Staff Python Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Ad Tech

Pandora; New York (NY); On-site; USD 106,600 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Planning team in New York City. In this role, you will define the technical direction for ad buying systems, architecting cloud-native backend services for large-scale ad delivery. You'll work in a collaborative environment, influencing technology strategy and mentoring engineers.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of software engineering experience, strong expertise in Python and backend architecture, and a deep understanding of distributed systems. A competitive salary ranging from $106,600 to $200,000 is offered based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in a Staff or equivalent technical leadership role.
• Experience with ad serving or delivery platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable services for ad buying.
• Architect and evolve the Slingshot platform.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver ad buying capabilities.

Skills

Python (Django, FastAPI)

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Kafka

AWS

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Datadog

Grafana

Kubernetes

Job description

Pandora is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Planning team in New York City. In this role, you will define the technical direction for ad buying systems, architecting cloud-native backend services for large-scale ad delivery. You'll work in a collaborative environment, influencing technology strategy and mentoring engineers.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of software engineering experience, strong expertise in Python and backend architecture, and a deep understanding of distributed systems. A competitive salary ranging from $106,600 to $200,000 is offered based on qualifications.