Launch Engineer

About Rokt

Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce technology, helping companies seize the full potential of every transaction moment to grow revenue and acquire new customers at scale. Live Nation, Groupon, Staples, Lands' End, Fanatics, UrbanStems, GoDaddy, Vistaprint and HelloFresh are among the more than 2,500 leading global businesses and advertisers that are using Rokt's solutions to drive more value through every transaction by offering highly relevant messages to their customers at the moment they are most likely to convert.

With our December 2021 Series E raise of USD$325M, Rokt is expanding rapidly and globally – operating in 19 countries across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region with the largest office in NYC and a major R&D hub in Sydney. With annual revenues of more than US$200M and vibrant company culture, Rokt has been listed in ‘Great Places to Work’ in the US and Australia. Our award-winning culture is guided by our five core values: Smart with Humility, Own the Outcomes, Force for Good, Conquer New Frontiers, and Enjoy the Ride. These values help us attract, engage, and develop the right talent around the globe and ensure we have the right conditions to do our best work. Keen to join a fast-growing company and a vibrant culture? Learn more at rokt.com.

The Rokt engineering team builds best-in-class ecommerce technology that provides personalized and relevant experiences for customers globally and empowers marketers with sophisticated, AI-driven tooling to better understand consumers. Our bespoke platform handles millions of transactions per day and considers billions of data points which give engineers the opportunity to build technology at scale, collaborate across teams and gain exposure to a wide range of technology. We are expanding rapidly in our major R&D centers in NYC and Sydney. We are passionate about using intelligent systems to improve the transaction moment for retailers everywhere. Come join us and build the future!

Requirements

About the role

• We are Rokt’s technical product experts. The Launch Engineering team enables Rokt’s growth around the world enabling prospects to quickly realize the value proposition of Rokt products and ensures existing customers are taking advantage of the latest features and technologies.
• We work closely with Engineering, Product and the customer team to integrate Rokt onto customer environments and increase revenue generating opportunities for our partners

Responsibilities

• Join a team focused on solving unstructured problems to reduce sales cycle time
• We are challenged to navigate contemporary problems clients have in adoption and build field solutions to help Product prioritize the most impactful solutions.
• We are tasked to extend and maintain internal tooling to surface telemetry about the health of partner environments and reduce siloing across internal groups to minimize downtime

Requirements

You Will:

• Act as a technical advocate on our fast paced team, educating clients and internal stakeholders on the use and implementation of the platform
• Explore New Frontiers: Partner with clients to prototype custom integrations to validate for product ownership
• Accelerate onboarding speed for clients: Build and extend sample environments, observability and QA tooling
• Drive product conversations based on needs and blockers derived from client engagements

You Are:

• Self motivated, detail oriented and have a desire for continuous learning with rapidly evolving frontend technologies
• A proficient troubleshooter with a deep understanding of:
  • Javascript and a range of other programming languages
  • Web development protocols
  • Chrome/Firefox developer tools
• Calm under pressure and work effectively with geographically dispersed teams (clients and Rokt’stars)
• A world class communicator with customer focus: speaks and writes succinctly, listens to understand
• Willing to travel in the US and Australia pending covid restrictions. You will be working closely with our global Engineering team, split between NYC and Australia

Benefits

• Force for Good. We actively invest in the growth of our people and the strengthening of our communities. Our NYC office is 100% vaccinated to keep our employees and community safe and healthy. We require all Rokt’stars as well as anyone else who will be onsite at the Rokt NYC office – clients, contractors, vendors, and suppliers – to show proof of vaccination and their booster shot.
• Work with the greatest talent in town. Our recruiting process is tough. We hold a high bar because we have a high-performing, high-velocity culture - we only want the brightest and the best.
• Join a community. We believe the best things happen when we come together to solve complex problems and make meaningful connections with each other through interest groups, sports clubs, and social events.
• Accelerate your career. Develop through our global training events, ‘Level Up’ investment, online training courses, and our fantastic people leaders. Take your career to Rokt’speed - Grow your career in our rapidly growing company.
• Take a break. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest. We offer generous time off and parental leave policies, as well as mental health and wellness days for all employees. We also offer a paid Rokt’star Sabbatical for employees who have been with us for 3 years or more.
• Stay happy and healthy. Enjoy catered lunch 3 times a week and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! In the US, access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan and get fully funded premium health insurance for your whole family. And our NYC office is dog-friendly!
• Become a shareholder. All Rokt’stars have stock options. If we succeed, everyone enjoys the upside.
• See the world! Along with our global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020, Hawaii in May 2022), we also offer generous relocation packages for those interested in moving to another Rokt office. We have cool offices in great cities - New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, Tokyo.
• Get the best of both worlds with a hybrid workplace. We currently work 3 days a week in office, allowing you to enjoy the best of both worlds (please note: this is subject to change based on the needs of the business and some support roles still require a full time presence). One week per quarter, you also have the flexibility to work from anywhere.
• We believe in equality. Rokt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. We would love you to apply for one of our open roles - irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, carer/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.

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Salary range: $120,000 - $160,000 / year