Staff DSP Software Engineer

Introduction to Demandbase: 

Demandbase is the leading account-based GTM platform for B2B enterprises to identify and target the right customers, at the right time, with the right message. With a unified view of intent data, AI-powered insights, and prescriptive actions, go-to-market teams can seamlessly align and execute with confidence. Thousands of businesses depend on Demandbase to maximize revenue, minimize waste, and consolidate their data and technology stacks - all in one platform.

As a company, we’re as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class technology. We invest heavily in people, our culture, and the community around us. We have offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and India, as well as a team in the UK, and allow employees to work remotely. We have also been continuously recognized as one of the best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area including, “Best Workplaces for Millennials” and “Best Workplaces for Parents”!

We're committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce. By ensuring that every Demandbase employee is able to bring a diversity of talents to work, we're increasingly capable of living out our mission to transform how B2B goes to market. We encourage people from historically underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at De

About the Role:

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our engineering team, leveraging your breadth of impact to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while also demonstrating depth of knowledge in your technical domain, particularly within our high-performance Go-based systems. You will drive projects, influence system designs for our real-time bidding platform, and constantly evaluate emerging technologies to enhance our product offerings. This role requires a keen understanding of the 'why' behind our initiatives, along with the ability to proactively identify and execute on new projects or tasks that align with team goals, especially in the context of a complex, existing codebase where rapid learning and contribution are key.

This position is based in San Francisco, CA. Remote is considered for highly qualified candidates and is on a case-by-case basis.

The base compensation range for this position for candidates in the SF Bay Area is: $165,000 - $247,000. For all other locations, the base compensation range is based on the primary work location of the candidate as our ranges are location specific. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skillset, years of experience, and depth of experience.

The Team you’ll be joining:

The advertising team at Demandbase is responsible for serving all digital marketing initiatives of our customers. We run our own DSP that handles 1 million Queries per second and the data that comes with that. Our core bidding engine, the "bidder," is a critical, high-performance system written in Go. We rely heavily on technologies like Go, Kafka, Kubernetes, and BigQuery across our stack. An ideal candidate will be comfortable diving deep into our Go codebase and working with related data and infrastructure components.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with teams across the organization (product, data science, other engineering teams) to understand their needs, offer technical expertise, and drive collaboration on shared projects related to the bidding platform.
• Depth of Knowledge: Possess and rapidly develop a deep understanding of our current technology stack, particularly the Go-based "bidder" system, its strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. Stay abreast of industry trends in AdTech and high-performance computing.
• Influencing System Designs: Provide valuable insights and recommendations for system design improvements within the RTB platform, drawing upon your technical expertise in Go, distributed systems, and real-time processing.
• Understanding the 'Why': Develop a comprehensive understanding of the underlying objectives and business rationale behind our bidding strategies, feature requests, and system architecture.
• Proactive Initiative: Take ownership of identifying opportunities for new projects or tasks that align with team objectives. Proactively seek out areas for improvement within existing systems and processes, proposing and implementing solutions to enhance efficiency, performance, and reliability.
• Core Development: Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software for our high-performance, Go-based real-time bidding system.
• Code Excellence