Description:

StackAdapt is a self-serve advertising platform specializing in multi-channel solutions including native, display, video, connected TV, audio, in-game, and digital out-of-home ads.
The company empowers hundreds of digitally-focused companies to deliver outcomes and exceptional campaign performance every day.
StackAdapt is recognized as the number one performing programmatic advertising platform, helping brands accelerate customer engagement and acquisition.
The company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the backend engineering team.
The real-time advertising bidding system handles millions of requests per second and stores several terabytes of data daily.
Technologies used include Go, Ruby on Rails, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RocksDB, Redshift, ScyllaDB, GraphQL, and others.
The position is remote and open to candidates located anywhere in North America.
Responsibilities include integrating data into StackAdapt’s Customer Data Platform (CDP), architecting scalable low-latency backend systems and data pipelines, providing technical leadership, promoting software development best practices, and solving technical challenges.

Requirements:

Adtech or Martech experience is an asset.
Proven track record of building scalable pipelines and services is required.
Experience working with large data in low-latency environments is necessary.
At least 5 years of software development experience in distributed systems, architecting scalable microservices, and data pipelines in a high-growth technology company is required.
A strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms is essential.
Up-to-date knowledge and experience in the latest technologies, tools, and frameworks are required.
Experience with Go and high-performance databases is a plus.

Employees receive a highly competitive salary.
The company offers RRSP/401K matching.
Employees enjoy 3 weeks of vacation, 3 personal care days, 1 Culture & Belief day, and birthdays off.
Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform is provided.
Full benefits are available from day one of employment.
Work from home reimbursements are included.
An optional global WeWork membership is available for those who want a change from their home office.
A robust training and onboarding program is offered.
Coverage and support for personal development initiatives, such as conferences and courses, are provided.
Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning is available.
The company has an awesome parental leave policy.
A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture is promoted.
Employees can participate in social and team events.