Senior Staff Software Engineer, Creative Serving Team

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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 is 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 in the ad-tech space.
• Deep knowledge of the ad tech ecosystem and 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 by collaborating with senior engineers to continuously improve real-time ad serving systems.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration by working with various departments to define requirements and develop a long-term roadmap.
• Optimize and streamline ad serving infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime and cost efficiency.
• Engage in technical discussions that impact the tech stack, including code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Elevate coding standards and best practices to foster high-quality engineering.
• Mentor and inspire team members to promote continuous learning and collaboration.
• Shape the long-term creative serving strategy and roadmap.