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Staff Backend Engineer - Ads Platform
$212K–$265K
Remote - USA +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- Remote - USA
United States - Experience
- 9+ years in a hands-on software engineering role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
About the job
Leads the technical strategy and hands-on development of an AI-powered platform that manages paid advertising campaigns across channels.
What you'll do
- Architect and build systems for campaign creative, bidding and budget optimization, audience management, and feed intelligence.
- Set engineering direction and standards; write and review code, mentor engineers, and advance the platform’s AI automation roadmap.
- Partner with Marketing, Product, Design, ML/AI, and data platform teams to develop campaign capabilities and human oversight controls.
What they ask for
- 9+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role.
- Experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy, and mentoring engineers.
- Experience defining product or technical strategy and aligning cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; experience driving initiatives across teams, departments, and leadership.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with paid advertising platforms such as Meta, Google, or similar.
Pay
$212,000 — $265,000 USD (base pay)
Tools
Google, Meta
AI focus
Develops an AI-powered growth platform progressing from AI-assisted to agentic and autonomous campaign management, with human oversight, brand-safety controls, and collaboration on models and signals for campaign optimization.
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