Senior Software Engineer

Criteo; Gurgaon; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Learning, mentorship & career growth

Health benefits

Equity potential (depending on role)

Job summary

Criteo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Gurugram (hybrid) to design and implement scalable APIs, ETL pipelines, and frameworks that empower commercial and operations teams. You will own end-to-end frontend features and robust backend functionality, collaborating with product managers, designers, and peers to deliver high-quality data-driven solutions.

The role emphasizes performance, maintainability, and strong engineering practices, with mentorship and cross-functional teamwork central

Qualifications

• BS/MS in software engineering or related field with 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming and modern frontend frameworks (Angular or React.js) with HTML/CSS/TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of relational databases, SQL, schema design and query optimization.
• Solid backend concepts, REST API design, asynchronous frameworks, Python web frameworks (Flask, FastAPI).
• Strong software engineering principles, system design, and writing clean, tested code; collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own frontend development tasks from concept through delivery using modern frameworks.
• Contribute to backend development by building or integrating APIs and data flows.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical roadmap.
• Ensure code quality through testing, reviews, and best practices.
• Mentor junior developers and uplift team capabilities.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Angular

React.js

Python

REST API design

Education

BS/MS in software engineering or related field

Tools

Flask

FastAPI

SQL

TypeScript

Job description

What You'll Do:

The Global Automation team develops and runs a wide range of first-class solutions that empower Criteo’s commercial and operations teams to maximize their business impact. We build scalable, reliable, and interoperable systems, that constantly need to adapt to business priorities and evolutions. And we build the applications, APIs and UIs to supply first-class service to our users.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor in crafting high-impact solutions, working within a cross-functional team of skilled engineers. Your work will involve designing and developing APIs, ETL pipelines, and frameworks that give commercial stakeholders secure, reliable, and performant access to data and insights.

You will work with multi-cultural R&D teams to leverage and integrate existing products and stay up to date with industry trends, applying insights to enhance frameworks, libraries, and CI/CD strategies. Promote a strong engineering culture focused on quality, maintainability, and best practices. You will own the development of both frontend features and backend functionality based on the need. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and fellow engineers to build end-to-end solutions with a clear focus on usability, performance, and maintainability.

Key responsibilities:

• Own frontend development tasks from concept through delivery, using modern frameworks (Angular preferred).
• Contribute to backend development by building or integrating APIs, data flows, and server-side logic.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to the technical roadmap.
• Ensure code quality and reliability through comprehensive testing, code reviews, and best practices.
• Mentor junior developers and share knowledge to uplift team capabilities.

Shift Timings - 1:30 pm IST - 10:30 pm IST

Location - Gurugram, IN (hybrid)

Who You Are:

• BS/master’s in software engineering or related field, with 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong proficiency in object-oriented programming.
• Have expertise in modern frontend frameworks - Angular OR React.js, including HTML, CSS and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of databases (SQL preferred) - Schema design and evolution, relational concepts and query optimization.
• Have a solid grasp of backend concepts and are comfortable working with REST API design, asynchronous framework, python web frameworks - Flask, FastAPI, and server-side development in Python.
• Have a strong grasp of software engineering principles, system design, and algorithms, and you write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Bring a collaborative mindset, communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Thrive in a collaborative team environment, and actively mentor and support your peers, sharing knowledge and helping others overcome technical challenges.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience implementing AI/ML features in previous projects

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!

Who We Are:

We’re Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.
We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs - never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer:

• Ways of working - Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
• Grow with us - Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
• Your wellbeing matters - Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
• A team that cares - Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
• Fair pay & perks - Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.

Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.