Engineer II, Backend APIs

Magnite; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Equity

Comprehensive healthcare

Generous time off

Parental leave

401k with match

Disability and life insurance

Cell phone subsidy

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Magnite is seeking a backend software engineer to design, build, test, and release robust APIs for reporting and analytics. You will work closely with product managers, UI engineers, and data teams to ensure API usability and quality, while owning the production services lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of software engineering experience with modern Java, PostgreSQL proficiency, and solid Git/GitHub skills. This role is based in Colorado with on-site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years software engineering experience.
• Expertise in modern Java for backend services.
• Experience with Postgres or other RDBMS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and release APIs for reporting and analytics applications.
• Collaborate with Product, UI, and Data teams, ensuring API usability and quality; own production services.

Skills

Java backend

PostgreSQL

Git/GitHub

API design

Job description

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing, and releasing APIs for reporting and analytics applications, collaborating with Product, UI, and Data teams, ensuring API usability and quality, owning production services, and using AI-assisted development tools.

Requirements

• 3+ years software engineering experience, expertise in modern Java for backend services, experience with Postgres or other RDBMS, proficiency with Git/GitHub, and strong communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), asynchronous programming, event-driven architectures, API security, observability, and knowledge of Real-Time Bidding and ad delivery systems.

Salary

• Salary range in California is $125,000 – $135,000 and in Colorado $115,000 – $125,000.

Benefits

• Benefits include performance bonus, equity, comprehensive healthcare, generous time off, parental leave, 401k with match, disability and life insurance, cell phone subsidy, and fitness reimbursement.