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SeniorBackendEngineer
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“Senior Backend Engineer at MNTN. Skills: Backend engineering, Distributed systems, Microservices. Evolve the Integrations platform. Handle trillions of tuples”
What You'll Achieve.
handle trillions of tuples; get our data streams where they’ll have the biggest impact
Industry & Context.
tough data synchronization challenges; creative solutions
on-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience as a full-time backend engineer working on a SaaS product with a large data component, Experience with distributed microservice architectures, Experience with at least one compiled language, Experience with at least one messaging system at scale, A foundation in CS fundamentals, Experience with observability systems for microservice architectures, Comfortable with Postgres-flavor databases, More comfortable on the command-line than in UIs, Can communicate clearly and concisely with both technical and non-technical peers
Nice to Have
Golang is preferred, Rust, Kotlin, Java, C++ are welcome, Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
Evolve the Integrations platform
Handle trillions of tuples
Find scalable solutions
Solve data synchronization challenges
Join on-call rotations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with the rest of the team; Work closely with technical and non-technical cross-team stakeholders; Share the load equally among the team
Communication Scope
communicate clearly and concisely
Process & Methodology
form a plan of attack, articulate it on paper
Full Job Description
At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2025.) We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social, helping brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023. You can learn more about us and everything we do by visiting https://mountain.com/. We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great. So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may be the person we're looking for to join us in our next stage of growth. We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Integrations team! Our team powers the systems that move massive amounts of data in and out of the MNTN platform. We are a small but fierce tiger team that moves fast, but has done things right since day one, and we aim to keep it that way. If you enjoy learning and growing your skillset in sophisticated distributed systems, always think before you code, love using the latest and greatest tools and instrumentation, and cringe at the word “tech debt”, then please apply! Our core stack: Golang, Postgres, Kubernetes, GCP (PubSub, Bigtable, BigQuery, and more). What you’ll do: Work closely with the rest of the team to evolve the Integrations platform to handle trillions of tuples across hu
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