Magnite · 22 hours ago
Senior Engineer - Demand Tech (Scala/Spark)
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
4+ years expMagnite is the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer to develop large-scale distributed systems and solve complex technical challenges. The role involves optimizing traffic consumption, developing high-performance software, and improving profit margins through cost optimization.
AdvertisingAdvertising PlatformsContentDigital Media
Hiring Manager
Anna Peters
Responsibilities
Develop large-scale distributed systems and solve deep technical and mathematical challenges
Solve for large-scale data analysis
Solve problems involving complex mathematical algorithms to optimise traffic consumption
Develop high-performance software and write optimised, low-latency software that routes high volumes of ad request traffic and targets p99 latencies <= 20ms while maximising throughput
Cost optimisation: improving profit margins by lowering the infrastructure cost basis to optimise traffic
Qualification
Required
4+ years of software development experience, and a BS/MS Computer Science or equivalent work experience
A hunger to learn while working with a sense of urgency. We strive to improve and operate at a high level while maintaining development velocity. It is not uncommon for our team to perform multiple high-impact deployments throughout the course of a day
A desire for ownership. We are responsible for the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to production support. Joining the On-Call rotation for our applications is a requirement
Preferred
The ability to engage in critical and creative thinking. We expect engineers to present and debate tradeoffs to solve the problems we face
An openness to working with the functional programming (FP) paradigm. We attempt to pragmatically apply FP principles where applicable and expect you will too
Experience in designing and implementing high-quality applications, preferably with Scala and Spark
Familiarity with Kubernetes and other CNCF projects like Prometheus, Argo, helm, etc. are a plus
Benefits
Superb Healthcare Coverage for You and Your Family from Day One
Generous Time Off
Holiday Breaks, Summer Fridays, and Quarterly Mental Health Days
Equity and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Family-Focused Benefits and Parental Leave
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
Cell Phone Subsidy
Fitness and Wellness Reimbursement
Community Service and Volunteer Events
Company-Matched Charitable Contributions
Wellness Coach and Mental Health Support
Career Development Initiatives and a Career Growth Framework
Culture and Inclusion Programs
Bonusly Peer-to-Peer Recognition Program
Company
Magnite
Magnite is a sell-side advertising platform that provides technology for publishers to monetize their content across all screens and format.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (10)
2024 (22)
2023 (15)
2022 (12)
2021 (17)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$940M2024-02-06Post Ipo Debt· $540M
2021-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2014-04-04IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Barrett
Chief Executive Officer
Garrett McGrath
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Recent News
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