Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time Data APIs (Go)

C0035 LiveRamp, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Remote work options

401K match

Job summary

LiveRamp is seeking an experienced software engineer to help build and scale real‑time advertising technology. You will own distributed Go services serving external partners and work with Kubernetes, Redpanda, and SingleStore to ensure performance at scale.

The role emphasizes designing maintainable systems, MVP launches, and mentoring teammates. A BS in a quantitative field and 5+ years of production experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience deploying high‑performance production code.
• 2+ years of relevant experience building and launching MVPs quickly, to scaling existing products to high volumes, and managing complex, high‑reliability distributed systems.
• Strong track record of designing and building maintainable, large‑scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and scaling the next‑generation, AI‑forward advertising technology stack.
• Own several distributed real‑time APIs and applications, written in Go, that service external partners.
• Develop robust cross‑team data flows using modern streaming platforms like Redpanda.
• Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and maintainability of core production systems.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

MVP development

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Redpanda

SingleStore

Terraform

Job description

LiveRamp is seeking an experienced software engineer to help build and scale real‑time advertising technology. You will own distributed Go services serving external partners and work with Kubernetes, Redpanda, and SingleStore to ensure performance at scale.

The role emphasizes designing maintainable systems, MVP launches, and mentoring teammates. A BS in a quantitative field and 5+ years of production experience are required.