Staff Software Engineer, Bidding Intelligence

Liftoff

212d • $170,000 - $240,000

About The Position

Liftoff is the leading growth acceleration platform for the mobile industry, helping advertisers, publishers, game developers and DSPs scale revenue growth with solutions to market and monetize mobile apps. Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Influence, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence. At Liftoff, we’re solving one of the core problems faced by every mobile app: growth. To do so, we build Machine Learning and Big Data-driven technology that can accurately predict which apps a user will like, and connect them in a compelling way. Our systems operate at a scale unseen outside of the largest Internet companies -- processing over 4 million requests per second and interacting with over a billion users a week. Our technology is innovative and we have strong product-market fit; as a result, we're profitable and seeing tremendous growth. Across our engineering teams, we offer a wide range of opportunities for different skill levels and experiences.

Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience in Software Engineering and/or Infrastructure
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science
• Very strong coding ability
• Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience building low-latency, high-throughput, distributed backend services
• Experience building data-intensive applications
• Good team communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in ad-tech
• Experience building machine learning tooling and/or platforms
• Python, Golang
• ML, PyTorch, PySpark
• Game theory, auction theory

Responsibilities

• Work with an experienced team of ML, Software, and Infrastructure Engineers
• Design, engineer & implement reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient systems
• Support building machine learning models to make accurate bidding decisions in millions of auctions per second
• Achieve core business objectives by enabling next generation ML models and technologies
• Utilize vendor-based products (AWS, Weights & Biases, etc.), open source technologies (PyTorch, PySpark, etc.), and in-house tooling

Benefits

• Full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits
• Competitive market rate salaries
• Health and wellness stipends
• Medical benefits associated with your country of residence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees