Senior Python Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Ad Tech

Pandora; Georgia; On-site; USD 106,600 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction within their Ad Sales Product Engineering organization. Located in Georgia, the role involves designing scalable systems for ad buying, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with various teams to enhance ad capabilities.

Candidates should have 7+ years of engineering experience, proficiency in Python and distributed systems, and a drive for modernization in the ad tech space. Compensation ranges from $106,600 to $200,000, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with Python frameworks such as Django or FastAPI.
• Strong foundation in distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Experience with ad serving platforms like Google Ad Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable services for ad buying.
• Architect and evolve the Slingshot platform.
• Drive end-to-end execution from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Engineering, and DevOps teams.
• Champion reliability and operational excellence using observability tools.

Skills

Python

Cloud-native architecture

Distributed systems

AWS

Kubernetes

Observability tools

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Datadog

Grafana

Kafka

Celery

Airflow

CI/CD

Job description

Pandora seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction within their Ad Sales Product Engineering organization. Located in Georgia, the role involves designing scalable systems for ad buying, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with various teams to enhance ad capabilities.

Candidates should have 7+ years of engineering experience, proficiency in Python and distributed systems, and a drive for modernization in the ad tech space. Compensation ranges from $106,600 to $200,000, dependent on qualifications and experience.