Nexxen
Senior Backend Engineer - Adtech / SSP
Bellevue, WA · Senior · Full-time
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Level IV starts at $206,086 — $26,086 above the bottom of this range, and above its posted ceiling.
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About the role
- This role will be based in the Bellevue, WA office.
- Our team follows a hybrid schedule working in-office three days a week and remotely for the rest.
- Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location.
Responsibilities
- Nexxen's SSP Software Development team is building and running a high-throughput SSP that processes hundreds of billions of real-time ad requests a day.
- You'll own complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end, apply an AI-first mindset to solve hard AdTech problems, and raise the bar for the team through code review and mentorship - with performance, scalability, and operational excellence guiding every project.
- Own complex initiatives end-to-end: design, implementation, integration, rollout, and operation
- Build high-throughput, low-latency services with efficient caching and in-memory stores (Redis, Kafka, Aerospike)
- Partner with product, ops, and engineering teams to shape roadmap and architecture
- Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and systems design
Requirements
- Each day can be different here at Nexxen, but some of the things you can expect to be doing daily are:
Nice to have
- BS/MS (preferred) in Computer Science,Engineering, or related field
- AdTech industry experience strongly preferred
Compensation
- Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location.
- In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 the time of posting, with the potential of an incentive or bonus.
- While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location.
Benefits
- Drive test, monitoring, and automation coverage, including load and acceptance testing
Company info
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