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True/False - each candidate should have both a resume & an evaluation in Yello
TRUE
How big is LiveRamp and what are our office locations?
What is our growth rate?
- ~700 people
- SF, NYC, Philly, Seattle, Boston, Conway, London, Paris, Singapore, Shanghai, Nantong, Sydney
- adding 150+ employees YoY
- $211 million in revenue in fiscal year 2018, a 43% increase from the previous year.
How do I apply?
- Please make sure you register on our Yello app.
- We will followup with you shortly after this event with an email pointing to you to more info about LiveRamp and letting you know about next steps and where to apply online.
Do you hire for data science or machine learning?
No, LiveRamp's technology is not machine learning since we match data to a deterministic set of identities. Our data science team is tiny and either hires PhDs or internal transfers.
When looking at a resume or talking to a candidate, what should you look at/ask first? Why?
What field are you in? What would you like to be doing? How many years of experience do you have?
Find a candidate in Yello. Submit an evaluation.
Example candidate
What is LiveRamp's culture? What are you doing about diversity?
- Fast paced, lots of room for growth, ability to take on tremendous responsibility quickly and the room to fail, promote from within, high energy, tight-knit group, challenging technical problems, humble and honest, disruptive, fun (outings, camping, happy hours, etc.), transparent communication
- Diversity is a top priority for LiveRamp. We cultivate a culture that embraces diversity through programs such as Ladies of LiveRamp, sponsoring the Grace Hopper Conference and other diversity events, decorating our office with flags of different cultures, etc.
What is the interview process for most roles?
Application Review
Recruiter Screen
Phone Interview 1 (sometimes 2)
Onsite Interview
Talent Ambassador
What are our most prioritized roles right now?
Engineering
PO
Marketing
Sales
G&A
What swag are we giving away? What do you do with it?
Tide-to-go & hand sanitizer kits, octopus chargers, trifold brochures. Please give brochures and swag to every candidate you speak with at the end of your converstaion (no matter if they are a fit for our roles).
What does a "Do Not Recommend" and
"Future Opportunity" candidate evaluation mean?
Do Not Recommend
- Poor communicator, no strong experience in internships or leadership, did not show interest in LiveRamp, not a culture fit
- We should not reach out to this person to apply
Future Opportunity
- Potentially the right fit, but no open roles for them at the moment
“So, I don’t know much about LiveRamp. Can you explain your
product to me?”
- Describe an example of onboarding - Imagine you are in Target or Walmart, and when you go to check out they have you sign up for their rewards card. Your name and email address is now attached to this card and teach time you use it they will keep track of your purchase history. They can use this in a few way, maybe to send you relevant coupons to your inbox or send you a push notification on their app. When they want to advertise to you outside of this ecosystem, that is when they work with LiveRamp. LiveRamp acts as the pipes through which these brands can activate their own customer data to advertise online. We are able to connect all of a consumers different devices and tie them back to a single identifier. This ensures that when marketers run a campaign, they know they are putting the correct ad in front of the correct person.
- Explain how Facebook walled garden works and relate that to LiveRamp’s unwalled garden - In a walled garden, you can put your data in but you are bound by their terms of service adn their properties. LiveRamp allows companies to still gain this identity component nad utilize it for advertising ont he rest of the open internet (approximately 37%)
Are we able to sponsor visas?
- Yes, but only for candidates with technical degrees who would be working in a technical role (engineering, mostly).
- We cannot sponsor visas for TERM
What are some cool facts/stats about our backend & frontend technologies?
- 170 million unique authentication events online per month
- over 20 billion requests per day on our pixel server
- 95 PB Hadoop cluster (with 95,000 CPU cores) that maintains almost one billion recently matched cookies.
- 1 trillion edges in identity graph
- We integrate with dozens of top companies in order to produce high performance data channels to power all of our products
- We maintain our own suite of websites for managing a large number of data pipelines, as well as a dedicated data storefront
What locations are we hiring for?
SF, NYC, Philly, China, London, Seattle, Conway,
What does a "Strongly Recommend" candidate evaluation mean?
“Recommend” criteria + you would recommend we prioritize this person for in-person interviews/pipeline expediting
Tell me about the acquisition and separation from Acxiom.
LiveRamp was acquired by Acxiom in May 2014. This has given us the boost we need to become a market leader with the financial backing of a marketing data giant. Within the last 4 years, LiveRamp has acquired 3 companies ourselves which has added new verticals and growth. LiveRamp has proven ourselves to be a profitable business and Acxiom has altered it's business model to propel LiveRamp even further. Therefore, we have recently become our own stand alone company with the ticker symbol RAMP. The sale of Acxiom's other services will give LiveRamp the resources to invest in our growth, including new initiatives, products, and acquisitions. Investment analysts predict our stock price to double once this change happens, so it is a great time to get your foot in the door!
Are we hosting on-site interviews? How do I sign up?
No, we aren't hosting interviews during this event
What is the TERM program? Is it for engineers? Is it product
management?
The Tech Entrance Rotation & Mentorship Program (TERM) is the dream job for new grads who have varying interests and don’t quite know exactly where to use their skills within a high growth technology business. Rotation placements are typically 9-12 months in business-focused roles such as product, operations, marketing, business development, and more. After about 2-3 rotations, TERMs find a permanent home on one of our dynamic teams. It is not an engineer or product role, but we do have TERMs that eventually rotate to these teams.
How many hours am I expected to represent LiveRamp at our booth at the TechUp for Women Conference?
When/where do I sign up?
2 hours
About 1 week before the event, Jessie will send time slots for you to fill in
What does a "Recommend" candidate evaluation mean?
- Candidate demonstrated strong communication skills, has an impressive resume, and asked good questions about LiveRamp
- This person will be invited to apply to LiveRamp
Explain LiveRamp to your techie friends/family.
The technical version - LiveRamp's core technology is an identity graph made up of ~1 trillion edges and is third in size in scale behind Facebook and Google. The graph is made up of unique identifiers that tie back to actual consumers offline, and also allow us to connect to all of their different devices. We then onboard data from Target or Walmart and match it up with what we have in our graph. Once we have the matches, we most commonly push it out to different platforms that serve ads.
We also build and host a web platform for clients to upload, move, export, and enhance their data on a self-service basis.
Who are LiveRamp's recruiters? Which area do they specialize in?
Jessie - University Recruiting
Alyx - University Recruit + G&A
Ryan - Marketing
Ben - PO & Product
Laura, Danny, Rebecca, Lubna, Johnel - Engineering
Nora - Sales
Athena - B2B
Chris - PO, Sales
What makes a great PO?
- Client-facing demeanor
- communicate technical concepts clearly/concisely
- technical background, experience with APIs, Ruby, SQL
- process & data driven
What should you ask a candidate to uncover if they are a good fit for LiveRamp?
- Tell me about your background, experience, and why you're interested in LiveRamp.
- What projects have you recently worked on and are proud of? (this is important to gauge communication skills)
- Tell me about your most recent internship/work experience.
- Do you have any questions for me? (gauge their curiosity and interest in LiveRamp)