Remote Node.js Backend Engineer — AdTech, High-Throughput

Coherent Solutions, Inc.

United States

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Flexible work options
Mentorship
Training & conferences
Referral program
Additional vacation days

Job summary

Coherent Solutions, Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer to join the SSP Software Development team on a high-throughput platform for real-time ad bidding. You will design, implement, and operate services that process billions of requests daily.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, OpenRTB and VAST integrations, and collaboration with product, operations, and engineering. Flexible remote/hybrid options and a global benefits package accompany this opportunity.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend Node.js experience at scale.
  • Strong distributed systems knowledge and design skills.
  • Experience with Aerospike and Redis.
  • Experience with streaming platforms like Kafka or Kinesis.
  • Strong SQL / RDBMS skills.
  • Proficiency with Linux environments, networking, and Git.
  • Proven code review and mentoring history.
  • Test-first mindset with automated testing and load testing.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Own backend initiatives end-to-end: design, implementation, rollout, and operation.
  • Build high-throughput, low-latency services for billions of daily transactions.
  • Integrate with DSPs/SSPs and OpenRTB/VAST standards.
  • Work with distributed systems, caching, streaming pipelines (Redis, Kafka, Aerospike).
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize production systems.
  • Apply an SRE mindset: observability, incident response, capacity planning.
  • Drive testing and automation, including load and acceptance tests.
  • Mentor teammates and participate in code reviews.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering to shape roadmaps.

Skills

Node.js
Distributed systems
Aerospike
Redis
Kafka
Kinesis
SQL / RDBMS
Linux
Code review
Testing
On-call
Communication

Education

BS/MS in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

Coherent Solutions, Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer to join the SSP Software Development team on a high-throughput platform for real-time ad bidding. You will design, implement, and operate services that process billions of requests daily.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, OpenRTB and VAST integrations, and collaboration with product, operations, and engineering. Flexible remote/hybrid options and a global benefits package accompany this opportunity.

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