Software Engineer 2, Platform

Job Location:

Agoura Hills, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Description

Welcome to Our World
Weve been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day oneestablishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. Were known for maintaining one of the largest most reliable partnership platforms with impeccable personalized service.

Founded in Santa Barbara California in 1998 CJ (formerly Commission Junction) stands as the most trusted name in performance marketing. We specialize in building partnerships between top brands and reputable publishers to drive revenue and business growth. CJs industry-leading solutions make us the platform of choice for over 3800 global brands across sectors like retail travel finance technology and home services. As part of Publicis Groupe our savvy data capabilities cutting-edge tech and strategic expertise facilitate genuine connections allowing brands to reach consumers wherever they are.

A Quick Peek at Affiliate Marketing
Think back to your last online purchase. Did an influencer tip you off about a great product and offer a discount Or perhaps you relied on a trusted review site to make your decision Whatever path you took affiliate publishers likely played a role by influencing informing or helping you find the best deal. CJ connects brands with these publishers creating valuable resources for shoppers like you.

Overview

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in a CJ office location ()

AboutCJEngineering

Are we a good match for you

At CJ we are passionate about software engineering. We build exciting software with quality andmaintainabilityin mind. Webelieve in common sensesimplicityand challenge each other no matter the title and believe in the wisdom of theteam.

That makes usEngineers and not just are some of the principles thatsetCJ engineersapart.

Engineering autonomy: Here business decisions are made bybusinesspeople and technical decisions are made by technical people.

Fullstack:Expect to be involvedandtogain competencein every aspect of software engineering from frontend to database to requirements analysisto testingto helping choosetechnologies.

Clean Maintainable code: Code is read more often than it is written so we put in the effort to write it well in the first place.

Pairing: The highest quality code is produced by close collaboration so we pair by default.

TDD:Quality is baked into our processthroughTest Driven Development

Ownership:Engineers own the full lifecycle of what they buildfrom design and implementation to deployment monitoring production support and on-call rotations. If we build it wesupportit.

Operational Excellence:We embrace Infrastructure as Code CI/CD automation and observability to build reliable systems and deliver software safely efficiently and at scale.

We believe in Agile values andincremental development. We constantly experiment retrospect and adjust.

We are committed to finding out how AI can amplify our productivity. We view AI as a force multiplier not a replacement for good engineering.

If this sounds excitingwe want to hear from you!

As a Software Engineer 2 on the Engineering Experience (EngExp) platform team you help run and improve the platform that powers CJs production systems across multiple AWS regions. Platform here is broad - it is the Kubernetes clusters but also the observability stack every squad depends on the CI/CD and artifact infrastructure their builds run through the AWS networking that connects them and the secrets and access systems that gate all of it. This is a hands-onoperationally-focusedrole:youlltake on well-scoped work across these systems ship it end to end and build real depth in them with senior engineers alongside you. We are looking for someone genuinely curious about how these systems work under the hood and eager to grow into owning them.

Responsibilities

The Systems You Work On:

EngExpowns the systems tooperatingthem and build depth in them over time starting with guidance from senior engineers:

Observability & monitoring PrometheusAlertmanager Grafana andOpenTelemetryacross production and tune metrics dashboards and alert rules and learn how Prometheus and Alertmanageractually behaveat scale - cardinality recording rules and alert routing. This is real depth to grow into not just dashboard-building.

Kubernetes & cloud infrastructure multi-region EKS clusters: routine maintenance node group changes controller upgrades and add-on configuration with senior engineers alongside.

AWS networking VPCs subnets and CIDR management security groups and keep prod networking healthy and learn the multi-region topology.

CI/CD & artifact management GitLab CI/CD pipelinesGitOpsdelivery throughArgoCD and the Nexus artifact repository.

Access & identity IAM roles and service accounts for apps in the clusters Vault-managed secrets and fulfilling access requests - then helping turn the repetitive ones into self-service.

Cost observability OpenCostand cleanup work ( EBS volumes) so cost is attributable rather than shared overhead.

What Youll Do:

Pick up well-scoped platform work across the systems above and ship it end to end

Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines andGitOpsdelivery throughArgoCD

Write and review infrastructure-as-code with Terraform for AWS resources

Add and tune observability - Prometheus metrics Grafana dashboardsAlertmanagerrules

Help fulfill and then automate recurring requests (ingress DNS service accounts IAM roles)

Help investigate platform incidents and document what you learn

Learn to recognize common failure modes (IP exhaustion resource limits reconciliation lag) and escalate them early

Technologies We Use:

Kubernetes / EKS (multi-cluster multi-region)Karpenter cert-manager external-dns

PrometheusAlertmanager GrafanaOpenTelemetry(and long-term storage / sharding for Prometheus)

AWS networking (VPC VPC peering Transit Gateway Route53 NAT Gateway security groups subnet/CIDR design across accounts and regions)

Terraform AWS (IAM EKS S3 EBS)

ArgoCD GitLab CI/CD Nexus (artifact registry) Docker container image build pipelines

VaultOpenCost

Qualifications

What We Look For:

1-2 years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Comfortable in the terminal and reading YAML Terraform or similar declarative config

Some exposure to cloud (AWS or equivalent) and containers - production Kubernetes experience is a plus not a requirement

Genuine interest in operating real systems - especially observability - and growing deep in them

Willing to learn how systems fail and to ask questions when something looks off

Effective communication; enjoys pair programming and code review

Nice to Have:

Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes Terraform or GitLab/GitHub CI/CD

Any experience with Prometheus/Grafana or another metrics stack

Scripting in Python Bash or Go

What Success Looks Like:

You reliably deliver well-scoped platform work end to end with decreasing oversight

Yourebuilding genuine depth in at least one system we own not just familiarity with the tools

Other engineers find the workflows you touch easier and more predictable to use

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in office.

CJ is the leader in Performance Marketing. We take pride in our innovative technology comprehensive data solutions and our people. We equip our teams with advanced tools training and career development opportunities all to provide modern solutions strategies and support to deliver high quality results for our clients. We work in an enthusiastic collaborative team setting that values outstanding performance.

Were a community of creative and passionate problem solvers who go the distance to tackle the tough questions think creatively and drive resourceful growth for our clientsand ourselves. We foster and embody an inclusive and collaborative culture where diverse perspectives are sought relationships are valued and people feel accepted with a sense of belonging in expressing themselves authentically. We pride ourselves in having a workplace environment that values both work and play.

Why Our Workplace Stands Out
Apart from offering competitive salaries 401K matching wellness programs and comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage we provide:
Flexible time off without the hassle of accrual
A generous number of paid holidays
Company-sponsored team-building events
An Employee Referral Program
Annual recognition awards
Hybrid work arrangements for optimal work-life balance
Parental bonding leave
Backup care options for children and elders
An employee discount program
International SOS program for global support
Business Resource Groups where employees connect over shared interests to cultivate an engaging inclusive environment

and those are just a few of our great perks! Come join us and see what makes our company a great place to work.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically please contact

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-DT1

Compensation Range: USD $73150.00 - USD $107744.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law compensation will be determined based on the skills qualifications and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles the Company will offer medical coverage dental vision disability 401k and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/27/2026.

Required Experience:

Company DescriptionWelcome to Our WorldWeve been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day oneestablishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. Were known for maintaining one of the largest most reliable partnership platforms with impeccable personalized servi...