Staff Backend Engineer

About the role

The Ads Delivery team at AdRise builds the systems that turn advertiser budgets into effective, well-paced ad outcomes. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will design and operate distributed backend services that determine when, where, and how ads are delivered across partner applications. You will work closely with Machine Learning, Data Science, and Ad Serving teams to implement and evolve algorithms for pacing, planning, and optimization, while continuously improving the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our ad delivery platform. This is a highly impactful role with broad technical ownership and influence across the Ads ecosystem. A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Architect, design, and evolve large-scale, high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that power ad delivery and pacing, primarily using Scala Set technical direction for critical Ad Delivery services, balancing long-term scalability with immediate business needs Lead API and service development with a strong focus on correctness, observability, and operational excellence Drive cross-functional initiatives with ML, Data Science, and Ad Serving teams to improve pacing, planning, and optimization systems Identify architectural bottlenecks and lead efforts to simplify, modernize, and scale systems as demand grows Raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship of senior and mid-level engineers Prototype and validate new approaches, bringing successful innovations into production at scale Own production health by driving incident prevention, monitoring, and continuous improvement across the Ads Delivery stack