Software Engineer I

GumGum is a contextual-first technology leader transforming digital advertising with AI-powered solutions. They are seeking a Software Engineer I to build and maintain web applications, collaborating with other teams to optimize applications and ensure functionality. Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain new features and improvements for a variety of React web applications Develop backend functionality with Java/Spring, including extending and maintaining APIs Owns scoped individual tasks and tasks with project-level impact with minimal guidance Support more senior engineers with projects with implementation of tasks ranging from inception to production release (and beyond) Collaborate with other teams such as DevOps, Designers, and Product to optimize our applications and brainstorm creative solutions together Implement tests and ensure proper functionality and graceful degradation on multiple browsers Seeks to improve and learn best practices from code reviews and peer feedback Help troubleshoot user-reported issues from the team’s applications with support Seeks to understand the advertising industry, as required to be able to make decisions about our technical approach and provide our users with more efficient applications Create new web applications from the ground up if needed May share knowledge by contributing to our technical blog and giving presentations/talks with guidance Skills Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is a plus 1-2+ years Software Engineer experience, including JavaScript Candidate has shipped code to production 1+ years experience with React 1+ years experience with Java Core understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 Use of Git and command-line tools Comfortable using browser developer tools and build tools such as Webpack or build Understanding of responsive design concepts and cross-browser compatibility Understanding of deployment pipeline and processes for releases Prioritization of tasks in alignment with company goals Knowledge of SQL Familiarity with RESTful API concepts Benefits Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan Participation in a bonus, commission, or stock incentive program Company Overview GumGum is an Artificial Intelligence company that uses machine learning to extract value from digital content. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship GumGum has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2025, 13 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 15 in 2022, 15 in 2021, 9 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.