Staff Software Engineer - Bidding Intelligence

Liftoff is the leading growth acceleration platform for the mobile industry, helping advertisers, publishers, game developers and DSPs scale revenue growth with solutions to market and monetize mobile apps.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Influence, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

At Liftoff, we’re solving one of the core problems faced by every mobile app: growth. To do so, we build Machine Learning and Big Data-driven technology that can accurately predict which apps a user will like, and connect them in a compelling way. Our systems operate at a scale unseen outside of the largest Internet companies -- processing over 4 million requests per second and interacting with over a billion users a week. Our technology is innovative and we have strong product-market fit; as a result, we're profitable and seeing tremendous growth.

About the Bidding Intelligence group

The Bidding Intelligence group is responsible for several of Liftoff's most fundamental performance systems in addition to identifying and developing greenfield areas. Liftoff operates and bids in millions of auctions per second. To drive value for our customers, we must continuously find ways to use a variety of data sources to train deep learning models and develop innovative approaches to make the right bidding decision in every auction.

As a Software Engineer on the Bidding Intelligence group, you will:

• Build state-of-the-art deep learning models to make accurate bidding decisions in millions of auctions per second
• Work with an experienced team of ML, Software, and Infrastructure Engineers
• Design, engineer & implement reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient systems
• Achieve core business objectives by enabling next generation ML models and technologies
• Utilize vendor-based products (AWS, Weights & Biases, etc.), open source technologies (PyTorch, PySpark, etc.), and in-house tooling

Requirements:

• 8+ years of industry experience in Software Engineering and/or Infrastructure
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science
• Very strong coding ability
• Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience building low-latency, high-throughput, distributed backend services
• Experience building data-intensive applications
• Good team communication and collaboration skills

Nice to haves: 

• Previous experience in ad-tech
• Experience building machine learning tooling and/or platforms
• Python, Golang
• ML, PyTorch, PySpark
• Game theory, auction theory

Working at Liftoff is fast-paced, fun, and challenging, and we thrive on innovation. Come join our team and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem. If this role sounds interesting to you, we would love to hear from you!

Locations:

This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities/states: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA,TX, UT, and WA.

We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation: 

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on candidate's location and experience.

The following are our base salary ranges for this role: 

• SF Bay Area, NYC, Los Angeles/Orange County: $190,000 - $225,000
• Seattle/Olympia, Austin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Boston: $175,000 -$210,000
• All other cities and towns in our approved states: $165,000 -$195,000

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Liftoff is committed to providing and maintaining a work environment where all employees and candidates are treated with dignity and respect and that is free of bias, prejudice, and harassment. Liftoff is further committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all employees and candidates for employment free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, gender (including sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment due to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender nonconformity, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, ancestry (including association, affiliation, or participation with persons or activities related to national origin, English-proficiency or accent, or immigration status), physical or mental disability, medical condition(s), genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, marital or domestic partner status, age, veteran or military status, family care status, requesting or taking pregnancy, parental or disability leave, requesting an accommodation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance. All such discrimination and harassment is unlawful and will not be tolerated. Liftoff maintains a continued commitment to equal employment opportunity and expects the full cooperation of all personnel.

Liftoff's Compensation Strategy

Liftoff's compensation strategy includes competitive market rate along with equity and benefits and perks that will give our employees what they need to do their best work. In order to ensure teams are compensated fairly for the work performed, we map out specific levels and take into consideration the cost of labor within each location. Liftoff provides employees a total compensation package of competitive market salaries, equity, health and wellness stipends, medical benefits associated with your country of residence. The base compensation will vary based on location, experience as well as level.

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.