Remote Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Liftoff, the leading growth acceleration platform for the mobile industry, as a Senior Staff Engineer on the Creative Serving team. You will build and maintain deep integration with partner exchanges, assure impeccable uptime, and drive cost-effective content delivery worldwide.

Requirements

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in a mission critical technical team lead role
• Deep coding ability in Golang required
• Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript a plus
• Knowledge of various ad formats (e.g., display, video, native) and technologies like VAST, VPAID, and MRAID
• Experience with video compression and streaming via CDNs
• Prior experience with mission critical systems. Preferably creative serving in the ad-tech space
• Deep knowledge of the ad tech ecosystem, real time bidding (RTB) protocol
• Good communicator, empathetic and focused listener
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Clojure is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the Evolution of Our Ad Serving Architecture: Collaborate with fellow senior engineers to co-own and continuously evolve our real-time ad serving architecture
• Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with various departments to define requirements and develop a long-term roadmap for our systems
• Optimize and Innovate Infrastructure: Take the lead in continuously optimizing and streamlining our ad serving infrastructure
• Engage in High-Impact Technical Discussions: Lead code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical decision-making processes that impact our entire tech stack
• Elevate Coding Standards and Best Practices: Help define and elevate our coding standards, development processes, and best practices
• Mentor and Inspire Team Members: Lead and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration
• Shape Our Creative Serving Strategy: Contribute to defining and executing our long-term Creative Serving strategy and roadmap