Software Engineer, Backend

Overview StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI‑powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. What You’ll Be Doing Building highly scalable, distributed real‑time micro‑services primarily written in Go.

Working with large data sets and various databases including Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, ScyllaDB, Redshift, TiDB, and MariaDB. Building software that utilizes messaging queues such as Kafka, SQS, and Kinesis. Writing performance‑efficient and memory‑optimized code.

We’re Looking For 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer. Very strong problem‑solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and optimization. Experience working with relational databases and/or key‑value stores.

Experience building scalable micro‑services and distributed systems. Teams Hiring at StackAdapt Bidding Team (AdTech at Scale) Build and optimize the real‑time microservices that automatically purchase ad inventory across web, mobile, CTV, and more. Work on low‑level performance optimizations, high‑throughput systems, campaign pacing algorithms, and ML model integrations that directly impact how millions of dollars are spent efficiently every day.

Ideal for engineers with hands‑on AdTech experience, especially with bidders, open exchanges, and bid streams, who thrive in high‑scale, low‑latency environments. Marketing Execution (MarTech Meets AdTech) Join a backend team building the foundation for marketing tech – Email, Direct Mail, and SMS marketing – as part of StackAdapt’s broader MarTech vision. Help bridge MarTech and AdTech to create a smarter, more connected marketing platform that allows brands to conduct their advertising and marketing strategies in one place.

Perfect for engineers excited by greenfield development, working on high‑throughput event‑driven systems, and shaping how marketing technology evolves at StackAdapt. Integrations – Solutions (Platform Expansion & Partnerships) Develop specialized integrations that unify the fragmented AdTech ecosystem into a single, powerful StackAdapt platform – eliminating the need for advertisers to juggle multiple tools. Collaborate closely with internal product teams and external data partners to deepen product capabilities, unlock new use cases, and drive platform growth.

Great fit for engineers who enjoy complex integrations, data‑heavy systems, and building scalable solutions that expand market reach. Benefits and Perks Highly competitive salary. Retirement/401K/Pension savings globally.

Competitive paid time off packages. Access to a comprehensive mental health care program. Health benefits from day one of employment.

Work‑from‑home reimbursements. Optional global WeWork membership. Robust training and onboarding program.

Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books). Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications. Parental leave program.

Friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture. Social and team events. Diversity & Inclusion StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe.

No matter who you are, you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know. Legal notices Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement.

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