- Level
- Mid level
- Type
- Full time
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About the job
About the company
Our client is an advertising technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and maintain backend services for a software platform, from data models to real-time decision logic. The role covers the full development lifecycle, from design through production operation, with room to shape how new features are structured.
What you'll do
- Ship foundational backend code for a software platform.
- Build scalable data models that support growing product needs.
- Design reusable abstractions for new product features.
- Evolve real-time decisioning services that must respond quickly.
- Take backend services from initial design through production support.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience owning backend services through the full software development lifecycle several times.
- Proven ability to carry server-side software from initial build all the way to live operation.
- Hands-on proficiency with Python and PostgreSQL.
- Working knowledge of a mainstream web backend framework, an event streaming system and an in-memory data store.
- Familiarity with analytical databases or infrastructure-as-code tooling.
- Experience with a major cloud platform and modern observability tooling.
- Comfort with React and TypeScript on the frontend.
Bonus points
- Academic training in computing or a closely neighbouring engineering subject.
- Past experience launching a young company or working at one in its formative years.
- Background in trading firms or real-time bidding systems.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time