Senior Software Engineer (AI Platform) – Smartly
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the AI Platform Team at Smartly. Our team helps marketers optimize their ad creatives (images, video, text) and campaigns (product and performance data) by building and experimenting with AI-based solutions across media and creative workflows. You will take ownership of high-impact projects, helping customers create better and more effective advertising experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain backend services that sit at the core of Smartly.io’s campaign optimization products.
- Be a core contributor of our team and our ways of working to build high impact products. You’ll actively be involved in work planning, retrospectives, and overall team improvement.
- Support data scientists in bringing machine learning models to production.
- Mentor your team on software development practices and propagate best practices like testing, monitoring, or clean code.
- Use your skills and experience to continuously improve our software architecture, coding practices, tools, and processes.
- Work with our stakeholders—product, engineering, infrastructure—to ensure we meet customers where they are. Translating business/product needs into viable solutions is a must.
- Apply and enhance your soft skills by working closely with colleagues and customers. Knowledge sharing, productive meetings, pair programming, and debugging are part of the role.
- Impact the daily life of the staff of the hundreds of advertisers using Smartly.
Qualifications
- Strong Python skills with 5+ years of experience developing and deploying production-quality software.
- 2+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP.
- Experience with Node.js, React, and TypeScript is a plus.
- Hands‑on experience with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) is a plus.
- Knowledge of MLOps concepts and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow) is a plus.
- Experience developing and maintaining services under SLA.
- Analytical mindset with a problem‑solving approach.
- Passion for solving customer challenges quickly while making thoughtful architectural decisions.
- Adaptability and resilience when facing new or ambiguous challenges.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work 3 days / week at our office.
- M.Sc. in a relevant field is preferred.
Benefits
- Inclusive Culture: A team of over 750 Smartlies representing more than 60 nationalities across 24 locations in 13 countries, fostering trust, transparency, and open feedback.
- Global Impact: Directly influence our customers and business growth on a worldwide scale.
- Wellbeing Focus: Generous healthcare packages, mental health services, and a healthy work‑life balance with paid holidays and family leave.
- Total Rewards: Equity options, performance-based rewards, competitive compensation, and ample career development opportunities.
- Hybrid Workplace: Flexibility of a hybrid work model, balancing office and remote work, with the option to work abroad for up to 30 days.
Smartly is the AI‑powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive platform seamlessly integrates media, creative, and intelligence capabilities to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6 B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end‑to‑end technology, unmatched access to media platforms, and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best. Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it.