Description:

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Runtime team, you will work directly with Viant’s ad server, managing a high-volume, low-latency application that processes billions of unique requests a day.
This role offers the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology as part of bid optimization and dynamic performance optimization, as well as develop a self-diagnostic and healing architecture.
You will deliver simple, elegant, scalable, and extensible solutions that balance short-term and long-term considerations.
Your responsibilities include designing, developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting software features with a focus on cost, scalability, performance, and fault-tolerance.
You will participate in design discussions, code reviews, and bug triage/Root Cause Analysis (RCA) sessions.
You will have the opportunity to be the technical lead of projects involving 2-3 other engineers.
Primarily supporting Viant’s Demand Side Platform, VIANT DSP, you will collaborate with Product, other Engineering, and Technical operations teams throughout the entire lifecycle from ideation to productization and beyond.
You will contribute to the development and continuous review of existing projects and participate in the view and scope of future projects.
You will collaborate with internal teams to create and iterate on the runtime platform to ensure high reliability, availability, and low latency.
You will manage all phases of the software development life cycle.

Requirements:

You must have 8+ years of professional experience in the software industry.
Experience in the AdTech domain is preferred.
Proficiency in the Go programming language is a plus.
A Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field is desirable.
You should have experience designing, building, and delivering high-quality software.
Knowledge of modern programming languages is required.
Familiarity with relational databases like MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server, along with experience in writing SQL, is necessary.
Knowledge of cloud-based technologies, especially AWS and GCP, is beneficial.

Viant invests in employees' professional growth and well-being, making it one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK.
Employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave, and unlimited PTO.
Additional benefits can be viewed on Viant's benefits page.