Software Engineer

//Intro:

AlikeAudience is looking for a Full-time Software Engineer to work out of our HONG KONG office and be responsible for the development and delivery of the company’s core big data technology, the mobile audience intelligence platform.

You will pursue market adoption of data-driven marketing and programmatic advertising solutions in APAC. Day-to-day works include “learn-by-research” on the fast moving Marketing Technology landscape, support the team on technical aspect including billions of daily mobile user activities injection and audience segment creation with machine learning. This full-time position reports to the CTO on daily operations. Fresh graduates are welcome.

//What we are solving:
Marketers have always been pursuing 1-to-1 marketing strategy to reach out to individual consumer at the right time on a right device with the right message. With AlikeAudience’s Mobile Audience Intelligence Platform #AIP, we have been profiling over 3.9 billions of unique mobile devices across US, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other 7 APAC countries. We activate valuable and trusted data from app developers and branded data partners, such as payment processors and credit card companies. We then provide consumer intelligence including their interests, demographics, and purchase intent, for marketers to better reaching out to consumers and to effectively measure media campaigns. Marketers are able to access AlikeAudience through Google DoubleClick, TheTradeDesk, AppNexus, Oath, Amobee, and Facebook. Our vision is to connect marketers to valuable mobile audiences with diversity, transparency, and effectiveness.

//Why AlikeAudience:

Joining AlikeAudience provides candidates an opportunity to work with a team of startup entrepreneurs, digital visionaries, data scientists and engineers form UC Berkeley, Princeton University, Columbia University, HKUST, and HK Polytechnic University. We are a fast growing company with seed investment by angels and pioneers in AdTech, and Plug and Play Ventures, a leading accelerator in Silicon Valley. We operate in a lean startup fashion providing flexible working hours, home office policy, and year-round free access to gym, pool, and yoga classes.

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund has selected AlikeAudience the Top 3 Big Data | AI Startup in Jumpstarter Competition.

//Responsibilities:

•  Build proprietary tools to facilitate terabytes data collection, processing, and visualization in both real time and batch basis
•  Participant in design and code reviews with senior engineers to define and develop new capabilities
•  Work in a fast-paced, energetic, and flexible startup environment, with a talented, diverse, and forward-thinking team
•  Demonstrated self-motivation to work independently, as well as a part of a high-performing team

//Qualifications:

•  Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
• Knowledge of Big data and NoSQL technologies such as Hadoop YARN, Spark, Hive, Cassandra, HBase, Storm, CASK, Kafka, Flume, is preferred.
• Proven skills in one or more of the following is a plus: Java, PHP, Python, web development with JavaScript and Node.js, mobile application development in Android or iOS, traditional databases and data related tools such as MySQL.