Staff Software Engineer – CTV Ad Server

What you'll do

• Influence multiple teams by defining and reviewing product and platform architecture and implementations
• Identify architectural risks early and propose alternatives and solutions
• Oversee design and implementation of critical platform components
• Document and communicate architectural decisions
• Own end-to-end technical direction for the AdServer platform
• Lead design and evolution of scalable, low-latency distributed backend platforms and services
• Drive research into emerging technologies and sponsor proof-of-concepts
• Act as a technical escalation point across teams
• Partner with Data Center and DevOps teams on long-range technical planning
• Mentor and raise the technical bar of senior engineers
• Champion engineering best practices and documentation standards
• Drive the application of Generative AI across the software development lifecycle

Requirements

• 14+ years of hands-on development experience in C/C++ in a Linux/UNIX environment
• Experience with Go is a strong plus
• Demonstrated experience defining architecture and technical direction across multiple teams or a full platform
• Deep proficiency in algorithms and advanced data structures
• Extensive experience in software design and architecture for complex, scalable, low-latency, high-throughput systems
• Track record of identifying architectural risk ahead of time and driving alternatives
• Ability to write and review architectural decision records
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong working knowledge of generative AI-based tools and IDEs
• Deep knowledge of OS internals and systems programming
• Ability to write clean, modular, loosely coupled code
• Strong end-to-end understanding of product functionality across the platform
• Working knowledge of scripting (Perl/Python/Shell) and databases (preferably MySQL)
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (CS/IT) or equivalent

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