Commission Hourly Software Engineer Jobs in California

Company description
Welcome to Our World
We've been leading the charge in the affiliate industry from day one-establishing performance marketing and paving the way for future innovations. We're 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. CJ's industry-leading solutions make us the platform of choice for over 3,800 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 (www.cj.com)
About CJ Engineering
Are we a good match for you?
At CJ, we are passionate about software engineering. We build exciting software, with quality and maintainability in mind. We believe in common sense, simplicity, and efficiency. We practice critical thinking, challenge each other no matter the title, and believe in the wisdom of the team.
That makes us Engineers and not just developers. Here are some of the principles that set CJ engineers apart.

• Engineering autonomy: Here, business decisions are made by business people, and technical decisions are made by technical people.
• Full stack: Expect to be involved and to gain competence in every aspect of software engineering, from frontend, to database, to requirements analysis, to testing, to helping choose technologies.
• 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 process through Test Driven Development
• Ownership: Engineers own the full lifecycle of what they build-from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, production support, and on-call rotations. If we build it, we support it.
• 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, and incremental 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 exciting, we want to hear from you!
As a Software Engineer 2 at CJ, you will contribute directly to the design, implementation, and evolution of the services and infrastructure that power our platform. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll collaborate with experienced engineers, learn modern architectural patterns, and take ownership of production systems. You will write clean, maintainable code, participate in technical discussions, and continuously improve both our software and our engineering practices.
Responsibilities
What you will be doing:

• Guide the design/implementation by drawing from customer/stakeholder feedback.
• Make small, consistent improvements to the code base without disrupting the product owner's needs.
• Understand your squad's architectural and technical vision.
• Draw abstraction boundaries.
• Design with high cohesion and low coupling.

Qualifications
What we look for:
We are looking for experienced engineers with foundational skills. We are not looking for experience with a specific language, framework, or technology. That can be learned.
Here are some of the technologies we are currently using

• Java
• Scala
• Kotlin
• TypeScript
• Amazon Web Services
• Kubernetes
• Kafka
• React

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.
We're 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 clients-and 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 USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-DT1
Compensation Range: USD $73,150.00 - USD $107,744.00/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.