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Senior Backend Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$170k–$200k2026-11-07
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Architect and develop features for a TV advertising platform using AI/ML and distributed systems.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (AdTech)

Builds

Automated TV advertising buying experience and analytics platform

Domain

AdTech / Connected TV / AI & Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, distributed systems, modern data stack (RDS, Databricks, Spark, Kafka, dbt), SQL, data modeling, agentic coding tools, LLM-based systems

Preferred skills

REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs, applied AI/ML features, prompt engineering, RAG architectures

Technologies

Python, RDS, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, Cursor, Copilot, Cody

Responsibilities

Architect and own development of new features, design relational and non-relational data models, mentor junior team members, drive technical architecture discussions, conduct peer code reviews, collaborate with Data Science and Product teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship