Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Backend Engineer and contribute to building scalable systems for the next generation of Generative AI traffic.

Requirements

• Extensive experience building backend systems for programmatic advertising, with a deep understanding of business logic like intent recognition, targeting, and ad matching
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, etc.), with the ability to scale backend systems in the cloud
• Expertise in Python is essential; experience with additional programming languages is a plus
• Experience in optimizing low-latency, high-throughput backend systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale our backend ad system to handle real-time traffic and ad serving at a massive scale
• Develop solutions for ad targeting, matching, pricing, and optimization
• Collaborate closely with the ML and product teams to align backend development with business objectives
• Optimize system performance for low-latency, high-throughput operations
• Ensure the system’s scalability and reliability in cloud environments such as GCP or AWS
• Take ownership of backend services, ensure system health, and improve overall performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading teams or taking a leadership role in backend development
• Experience working with ad tech, real-time bidding systems, or related backend services
• Familiarity with distributed systems and large-scale data processing frameworks
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment is a plus