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Staff Software Engineer (Back End)

Posted 10 Days Ago
Remote
4 Locations
Senior level
Remote
4 Locations
Senior level
Lead the development of scalable, high-performance applications for Viant’s ad server, focusing on system design and software lifecycle management.
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WHAT YOU’LL DO


As a Staff Software Engineer on our Runtime team, you will work directly with Viant’s ad server, managing a high-volume, low-latency application that processes billions of unique requests a day. This role offers a great opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology as part of bid optimization, dynamic performance optimization, as well as develop a self-diagnostic and healing architecture. In this role, you will deliver simple, elegant, scalable, extensible solutions that strike the right balance between short-term and long-term considerations. You will design, develop, maintain and trouble software features with an eye on cost, scalability, performance and fault-tolerance. You will participate in design discussions, code reviews and bug triage / Root Cause Analysis (RCA) sessions. You will have the opportunity to be the technical lead of projects that involve 2-3 other engineers.

 

Primarily supporting Viant’s Demand Side Platform, VIANT DSP, you will collaborate with Product, other Engineering and Technical operations teams on the entire lifecycle from ideation to productization and beyond.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

  • Drive the development and continuous improvement of existing projects while shaping the vision and scope of future initiatives.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to design, build, and refine a highly reliable, highly available, low-latency runtime platform.
  • Own and provide technical leadership for multiple subsystems of the runtime platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and fault tolerance.
  • Oversee and guide all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment, with a focus on delivering high-impact solutions.

MUST HAVE

  • 8+ years of professional experience in the software industry

GREAT TO HAVE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  • Proficiency in GoLang
  • Expertise in designing, building, and delivering high-quality, scalable, and high-performance distributed systems, including developing detailed design specifications.
  • Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server), including writing SQL.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based technologies, especially AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) and GCP.
  • Knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and low-latency application development.
  • Proven ability to identify and resolve project issues effectively and in a timely manner.
  • Experience in the AdTech domain is preferred.

LIFE AT VIANT

  • Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK!
  • Some our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more. View a list of our benefits here.

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About Viant


Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Viant’s omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best Demand-Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. Learn more at viantinc.com.


Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.  Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.  Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.


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Top Skills

AWS
GCP
Go
MySQL
Oracle
SQL Server

Viant Technology Irvine, California, USA Office

2722 Michelson Dr, Irvine, CA, United States, 92612

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