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Senior Software Engineer

TripleLift
Location
Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Posted
17 days ago
Department
Technology
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend services
  • Experience building high-performance APIs and services in Java
  • Experience with large-scale, network-heavy systems handling billions of HTTP requests per day
  • Familiarity with in-memory key-value stores and messaging systems
  • Understanding of distributed systems design patterns
Nice to have
  • Experience with Netty or other event-driven, non-blocking JVM frameworks
  • Data skills such as Apache Spark or Snowflake
  • Experience with specialized low-latency key-value stores
  • Background in ad tech or programmatic advertising
  • Experience integrating ML models into latency-sensitive serving paths
What the job really is

The Senior Software Engineer at TripleLift will focus on enhancing the performance and scalability of the company's real-time bidding platform. Daily tasks include managing a critical Java codebase, designing high-throughput services, and collaborating with teams across Zurich and New York. The role also involves mentoring other engineers and utilizing modern AI coding tools to improve development processes.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves high-pressure, low-latency requirements
  • Collaboration across different geographical locations may require flexibility
  • Focus on AI tooling may require adaptation to new technologies
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