Staff Software Engineer (AdTech)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (AdTech): Defining and driving technical direction for ad buying systems, architecting resilient, cloud-native backend services for large-scale ad delivery and campaign planning tools with an accent on modernization, scalability, and reliability. Focus on microservices architecture, optimizing ad buying workflows, and championing operational excellence.

Location: Hybrid in Oakland, California. Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Salary: $101,500–$206,650

Company

hirify.global is a leading audio entertainment and services company, delivering subscription and ad-supported audio experiences through brands like Pandora and hirify.global Media.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable services that power ad buying.
• Architect and evolve the Slingshot platform towards modern, cloud-native paradigms.
• Drive end-to-end execution from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Engineering, DevOps, and SRE to deliver high-impact ad buying capabilities.
• Partner with data, UI, billing, and ad trafficking teams to optimize end-to-end ad buying workflows through intelligent automation.
• Mentor engineers across teams, fostering a culture of technical rigor, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a Staff or equivalent senior technical leadership role.
• Expertise in Python (Django, FastAPI, or similar frameworks) and backend architecture (e.g. microservices).
• Strong foundation in distributed systems and data pipelines, with hands-on experience in Kafka, Celery, or Airflow.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.
• Proficiency with observability tools (Datadog, Sentry, Grafana) and CI/CD workflows.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a diverse environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation.
• Opportunity to shape the future of audio entertainment and services.
• Role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer.