Senior Software Engineer, Creative Serving (London)

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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.

Liftoffs 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. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

The Creative Serving team maintains and operates mission critical systems involved in every ad serving across Liftoffs product line. Our systems are foundational and fundamental for Liftoff to function and thrive. As a senior staff engineer, you will build and maintain deep, strategic integration with our partner exchanges, assure impeccable uptime and drive cost effective content delivery world-wide. This includes close collaboration with our internal Vungle Exchange and SDK to help enable Liftoff Exclusive advertising capabilities. As a software engineer, you will also be a critical part of maintaining our ad serving infrastructure, working closely with peers and senior engineers. Your specific responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Ad Serving Architecture: Develop and maintain code that supports our ad serving architecture, ensuring reliability and performance. Participate in the on-call rotation to help troubleshoot and tackle issues as they arise.
• Implement Cross-Functional Requirements: Work closely with other teams to understand their needs and translate those requirements into effective code solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing systems.
• Participate in Code Reviews and Discussions: Actively engage in code reviews, contributing your insights and suggestions to improve the quality of the codebase. Take part in architectural discussions and provide valuable input into technical decisions.
• Support Coding Standards and Best Practices: Collaborate with your team to uphold and refine coding standards, development processes, and best practices, ensuring consistency and quality in the work produced.
• Collaborate with Peers: Work alongside fellow engineers, sharing knowledge and supporting each others growth. Contribute to a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Engage in Roadmap Planning: Participate in brainstorming and planning sessions for the product roadmap, providing feedback and suggestions that help shape the technical direction of the team.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of industry experience
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages is required; familiarity with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Clojure is a strong plus.
• Basic knowledge of various ad formats (e.g., display, video, native) and technologies like VAST, VPAID, and MRAID is a big plus.
• Prior experience with mission critical systems.
• Some knowledge of the ad tech ecosystem, real time bidding (RTB) protocol.
• Good communicator, empathetic and focused listener.

Working at Liftoff is fast-paced, fun, and challenging, and we thrive on innovation. Come join the rocket ship and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem with us!

Location:

This role is eligible for full-time work in our London hub.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation :

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.

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Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. Were shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystemjoin us and help accelerate whats next.

Liftoffs compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

Liftoff is an equal opportunity employer. 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.

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.

• Seniority level
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  Full-time

• Job function
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
  Advertising Services

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