Company

Adtech

SoftwareEngineer-FullStack

$120–150k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer - Full Stack. Skills: Full Stack Development, Backend Systems, API Design, AWS Cloud. Own technical projects. Design technical projects”

Industry & Context.

Adtech
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

No visa sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven track record owning technical projects, Hands-on experience building backend systems, Hands-on experience designing/consuming production APIs, Practical AWS experience, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in Django, Proficiency in FastAPI, Proficiency in REST API design, Proficiency in async patterns, PostgreSQL experience, Query optimization, Schema design, Legal authorization to work in US

Nice to Have

Experience with analytics pipelines, Experience with attribution pipelines, Experience with adtech, Experience with event-driven data pipelines, Experience with instrumentation, Familiarity with ClickHouse, Familiarity with column-oriented OLAP databases, Containerized deployments experience, Cloud infrastructure experience, Background in real-time data systems, Background in event streaming, Background in high-throughput API design, Prior experience at early-stage startup, Prior experience at major tech company, Shipping production code experience, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Equivalent practical experience

What You'll Do.

Own technical projects

Design technical projects

Implement technical projects

Test technical projects

Deploy technical projects

Maintain production services

Build backend systems

Maintain backend systems

Build production-grade APIs

Maintain production-grade APIs

Operate production services

Improve production services

Monitor production services

Troubleshoot performance

Work with AWS services

Troubleshoot AWS environments

Design PostgreSQL schemas

Optimize PostgreSQL schemas

Design PostgreSQL queries

Optimize PostgreSQL queries

Collaborate with GTM stakeholders

Collaborate with product stakeholders

Turn business requirements into solutions

Contribute to analytics pipelines

Contribute to attribution pipelines

Contribute to event-driven data pipelines

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

GTM stakeholders; Product stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Scoping, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, Maintenance

Full Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE An early-stage adtech startup building AI-native advertising infrastructure is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. You'll work across an advertiser-facing platform, attribution systems, and analytics pipelines — owning projects end to end in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and go-to-market, so you'll be translating real customer and business needs into robust technical solutions. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own technical projects from scoping and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production maintenance. - Build and maintain reliable backend systems and production-grade APIs (REST, gRPC) with a focus on scalability and fault tolerance. - Operate and improve production services: monitoring, observability, incident response, and performance troubleshooting. - Work with AWS cloud services — deploying, operating, and troubleshooting in production environments. - Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries for analytical and transactional workloads. - Collaborate closely with GTM and product stakeholders to turn business requirements into technical solutions. - Contribute to analytics, attribution, and event-driven data pipelines that power measurement and reporting. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required: - Proven track record owning technical projects end to end in production environments. - Hands-on experience building backend systems and designing/consuming production APIs. - Strong practical AWS experience (deploying, operating, troubleshooting). - Proficiency in Python (Django and/or FastAPI), REST API design, and async patterns. - PostgreSQL experience: query optimization and schema design. - Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship (now or in the future) — the company does not provide visa sponsorship. Nice to Have: - Experience with analytics, attribution, adtech, or event-driven/data pipelines and inst

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