Note that we are not hiring this role in the U.S. Please do not apply if you're located in the U.S.About PulsePoint:PulsePoint is a fast-growing healthcare technology company (with adtech roots) using real-time data to transform healthcare. We help brands and agencies interpret the hard-to-read signals across the health journey and unify these digital determinants of health with real-world data to produce the most dimensional view of the customer. Our award-winning advertising platforms use machine learning and programmatic automation to seamlessly activate this data, making marketing, predictive analytics, and decision support easy and instantaneous.Some major projects the Exchange team is currently working on: continuing to scale our core exchange platform, honing the intelligence of our optimization, cutting feedback time for business intelligence, and aggressive automation. Currently, the PulsePoint Exchange:Handles hundreds of thousands of transactions per second, billions of times each monthEvaluates, selects, and optimizes ad-serving based on advanced statistics and machine learningReturns responses collected from dozens of parties in millisecondsConstantly evolves to meet market demands that change in days and weeks, not months/yearsFactors thousands of data points in every serving decisionWe’re small enough you can own something and have a direct impact, but big enough that you don’t have to do it alone. We care deeply about quality and doing the right thing, but have a strong focus on business value and time to market – and believe that focusing on the first part enables the second. Developers have technical management (who are technical and write code), as well as direct access to business, product, and operations (and they have access to us). Lastly, our engineers have lots of empowerment and freedom of action (but we don’t water down our responsibilities or expectations).Some tools we use:GIT, Maven, TeamCity, JIRA, Confluence, Crucible, Intellij, RedisSome practices we’ve adopted: TDD/unit-testing, continuous integration, code-reviews, ScrumThings we’re working on: cloud-computing, event-driven IO, self-healing systems, analytic databasesWe like open source: Spring, Hadoop (we run the NYC Hadoop Meetup), Jetty, Linux, MemcacheDevelopers get fast boxes, with multiple monitors, and can choose Windows or LinuxWe keep a library of technical books (several hundred) and haven’t had problems buying additionsWhat you’ll need:Independence and strong ownership of business problems and their technical solutionsExcellent problem-solving and critical thinkingStrong Communication and inter-personal skillsMastery of algorithms, data structures and performanceExperience in performance optimization (CPU, Memory, IO) and high-scale (>500 req/sec)Experience with open-source projects and tools (e.g. apache projects, maven, Spring, tomcat/glassfish)Experience with Agile, tight interaction with business and operations (DevOps)Experience with automated testing (TDD, Mocking, Unit/Functional/Integration)Expert Knowledge of Internet technologies/and protocolsExpert knowledge of the Java language, platform, ecosystem, and underlying concepts and constructsKnowledge of common design patterns (IoC, GoF – not J2EE Pattern Library)B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering (or professional experience)Basic knowledge of Python a plus, but not criticalWhat we value as a team:Code built for Performance and ScaleSolid engineering practices (e.g. design patterns, automated testing, fault-tolerant systems, KISS)Leveraging Open SourceAgile development and tight interaction with business/operationsAutomated testingDevelopers who can navigate around a Linux boxPassion, technical expertise, and personal accomplishmentRolling up your sleeves and getting things doneWatch this video here to learn more about our culture and get a sense of what it’s like to work at PulsePoint!WebMD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.