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Senior Backend Engineer – Advertising

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 5,001-10,000Since 2008H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New York

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishJavaScala

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer – Advertising

Spotify

• Architect, develop, and operate Java services that power real-time ad auction and ranking decisions at massive scale. • Build and maintain the services that conduct scoring, filtering, and selecting winning ads across slot types, formats, and multiple demand sources. • Design and evolve auction mechanics including second-price logic, floor price enforcement, bid shading, and guaranteed delivery prioritization. • Be a technical leader and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team. • Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and data scientists to identify and solve challenging problems.

Job Requirements

  • You have 4+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer.
  • You have worked with Java, and ideally Scala.
  • You have experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems where milliseconds matter — ad serving, real-time bidding, auction systems, or similar domains are a plus.
  • You have written distributed, high-volume services and know how to deploy and keep them running in production.
  • You love working in an environment where you constantly experiment and iterate quickly.
  • You believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making.
  • You have a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high quality code.

Benefits

  • Spotify is an equal opportunity employer.
  • We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need.

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