Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Foxcareers

Hybrid
Design, build, and operate sgai/ssai services
Architect and evolve microservices
Own service availability, p99 latency, and throughput slos
We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate SGAI (Server‑Guided Ad Insertion) and SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion) services that power personalized advertising experiences at massive scale

Job Summary

  • We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate SGAI (Server‑Guided Ad Insertion) and SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion) services that power personalized advertising experiences at massive scale.
  • You will contribute to system design, build and maintain critical online services, and be responsible for autoscaling and reliability to deliver low‑latency ad experiences.
  • If you want to work at the center of streaming monetization on systems that touch hundreds of billions of impressions and shape the next generation of personalized advertising, this is your platform.

Matching Summary

We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate SGAI (Server‑Guided Ad Insertion) and SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion) services that power personalized advertising experiences at massive scale.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design, build, and operate SGAI/SSAI services
  • architect and evolve microservices
  • own service availability, p99 latency, and throughput SLOs
  • perform performance modeling and capacity planning
  • build comprehensive observability into services
  • implement secure authentication/authorization

Nice-to-have

  • ads/streaming domain expertise
  • led large incidents and resilience programs
  • proven cost optimization at scale
  • experience with experimentation platforms

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years building production backend systems
  • Expertise in distributed systems, concurrency, and performance engineering
  • Proficiency in Golang or Elixir
  • Deep experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform)
  • Strong with PostgreSQL and Redis

Work Rights

Not specified

Tailored Resume

Cover Letter