Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
About The Position
Kargo creates powerful moments of connection between brands and consumers to build businesses. Every day, our 600+ employees work to radically raise the bar on what agentic AI, CTV, eCommerce, social, and mobile can do to deliver unique ad experiences across the world’s most premium platforms. Taking a creative science approach to all we do, we continuously innovate solutions that outperform industry benchmarks and client expectations. Now 20+ years strong, Kargo has offices in NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Sydney, Auckland, London and Waterford, Ireland. Who We Hire Techies who want to build the future. Creatives who want to design it better. Communicators to win business. Collaborators to build it. Data pros who turn numbers into insights. Product builders who turn ideas into innovations. Anyone eager to be on a team that doesn’t stop to ask what’s next, because they’re already building it. Mission Kargo's systems move fast and operate at scale — this role exists to make sure they hold up under both. The Staff Software Engineer owns technical direction across backend services and shared platform capabilities, translating ambiguous business needs into durable architecture and reliable execution. Without this role, complexity compounds silently and engineering teams lose the leverage they need to ship with confidence. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence 4 days per week.
Requirements
- Deep proficiency in Go (or comparable systems/compiled language) with production experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems
- Strong systems design fundamentals: APIs, service architecture, concurrency, data modeling, fault tolerance, and performance
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS in production environments
- Operational instincts across monitoring, debugging, incident response, and systemic follow-through
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives from problem definition through production rollout
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with RTB, SSP, or auction systems — or other performance-sensitive distributed platforms where latency, throughput, and cost must be actively balanced
- Experience building shared internal platforms or frameworks adopted across multiple engineering teams
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
