Staff Software Engineer, C++ Backend Development (Ad Cloud Bidding) - Tokyo Relocation required
Appier11 months ago
Tokyo, JapanStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design large-scale backend systems and distributed services.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps and project planning.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, high-performance systems.
- Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root cause analysis.
- Ensure service reliability through monitoring, deployment, and operational best practices.
- Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response when required.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of software development experience.
- Proficiency in modern C++ programming, including C++11 and later.
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments and a solid understanding of system programming.
- Experience developing low-latency, millisecond-scale systems with throughput above 1K QPS per machine.
- Experience with service optimization and performance tuning.
- Strong ownership and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with modern build systems, operation automation tools, and monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks is preferred.
- Fluency in English or Chinese.
Benefits
- Tokyo relocation is required.
- Visa sponsorship is provided for international candidates.
- The role is based in Appier's Tokyo office and is marked as hybrid.
About Appier
Appier builds AI-driven advertising and marketing software for enterprises, offering programmatic ad bidding, customer data, and predictive tools delivered as SaaS. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Taipei, it is a public company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker: 4180). Its Ad Cloud processes millions of bid requests per second across APAC, Europe, and the U.S., and is used by in-house and agency marketers.