Senior Data Platform Engineer - Remote, High-Scale Backend

Liftoff; Clayton (MO); Remote; USD 97,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. We empower app marketers to acquire high-value users while publishers optimize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

As a Software Engineer, you will own projects end-to-end, ship code multiple times daily, and work with world-class engineers. This remote-friendly role supports US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields and 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong coding ability; Go is a plus but not required.
• Solid CS fundamentals: data structures & algorithms; scalable systems.
• Experience with major cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience building high-scale distributed backend architectures.
• Expertise in data and analytics integration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery and collaborate with a small team of engineers.
• Ship code frequently and measure impact on users and revenue.
• Contribute to an engineering-excellence culture with modern tooling and robust testing.

Skills

Go programming

Distributed systems

Backend architecture

Data structures

Algorithms

CS fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. We empower app marketers to acquire high-value users while publishers optimize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

As a Software Engineer, you will own projects end-to-end, ship code multiple times daily, and work with world-class engineers. This remote-friendly role supports US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.