Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform (Remote)

Liftoff; Elm (PA); Remote; USD 97,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/vision/dental benefits

Job summary

Liftoff, a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy, is hiring a Software Engineer. Join a remote-friendly team with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City, and help build high-scale backend systems driving billions of events daily.

You will work on cutting-edge infrastructure, own features end-to-end, and ship code frequently to deliver measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• Solid core CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, architecting systems).
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience building high scale distributed systems and backend architectures.
• Expertise in data.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end projects with a small team of engineers.
• Ship code multiple times a day and measure impact on users and revenue.
• Contribute to an engineering excellence culture with testing, explainable systems, and code review.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Backend architectures

Algorithms

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. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

Liftoff's solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. This includes host provisioning and configuration, rapid code deployment, service configuration and monitoring tools, and automated code testing and linting. Liftoff moves around hundreds of TB of data each day, and this team owns most of the infrastructure which powers our real-time data pipelines.

As a Software Engineer at Liftoff, you will:

• Have end-to-end ownership of projects, and collaborate with a small team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds.
• Ship code multiple times a day, and within seconds see its quantified impact on millions of users and our business's revenue.
• Be part of an "engineering excellence" culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and code review.

Desired qualities and experiences:

• Strong coding ability (experience in Go is a plus, but not necessary).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields and 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Solid core CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, architecting systems).
• Experience with any major cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience building high scale distributed systems and backend architectures.
• Expertise in data

Come join our team and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem. however, the role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities: We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. 135,000 - 160,000 CAD

#LI-REMOTE

We're shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem - join us and help accelerate what's next.

Liftoff's compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.