Senior Software Engineer | Go, Python & Real-Time Bidding
I’m recruiting for a growing AdTech company looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep hands-on experience building real-time programmatic bidding systems.
This is not a general backend role where AdTech experience is simply a plus.
They need someone who understands the architecture and mechanics behind RTB, SSPs, DSP integrations, ad exchanges and OpenRTB — and has actually built or operated these systems in production.
You’ll join the core team responsible for a large-scale programmatic advertising platform processing high volumes of traffic across dozens of services.
What you’ll work on:
Architect and build real-time bidding and auction infrastructure
Develop and scale SSP / DSP integrations and OpenRTB workflows
Work across bid requests, responses, timeouts, floor pricing and deal mechanics
Build high-throughput, latency-sensitive backend services
Help migrate performance-critical systems from Python to Go
Own major backend initiatives from architecture through production
Improve scalability, reliability and performance across the ad platform
Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural direction
What they’re looking for:
7+ years of backend software engineering experience
Strong production experience with Go
Strong production experience with Python
Deep professional experience in AdTech
Hands-on experience building RTB platforms, SSPs, DSPs or ad exchanges
Strong understanding of OpenRTB and programmatic auction mechanics
Experience with high-scale distributed or latency-sensitive systems
Ability to operate as a senior IC and hit the ground running
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices and cloud infrastructure is valuable. GCP is a plus, but experience with any major cloud platform works.
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced AdTech engineer who wants to own technically difficult infrastructure at real scale without the bureaucracy of a massive advertising platform.
Remote/Optional NYC office access
$170K–$185K base + equity
If you’ve built
real-time bidding infrastructure
and know the
SSP/DSP
ecosystem from the inside, please apply!