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our dream
To help creative people, be it a teammate or a client, to realize their potential and to live a life full of great experiences.
what we believe in
We believe that doing what you love is a necessity rather than a nice to have. We also understand the difference between Innovation & Creativity and between Speed & Agility. We believe in Growth and understand the importance of a failure. We also believe in giving back to the Community.
who we are
A small team (under 10 people) of diverse and ambitious people. People who love what they do and who are not afraid to get out of their comfort zone... daily. People who are constantly growing, failing, learning, laughing, and winning.
what we do
We are an online B2B traffic brokering firm that leverages its custom built real-time traffic bidding technology to connect advertisers with publishers around the world. Think of us as an automated Ebay for bulk traffic trading.
the benefits
- Be part of something big. Help connect creative people around the globe 24/7.
- See the bigger picture. Take part in company's strategic meetings and decision making.
- Zero bureaucracy.
- Have fun with us: foosball, go carting, white water rafting, scandinave spa
- Convenient downtown location (970 Burrard st.)
- Competitive compensation (please indicate desired salary in the application).
- Four weeks of paid vacation.
who you are
You are a hardworking person with a "get it done" attitude. You are able to work independently as well as cooperatively in a team environment. You are working within your "unique ability" and your journey in life includes an ongoing personal and professional improvement. .
the must haves
Love what you do. Passion is more important to us than a fancy CV.
Willing to transition to LAMP++ environment (linux, apache, mySQL, PHP).
Self starter.
job description
our challenges
how to design reliable modules to scale up system with 400+ million requests/day?
analyzing and finding bottlenecks in a system distributed across 30 servers.
deploying system-wide changes with zero downtime.
how to build a system that allocates queries with uncertain volume to advertisers subject to fixed budget constraints?
our technologies
Linux
MySQL
ActiveMQ
NGINX
Redis
PHP
Membase
HAProxy
Varnish
testimonials (top 3 things that make you happy being part of the Surfads team?)
Khalid K. (summer intern)
- Being exposed to and have a say in business decision making
- Solution driven rather than method/process driven
- See work implemented and live very quickly
Nick S. (tech sales/developer)
- Work with latest hardware and tools to push industry-leading scale
- Ability to identify problem, code solution, and make it live within hours
- Opportunity to engage in higher-level company planning to make technical decisions in context
Igor K. (cto)
- The team spirit
- The atmosphere you're working in
- Focusing on things that really matter
If you feel that you are the right fit for our team feel free to apply; we would love to learn more about you.
