C++ Software Engineer (remote)

Jobs247; Ferryhill; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Liftoff in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced software engineer to own the technical direction for new ad format development in the SDK, driving architecture decisions across native and web platforms with a focus on performance and interoperability.

You will mentor engineers, shape Agile processes, and lead testing strategies using Playwright, Selenium, and AWS Device Farm while working in a hybrid model with a UK‑based team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Experience designing native and web architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction for new ad format development in the SDK.
• Drive decisions on native/web architecture and cross-platform compatibility.
• Mentor engineers and help raise the team’s engineering bar.

Skills

Java

Agile

Mentor engineers

Test automation

Web technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

AWS Device Farm

iOS simulators

Android simulators

Job description

These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment.

The work

• Own the technical direction for new ad format development in the SDK, driving decisions on native/web architecture and cross-platform compatibility without needing detailed direction overhauling automation quality and creative/SDK interoperability

Experience that matters

• All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a sub
• Script (ES6+), CSS preprocessors, and HTML5, with demonstrated ability to make architectural decisions in this stack
• Working in and helping shape Agile processes for a team Advanced automated testing strategies using tools such as AWS Device Farm, iOS and Android simulators, Playwright, Selenium, etc
• Deep expertise in Java
• And optimizing ad performance
• Drive multi-quarter improvements to system efficiency, reliability, and rendering performance, owning tradeoffs between short- and long-term solutions Set and evangelize testing strategy and standards (unit, integration, automated) across the team, not just execute against existing practices Design and drive experimentation and canary-release strategy for ad unit performance, including recommending which approaches to pursue Technically lead and mentor other engineers on the team, including guiding junior/mid-level engineers' project work and growth (not just informal mentorship) Uphold and help define the team's engineering bar for code quality, security/privacy, cost efficiency, and production hygiene (oncall, monitoring, documentation) Contribute to hiring and leveling: participate in interviews, help hold the technical bar for the role Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields and 6 years of relevant

Working details

• Work model: Hybrid

Benefits

• based on your country of residence