Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Ad Marketplace

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Inc. is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and it's AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join the Ad Marketplace team at Snap Inc! The Ad Marketplace team is responsible for developing and optimizing bidding, pacing and auction mechanisms for Snap’s advertising ecosystem. As a key member of this team, you will work on cutting-edge technologies to drive revenue growth and enhance user experiences.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and maintain high-performance systems for real-time bidding, ad serving and auction systems

• Optimize bidding and pacing algorithms to improve advertiser ROI

• Design scalable and optimal auction mechanisms to adapt to dynamic market conditions and drive revenue growth

• Build new ad products and strategies to simplify ad buying experience and maximize advertiser values

• Closely work with Product Managers, Data scientists and XFN stakeholders to develop marketplace strategies balancing long and short term business objectives 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency with backend services or distributed systems

• Strong understanding of at least one of the following domains: auction, real-time bidding, budget pacing, delivery forecasts, pricing, and supply optimization

• Ability to tackle large and complex technical challenges, come up with innovative solutions and land them with XFN partners

Minimum Qualifications: 

• BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent years of experience

• 9+ years of software development experience, with a focus on building large-scale, distributed systems

• Experience with Java and/or Python

• Experience in at least one of the ads lifecycle components including targeting, retrieval, ranking, bidding, auction, delivery and measurement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in one of the following areas: machine learning, backend, large-scale systems, data pipeline 

• Good product sense and prior experience designing and launching product features