Software Engineer (Ads, Backend)

• Design and build backend features, from scoping through deployment and ongoing production support, with guidance from senior engineers and tech leads on more complex or ambiguous problems
• Take part in technical design reviews and architecture discussions, asking good questions and contributing ideas
• Write well-tested, readable, and maintainable code consistent with team quality standards; participate actively in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback
• Work with product managers and commercial partners to understand requirements and deliver reliable outcomes
• Participate in on-call rotations: monitor system health, investigate production issues, and write clear bug tickets and documentation
• Look for opportunities to improve system performance, reduce complexity, and pay down technical debt in aging codebases
• Take part in sprint ceremonies — planning, refinement, retrospectives, and demos — and contribute ideas for improving team delivery
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business intelligence teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Grow your skills through mentorship, pairing, and feedback from more senior engineers

Benefits

• Work flexibly: Our global flexible work policy lets our teams decide if they head into one of our offices or work from anywhere else
• Team-wide time off: Most of our team disconnects at the same time each year to recharge and reconnect
• Global volunteer week: Take VTO (Volunteer Time Off) to support the organizations and charitable efforts you believe in
• Wellness: We take care of each other - providing opportunities and spaces to live that work-life balance
• Resource groups: Our five ERGs are employee-led groups for underrepresented communities and their allies
• Career growth: We provide opportunities for our team to develop their skills – or learn new ones – on their own terms

• Experience designing, building, and operating backend systems, gained through professional roles, internships, or substantial personal or academic projects
• A collaborative working style: you communicate clearly, follow through on commitments, surface risks early, and ask good questions
• Working proficiency in Java or a comparable backend language
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn new tools, systems, and approaches, and to challenge existing approaches with well-reasoned alternatives
• A foundational understanding of system design and debugging, and comfort working in distributed or multi-service environments
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
• Familiarity with ad tech systems, bidding logic, or monetization infrastructure
• Experience with server-to-server data integrations or event-driven architectures
• Experience working in an agile team environment with sprint-based delivery
• Exposure to observability tooling, metrics, or production debugging workflows