The Senior Product Manager has ownership of and accountability for GumGum's product. This position demands an in-depth understanding of the ad serving eco-system, with particular expertise on technology and business needs, and business problems of Ad Networks, Online Marketers and Publishers. This position requires strategic thinking, ingenuity, and innovation around in-image advertising, an ad format, that GumGum has both pioneered and leads the market in. There will also be a strong focus on enhancing our contextual understanding of images, via a variety of methodologies, and matching ads accordingly..

Job Responsibilities

• Ownership and accountability of GumGum's Product.
• Responsibility over all product lifecycle - from vision to handoff.
• Interactively work with Senior Management, Sales, Engineering and R&D to define product vision based on customer feedback and functional needs and requirements.
• Complete planning, prioritization, and execution of product roadmap.
• Define and drive go-to-market strategy, planning, and execution for new product offerings and releases.
• Act as the subject matter expert in terms of best practices and product capabilities.
• Work closely as product partner for Sales and Business Development teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience.
• 4+ years in the online media industry - experience required.
• B.A. or equivalent/higher level of education (B.S. in Computer Science or a related field a plus).

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the online advertising industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of the online media marketplace.
• Experience with self-service advertising platforms including bidding systems and keyword matching, and fraud detection.
• Strong process management, business process re-engineering, and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to balance the need of the customer while maintaining corporate objectives.
• Ability to work with internal and external customers to find solutions to challenges they face.
• Organized with a rigorous attention to detail, drive for excellence, and a positive "can-do" approach.
• Passion and desire to play a key role in driving a new business to success in the advertising technology space.

GumGum is looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join its In-Image advertising team in Santa Monica, CA..

Job Responsibilities

• Architecture, implementation, testing, monitoring, and deployment of high-volume, data-driven, web-based applications.
• Write Hadoop MapReduce jobs to mine data from the billions of image and ad impressions served.
• Develop solutions leveraging "big data" technologies such as Apache Hadoop, HBase, Kafka, and Storm.
• Work closely with publisher and ad sales teams to identify requirements, estimate projects, and implement prototypes and solutions in an agile, iterative fashion.
• Focus on platform scalability to support rapid growth in traffic and data.
• Help hire and train additional engineers as the business grows.

Desired Skills & Experience

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Excellent personal skills in leadership, mentoring, and both written and verbal communication.
• Solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Extensive programming experience in Java and strong OO design skills.
• Familiarity with Javascript/HTML/CSS and web browser compatibility issues.
• Several years of large systems software design and development experience, with extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux.
• RDBMS design, performance monitoring, optimization, query tuning, and SQL experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Groovy, Spring Framework, Maven, Eclipse, MySQL, Hadoop, HBase, Subversion, Amazon EC2 and/or Ubuntu a plus.