Lead Software Engineer

What if, in your next adventure, you were surrounded by people who, like you, look for an unlimited playground to explore, share, and test, would you care to hear more? You've opened the right door As an R&D team, making sure your ideas are heard and encouraged is what we strive to do
**What You'll Do**:
CRITEO is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our UDP department and to manage our ID Graph team

Your main missions:

- You will take over an existing team of experienced engineers, who are focused serving multiple and sophisticated internal clients - such as audience, bidding and measurement components. You will design and implement algorithms and processes to reconcile fragmented identifiers and probabilistic signals, in order to consolidate user profiles.

You either already have, or will develop:

- a deep experience in offline, large scale data processing through Spark jobs or other technologies
- a strong experience of people management and team leadership
- You welcome the challenge of growing not only more junior engineers, but also highly experienced engineers above your own seniority
- You like the prospect of combining engineering challenge and data analysis skills.

**Who You Are**:

- Rock-solid foundation in Computer Science (data structures, algorithms, software design).
- Solid experience in Object Oriented Programming and architecture (Spark, Scala, C#, Java, or C++).
- Have experience with taking initiative/ownership and acting as a technical lead.
- Have experience with developing and extending large and complex systems.
- Have worked in Agile environments, are passionate for shipping quality code and for automated testing.
- Great oral and written communication and presentation skills in English (French is a plus).
- A can do attitude and the ability to work on problems by thinking positively and in a collaborative manner.
- Experience with balancing a hands-on engineering role while managing teams of 5-10 engineers.

What is in it for you?
- You will be part of an Engineering team that is recognized in our industry and has an active presence to international conferences, meetups and demos all around the globe
- You will be able to contribute actively to the programs that shape our unique R&D culture, such as “voyagers” (temporarily joining another team, to work on something different), frictionless internal mobility, “10% projects”, mentoring, technical talks, hackathons, etc.
- At Criteo, we prioritize work-life balance and offer a flexible remote work policy to support everyone in achieving it
- Our company offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive health insurance, and various additional benefits that may vary by location

**Who We Are**:
Criteo is the global commerce media company that enables marketers and media owners to deliver richer consumer experiences and drive better commerce outcomes through its industry leading Commerce Media Platform.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices around the world or from home, our incredible team of 3,600 Criteos collaborates to develop an open and inclusive environment. We seek to ensure that all of our workers are treated equally, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender identity, gender, sexual orientation, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, marital or family status, or other protected characteristics at all stages of the employment lifecycle including how we attract and recruit, through promotions, pay decisions, benefits, career progression and development. We aim to ensure employment decisions and actions are based solely on business-related considerations and not on protected characteristics. As outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we strictly forbid any kind of discrimination, harassment, mistreatment or bullying towards colleagues, clients, suppliers, stakeholders, shareholders, or any visitors of Criteo. All of this supports us in our mission to power the world’s marketers with trusted and impactful advertising encouraging discovery, innovation and choice in an open internet.

**Why Join Us**:
At Criteo, we take pride in being a caring culture and are committed to providing our employees with valuable benefits that support their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, their interests and the important life events. We aim to create a place where people can grow and learn from each other while having a meaningful impact. We want to set you up for success in your job, and an important part of that includes comprehensive perks & benefits. Benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. When determining compensation, we carefully consider a wide range of job-related factors, including experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary.