Senior Software Engineer

Nexxen
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 170,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership","Mentoring","Collaboration"]

Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build core components of a real-time programmatic advertising DSP/SSP platform. You’ll develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems, implement RTB workflows, and collaborate with product and partner teams to deliver scalable backend services. You’ll mentor juniors, optimize performance, and work with OpenRTB, Redis/MongoDB, Docker/Kubernetes in a fast-paced, agile environment.

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Nexxen
Nexxen
4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build core components of a real-time programmatic advertising DSP/SSP platform. You’ll develop high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems, implement RTB workflows, and collaborate with product and partner teams to deliver scalable backend services. You’ll mentor juniors, optimize performance, and work with OpenRTB, Redis/MongoDB, Docker/Kubernetes in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and develop high-performance distributed systems handling large-scale bid traffic with sub-100ms latency requirements.
  • •Build and optimize real-time bidding (RTB) services that evaluate targeting rules, campaign budgets, and bidding strategies in real time.
  • •Architect microservices and event-driven systems that support billions of daily ad transactions and server-side auctions.
  • •Integrate with external Supply Side Platforms (SSPs), exchanges, and ad servers using OpenRTB and VAST; develop APIs and connectors for partner onboarding.
  • •Mentor junior engineers, drive architecture reviews, and continuously improve backend performance and reliability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 170,000 - 200,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kDisability InsuranceParential LeaveDiscretionary TimeHolidays

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale distributed systems
  • •Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala or similar
  • •Experience building low-latency, high-throughput services handling large volumes of requests
  • •Familiarity with programmatic advertising ecosystems, including DSP, SSP, and ad exchanges
  • •Experience implementing or integrating real-time bidding (RTB) protocols
Experience:5+ yearsAdvertising technologySaaS
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipMentoringCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaScalaRedisMongoDBKafkaKinesisDockerKubernetesSQLNoSQLAerospikeCassandraKeyDBRESTGRPCLinux

Company Brief

Nexxen
Nexxen is a global advertising technology company offering a unified platform for programmatic advertising, data management, and Connected TV solutions, serving advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters worldwide.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2007
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