Rise Interactive (http://www.riseinteractive.com), a rapidly growing full-service interactive advertising agency, is looking to hire an Search Development Engineer (PPC/SEO). We are looking for a detail-oriented and highly motivated individual that is excited about getting involved in an entrepreneurial company with an expanding Fortune 500 client base.

The Search Development Engineer will be responsible for working with Search Innovation Team to execute on strategic innovation initiatives geared toward driving operational efficiencies within the SEO and PPC teams. The role will place a heavy focus on creating and developing custom solutions to automate and improve team processes while enabling the team to operate at a larger scale and greater complexity.

As this is a more applied role, much of the focus will be on scripting and API integration. That said, the ideal candidate will have have a solid understanding of the entire stack and working knowledge of system/application design. The candidate will be expected to help design and contribute to any layer of the project including FED, BED, Data layers, APIs, and system integrations as necessary.

• Fast growing company with an expanding list of Fortune 500 clients
• Competitive Salary and Benefits Package
• Casual Work Environment
• Great Opportunities for Growth
• Equal Opportunity Employee

• Develop tools/scripts using Python to generate custom reports and execute operations via APIs of various ad-serving platforms (AdWords, Bing, Yahoo)
• Identify and create automated solutions to improve efficiency and error rates across media team processes
• Coordinate operations with other in-house development teams to manage rate limits and forge best practices
• Operate comfortably with cloud-based servers/computational environments
• Utilize strong analytical/statistical modeling skills to extract insights from large datasets in order to support thought leadership and/or process improvement
• Act as part of a scrum-based agile product development team
• Help set and follow coding standards within the Search Innovation team

• Background in computer science, engineering, and/or applied sciences
• 1-3 years of software development experience in similar role
• Experience writing object-oriented code in Javascript and C#/.Net and extremely strong scripting skills in Python and Javascript
• Experience working with database technologies (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Experience with RESTful and SOAP APIs
• Familiarity with Amazon RedShift or other cloud-based data warehouse services

• Test-driven development and Agile experience is a plus
• General familiarity with PPC and digital marketing is preferred, but not required

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Able to work with minimal supervision, while maintaining focus and productivity