Senior Backend Software Engineer

At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members, and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2024.)We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social and helps brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023. You can learn more about us and everything we do by visiting https://mountain.com/.We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may be the person we're looking for to join us in our next stage of growth.The MNTN Creative Delivery Services team manages ad delivery from backend to front end. As part of this team, you’ll contribute to the core infrastructure that drives creative processing, delivery, and optimization across our entire platform. You'll be joining the group that owns our high-volume ad server and the pipelines that manage how creative assets are ingested, transformed, and served. As a Backend Engineer, you'll play a key role in developing scalable systems, improving performance, and building new integrations that expand creative capabilities for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Your work will directly impact the flexibility, speed, and reliability of our ad experiences—at scale. What You’ll Do:Create and support Java/Kotlin APIs and services to support our creative delivery systemsWork across different technologies, including languages and tools like Rust, Kafka, Terraform and several RDBMSesBuild high volume services that are reliable at scaleUnderstand the broader context of our software beyond the components you buildRaise the bar on our engineering culture, leading by exampleCollaborate with and explain complex technical issues to Product and Project LeadsOptimize and enhance existing productsWhat You’ll Bring:5+ years of Java, Kotlin, or Scala development experienceComfort diving in to tech stacks outside your primary specializationA desire to understand the purpose and impact of the tools you buildStrong proficiency in SQL, table design, indexing and other common database skillsIntegration of AI tools such as Cursor, ChatGPT and other LLM based copilots in your workflowExperience with RESTful APIs and microservices-based architectureFamiliarity with Git and Linux/UNIX environmentsExperience on AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructureMNTN Perks:100% remote within the USFlexible vacation policyAnnual vacation allowance for travel related expensesThree-day weekend every month of the yearCompetitive compensation100% healthcare coverage401k planFlexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental careAccess to coaching, therapy, and professional developmentAbout MNTN:Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com OR @mntn.com. If you’re contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain’t us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you’re waiting to climb a MNTN.MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue.Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including Build with Ferguson Master, OneWheel, Tarte, Decked, and National University.Originally posted on Himalayas

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