Software Engineer, Ads

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This is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization. As a backend engineer, you might work on microservices and APIs for the advertiser-facing product, distributed systems for ad delivery, backends for interactive ad experiences, real-time data-intensive systems for measuring ad campaign performance, and supporting infrastructure.

Languages: Go, Python, Scala. Frameworks: Spark, Thrift, Baseplate, Kafka. Datastores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, Druid. Tools: Kubernetes, Argo, Docker.

• Work with product managers to design and implement Ads products.
• Collaborate closely with platform and data teams while building new features.
• Lead processes to improve operational stability, including improving code quality, delivering dashboards and data visualizations.
• Build extensible components aligned with product objectives.
• Support day-to-day project management tasks including communicating project updates, managing timelines, and overseeing execution.

• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python).
• Able to take complete ownership of a feature or project.

• Experience working in the Ads domain.
• Experience or interest in the advertising business and understanding customer needs.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401k with employer match.
• Global benefit programs for workspace, professional development, and caregiving support.
• Family planning support.
• Gender-affirming care.
• Mental health & coaching benefits.
• Flexible vacation & paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave.

Base salary range: $164,200—$229,900 USD. Eligible for equity in the form of restricted stock units, and possibly commission.