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Staff Software Engineer, Activation Team

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about 2 hours ago
Remote, United States or San Francisco, CA, USA
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Base Salary

$177k - $365k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical roadmap for activation backend systems.
  • Drive hands-on backend engineering across APIs and production systems.
  • Build signal infrastructure to capture user intent for recommendation systems.
  • Collaborate with ML engineers to support backend infrastructure for ML models.
  • Partner with product managers to translate user problems into technical opportunities.
  • Drive cross-team technical initiatives and author design documents.
  • Own system reliability and operational health for activation backend systems.
  • Mentor and develop engineers on the team.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building large-scale backend systems.
  • 2+ years of experience as a senior IC driving cross-team projects.
  • Strong product mindset to identify impactful technical problems.
  • Track record of rapid execution in ambiguous environments.
  • Strong systems design skills across distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with ML infrastructure concepts.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and establishing best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI to enhance workflow.
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Categories

AI & MLBackend