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You’ll work on large-scale, real-time systems powering content recommendation and personalization for some of the world’s biggest OEMs. From design and implementation to deployment and performance measurement, you’ll own your work end to end and help shape products used around the world.\nTo thrive in this role, you'll need:\n3+ years of programming experience in Java or an equivalent object-oriented language, preferably Java with Spring.\nA BSc in Computer Science or equivalent.\nExperience developing large-scale distributed systems.\nStrong computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, application programming, and multithreading.\nExperience working in a Big Data environment and/or familiarity with A/B testing concepts.\nBonus points if you have:\nExperience with Big Data technologies and large-scale data processing.\nA deep understanding of A/B testing concepts and methodologies.\nHow you’ll make an impact:\nTake end-to-end ownership of products for some of the world’s largest OEMs, from design and development to deployment, measurement, and maintenance.\nDevelop and scale real-time Big Data operations processing over 140 TB of new data every day.\nBuild and improve core Taboola News products, including content recommendation and personalization.\nDesign and implement reliable, scalable backend services that support millions of users worldwide.\nCollaborate with software engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver and continuously improve products.\nMeasure product performance and use data and KPIs to guide iterations and improvements.\nOur Tech Stack: Java, Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra, Vertica, MySQL, HDFS, BigQuery, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Airflow, Spark, Redis.\nWhy Taboola?\nIf you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. 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