Staff Engineer, Rust/Go

Staff Software Engineer

East Coast, US

At Magnite, we cultivate an environment of continuous growth and collaboration. Our work impacts what millions of people read, watch, and buy, and we’re looking for people to help us tackle that responsibility with creativity and focus.  Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) is the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats including CTV / streaming, online video, display, and audio. Our tech fuels billions of transactions per day!

Location:

This role can be hybrid or remote. If based in any of our office locations within the US, the hybrid schedule globally is two days worked remotely (Monday and Friday) and three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). 

This role can be remote in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, MA, MI, MT, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA.  We prefer this role to be in the Eastern timezone.

In this role you will:  

• Implement low latency high-performance solutions, mostly using Rust or Go but willing to work in whatever language is required

• Support solutions across the development lifecycle

• Work in a collaborative style across multiple teams to deliver high-quality results quickly

• Quickly get familiarized with Rust (if required) to in turn help mentor and support other engineers who might struggle with systems-language-level concepts

• Have a large say in the design and implementation of relatively new services, and brainstorm how to bring better solutions to more teams/projects across Magnite

• Build proofs-of-concept to demonstrate potential performance or design improvements, and adapt them to enterprise-grade solutions

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Very strong systems-language-level expertise, preferably Rust and Go but C++ or C are also acceptable

• A strong understanding of RAII, object lifetimes, memory management, and other low-level concepts, even when using high-level abstractions over those concepts

• Strong foundations in data structures and algorithms

• Proven ability to analyze designs and code to identify optimizations and alternatives to better solve problems

• Energy: self-starters and motivated, preferring quick proofs-of-concept and experiments

• Strong coding practices - bringing code from a PoC into an enterprise solution

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• An ability to work in a geographically distributed team

Comprehensive Perks and Benefits: 

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage for You and Your Family from Day One

• Generous Time Off  

• Holiday Breaks and Quarterly Wellness Days

• Equity and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Family-Focused Benefits and Parental Leave 

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match

• Disability and Life Insurance

• Cell Phone Subsidy

• Fitness and Wellness Reimbursement

Company Culture: 

• 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

About Us

The world's leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile high Denver, historic London, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.

The base salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $175,000 - $205,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. 

Only candidates in the following states will be eligibl