry experience

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Engineering Manager

BrightRoll, the world’s largest and most trusted video advertising network, is looking for an experienced and energetic Engineering Manager. We’re a profitable, venture-backed company that executes smart video ad campaigns across the industry’s leading publishers, including over three-quarters of the top 250 websites in the United States. We’re experiencing high growth and looking to add to our small, agile engineering team. This is a great career building experience where you’ll learn new tools and technologies and work with hard-working engineers on revenue generating projects. This position reports to the CTO.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage complex technical projects and a team of software engineers
• Willing to jump in and code alongside their team
• Enjoy providing constructive feedback

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience as a technical lead or manager with a distinguished track record on technically demanding projects
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Solid understanding of at least one computer language (Java, Python, PHP, etc)
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate engineers
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain highly complex technical issues to non-technical users
• Experience participating in cross-department efforts by communicating with multiple teams to accomplish goals
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

BONUS POINTS:

• Advertising industry experience
• Have previously worked in a start-up environment
• You’ve worked an a large, high-performance site on the internet
• Multiple “start to finish” product development experiences

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

Software Engineer Intern

Are you a recent CS graduate or a 3rd or 4th year student looking to gain software engineering experience? Join BrightRoll, the world’s largest and most trusted video advertising network, and work in the high-growth field of online video advertising. We’re a profitable, venture-backed company that executes smart video ad campaigns across the industry’s leading publishers, including over three-quarters of the top 250 websites in the United States. You’ll work with a collaborative team of intelligent engineers committed to agile principles and will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, tools, and languages. This is a great career building experience working directly on revenue impacting projects. This position reports to the CTO.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The right candidate must have excellent communication skills and a strong computer science foundation. They will be working on projects individually or on teams with other engineering leads.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Smart, friendly, resourceful
• Recent CS grad or upper-division student
• Looking for a fulltime internship
• You stand out as one of the best computer science/engineering students amongst your peer group
• Strong familiarity with at least one of the following: Ruby, Python, PHP
• Productivity with Unix and SQL
• Great coder who is eager to become a superior coder
• Grasps new languages and platforms with alacrity
• Extremely motivated and proactive person

BONUS POINTS:

• Advertising industry experience
• Strong interests in a particular field of computer science
• Knowledge of HTTP protocol or a framework

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

Senior Product Manager

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 core products and technologies we bring to our advertisers and publishers, and it will directly help us to enhance BrightRoll’s competitive position. Our ideal candidate will bring to the role a combination of proven product management skills, direct experience with automated media buying solutions, and a solid understanding of online ad serving technologies.

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 senior director of product.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, maintain and prioritize the product roadmap for our newest platform offering.
• Based on the platform product roadmap, translate business needs and requirements into design concepts and functional specs, and work closely with engineering to bring it all to life.
• Serve as the resident expert on the current and evolving automated media buying ecosystem, including DSPs, ad exchanges, and data exchanges.
• Understand existing ad serving technologies, especially for video, with the goal of improving technology effectiveness. This would include driving improvements in targeting, pacing, and optimization, as well as data collection, structure, quality, and breadth.
• Manage project schedules and dependencies, and drive cross-functional initiatives.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of direct product management experience
• Proven experience with DSPs, ad exchanges, and data exchanges
• Deep technical knowledge of online ad serving
• Minimum of a B.S. in software engineering, MBA preferred
• Experience working in an agile software development environment
• Self-starter with prior start-up experience and the interest, ability and energy to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proven expertise in managing aggressive and dynamic projects with competing resources and priorities; firm sense of accountability and ownership across the entire product lifecycle, with a demonstrated ability to drive product planning, development, and launch
• Passion for conceiving, designing, building, and shipping amazing products that work great the first time out the door
• Established track record of preparing MRDs, PRDs, and FSDs based upon product and market-driven requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Bring a great sense of humor and adventure to the workplace!

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.
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Director, Network Development – Publisher Lead

The Director, Network Development – Publisher Specialist will lead a team responsible for building, managing and growing key strategic partnerships with the upper-most echelon of video-centric web publishers.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced sales-focused business developer who can bring their BD and traditional selling skills to BrightRoll to close and manage complex, revenue-focused partner relationships. The ideal candidate excels in a player/coach role and has experience managing a team of two or more direct reports.

You will report to and work with the Vice President, Network Development to manage your goals, your team’s goals, business quotas, and both existing and new publisher account relationships, including handling publisher inquiries, resolving concerns, and making outbound requests to publishers to further BrightRoll’s strategic initiatives. To be successful in this role, you should be very comfortable with the end to end consultation and problem-solving elements of selling. You and your team will educate prospects on the BrightRoll value proposition and attend prospect and client meetings. You’ll work closely with the media, sales, product and technology teams to help drive the business’ overall goals.

Your team will be responsible for helping to manage the publisher integration process, working closely with the Media team, and you’ll put your analytical skills to work to ensure that these partners achieve specific objectives.

REQUIREMENTS :

• BA/BS or equivalent required
• High level of experience in platform sales, partner management, strategic account management, and/or a similar client-facing role with an Internet or search company and understanding of online video advertising
• Experience with Internet video a huge plus.
• Revenue focused, negotiation and analytical skills across contractual, technical and financial areas all pluses
• High level of comfort escalating and presenting key deal issues to senior management
• Strong understanding of and interest in the impact of Internet technologies on consumption of media across the US and Canada. EMEA experience a plus.
• Track record of excellent partner communication and presentation skills and ability to quickly understand contracts with strong attention to detail
• Success in a player/coach role; i.e. managing a team while also managing own individual contribution requirements. Willingness and desire to be a key individual contributor and strong team player

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Network Development Account Manager

The Network Development Account Manager will be responsible for managing and growing key strategic partnerships already in place with the upper-most echelon of video-centric web publishers.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced relationship manager who can bring their business and partner development skills to BrightRoll to manage complex, revenue-focused partner relationships for our growing Media & Publishing team. In this high-visibility role you will be responsible for building and executing on account plans designed to maximize our revenue-generating publisher relationships.

You will report to and work with the VP, Network development to manage your publisher account list, including handling publisher inquiries, resolving concerns, and making outbound requests to publishers to further BrightRoll’s strategic initiatives (such as managing the rich media approvals process.) You’ll continue to educate prospects on the BrightRoll value proposition and set up meetings for the senior team. Additionally, you’ll attend prospect and client meetings and work as part of the Network Development team to help close prospects. You will assist in the contracts process (document comparisons, version control, trafficking changes to Legal and prospect, etc.). You’ll work closely with the media, sales and tech teams to help drive the business’ overall goals.

You will be responsible for helping to manage the publisher integration and rich media approval processes, working closely with the Media team, and you’ll put your analytical skills to work to ensure that these partners achieve specific objectives.

REQUIREMENTS :

• BA/BS or equivalent required
• High level of experience in partner management, strategic account management, and/or client-facing product management with an Internet or search company and understanding of online advertising, including paid search, contextual search, graphical and rich media advertising formats
• Experience with Internet video a huge plus
• Revenue focused, negotiation and analytical skills across contractual, technical and financial areas all pluses
• High level of comfort escalating and presenting key deal issues to senior management
• Strong understanding of and interest in the impact of Internet technologies on consumption of media across the US. EMEA experience a plus.
• Track record of excellent partner communication and presentation skills and ability to quickly understand contracts with strong attention to detail
• Willingness and desire to be a key individual contributor and strong team player

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Ad Traffic Coordinator

We’re looking for an Ad Traffic Coordinator. You will be an essential part of the Media Group, working to implement online video ad campaigns. This will include video encoding, ad code testing and trafficking, ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting of campaigns, and ad hoc reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Traffic, test, and maintain campaigns
• Monitor and reconcile delivery across 3rd party ad serving systems
• Interface with clients and 3rd party vendors to ensure correct implementation of ad code and creative assets, troubleshooting as necessary
• Work directly with Account Management team to set up campaigns and meet campaign delivery deadlines and goals
• Support Sales team to execute campaign commitments and optimization
• Encode creative assets per client specifications
• Ad hoc reporting

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS in quantitative field
• Familiarity with DART, Atlas, Eyeblaster, Pointroll preferred
• Basic to intermediate HTML knowledge, specifically image tags and source attributes
• Must be able to prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and be able to switch tasks at a moments notice
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Ability to work independently/li>
• Familiarity with DART, Atlas, Eyeblaster, Pointroll preferred
• Professional written and phone communication skills
• Quick learner and ability to wear more than one hat
• Positive, fun attitude and team oriented
• Passion for start up atmosphere and online video advertising

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Associate Campaign Manager

We’re looking for an Associate Campaign Manager to work in our Media department. This position is core to our business and the right person will gain a ton of experience while contributing directly to the company’s bottom line. This is a ideal first job for someone interested in advertising, online video, and understanding how ad campaigns work from start to finish.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

In support of the Publisher Network Manager, you will manage online advertising campaigns. You will create, optimize, and complete campaigns from end to end. You will generate reports for clients and partners. You will trouble-shoot campaign issues and drive home solutions for these situations. You will be the focal point for all communication between sales, media, clients, and publishers for any campaigns you are managing.

BS/BA Required – undergraduate experience in mathematics, economics, or science recommended. Candidates from top-tier institutions desired. This is an entry-level position. Positions available in New York and San Francisco.

We’d like to speak with you if:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• You’re a planner and trouble-shooter. You enjoy figuring things out and getting stuff done.
• You can multi-task and prioritize effectively. You work well independently and under pressure.
• You’ve got a positive outlook and love a challenge.
• You enjoy working with lots of people and love constant communication.
• You’re a quick learner and love seeing a project through from start to finish.
• You thrive on working with A-players and you’re too good to spend long hours with B-players.
• You want to have a stake in the company and be a real owner in BrightRoll’s future.
• You thrive in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment and are interested in learning new technologies.

BONUS POINTS:

• Online advertising experience
• Knowledge of HTML, Flash, and Java Script

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

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Marketing Analyst

BrightRoll is looking for a Marketing Analyst. This person will report to the Senior Marketing Research Analyst and will be principally responsible for interpreting data, formulating reports and making recommendations based upon the research findings. To accomplish this task, the Market Research Analyst works with the client (either internal or external) to understand, define and document the overarching business object. The Market Research Analyst applies qualitative and quantitative techniques to interpret the data and produce substantiated recommendations. Market Research Analysts frequently present the findings and recommendations to the client. The Marketing Analyst will provide functional reporting from various 3rd party research partners (comScore, Nielsen, Vizu…etc.) and applications to support our premium clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicating with clients to understand and document the business objectives
• Formulating analysis plans and acquiring client sign-off
• Designing or assisting in the development of questionnaires and moderator guides to ensure the necessary data is captured
• Conducting in-depth data analyses using traditional and advanced methods
• Authoring reports containing actionable recommendations
• Making presentations—answering questions and instilling confidence
• Responsible for customer satisfaction of delivered functionality

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Strong analytic and critical thinking skills
• Exceptional written, oral, and presentation communication abilities
• Expertise with Excel and PowerPoint, SPSS a plus
• Experience with web-based and client-server applications/li>
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required/li>
• Ability to be flexible in dealing with changing priorities and timelines/li>
• Strong attention to detail/li>
• Ability to work independently
• Strong verbal and written communications skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Business related field or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 1-3 years acting in a Marketing or Business Analyst role.
• Excellent communication/business skills combined with web-marketing / social media experience.
• Ability to work together in a team and cross departmentally/functionally (both from a leader and contributor perspective).
• High energy, self-starter, with strong sense of accountability. Candidate must be flexible, able to adapt to change quickly, creative and able to balance multiple tasks.

For immediate consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume to HR@BrightRoll.com.

Diversity

BrightRoll is committed to fostering a diverse workplace and treats employees and customers with respect. The diversity of ideas, backgrounds and perspectives embodied by our employees is one of our most valuable assets.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action

BrightRoll administers its personnel policies and conducts its employment practices in a manner that treats each employee and applicant for employment on the basis of merit and experience, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or other classification protected by applicable law. In addition, consistent with BrightRoll’s culture and values, all employees are expected to treat one another in a manner that reflects dignity and respect.