LiveRamp

Senior Backend Engineer - Identity & Real-Time Systems

LiveRamp$130K — $196K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience deploying high-performance production code.
  • 2+ years experience launching MVPs and managing high-reliability distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to design and build maintainable large-scale systems.
  • Comfortable navigating complex and unclear problem spaces.
  • Experience translating business challenges into effective technical solutions.
  • Enjoys mentoring and promoting best practices within teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant quantitative field.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to building and scaling an AI-forward advertising technology stack.
  • Own distributed real-time APIs and applications primarily written in Go.
  • Develop cross-team data flows using modern streaming platforms like Redpanda.
  • Continuously improve the reliability and performance of core systems.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and talented work environment.
  • Engaging employee events like game nights and camping trips.
  • Flexible paid time off and work-from-home options.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401K matching up to 6% of salary.
Full Job Description

We on the Pixel Serving team are part of the Identity Engineering teams at LiveRamp. We are LiveRamp’s gateway for all real-time data workflows ranging from single digit milliseconds to under 150ms depending on the business use case. We strive to keep the internet open and privacy safe.


Your team and tech stack:

  • Our team builds and owns the entire stack, giving us full visibility into the business problems we solve. We follow Scrum methodology.

  • Primary Languages: Golang (main), Java and Python (partially).

  • Core Technologies: Kubernetes, Redpanda, SingleStore, Terraform.

  • Cloud Ecosystem: Deep usage of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services including BigTable, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, DataProc and Data Transfer solutions.


You will:

  • Contribute to building and scaling the next-generation, AI-forward advertising technology stack.

  • Own several distributed real time APIs and applications, written in Go, that service external partners

  • Develop robust cross-team data flows using modern streaming platforms like Redpanda.

  • Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and maintainability of core production systems.


About you:

  • 5+ years of professional experience deploying high-performance production code.

  • 2+ years of relevant experience building and launching Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) quickly, to scaling existing products to high volumes, and managing complex, high-reliability distributed systems

  • Strong track record of designing and building maintainable, large-scale systems.

  • You are comfortable navigating complex, unfamiliar and unclear problem spaces and platforms.

  • You enjoy translating business challenges into effective technical solutions.

  • You thrive on mentoring and promoting engineering best practices within a team environment.

  • Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline.

Bonus Points:

  • Experience working on 0-to-1 (new product launch) initiatives.

  • Hands-on Experience scaling 1-to-N (large-scale growth) distributed systems.

  • Experience with designing and implementing interfaces and infrastructure for high-volume services and APIs.

  • Familiarity with the AdTech ecosystem.

The approximate annual base compensation range is $130,000 to $196,500. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geography, as well as internal equity among our team.

Benefits:
  • People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
  • Fun: We host in-person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues.
  • Work/Life Harmony: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: LiveRamp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives. Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.
  • Savings: Our 401K matching plan1 match up to 6% of salary helps you plan ahead.

More about us:
LiveRamp mission is to connect data in ways that matter, and doing so starts with our people. We know that inspired teams enlist people from a blend of backgrounds and experiences. And we know that individuals do their best when they not only bring their full selves to work but feel like they truly belong. Connecting LiveRampers to new ideas and one another is one of our guiding principles one that informs how we hire, train, and grow our global team across nine countries and four continents. Click here to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) at LiveRamp.

About LiveRamp

LiveRamp is a data connectivity platform that enables the safe and effective use of data. LiveRamp connects data owners and providers with the people-based marketing platforms that need that data for targeting and measurement. LiveRamp is the largest onboarding company in the world, and its technology serves as the bridge between offline customer data and online advertising.
Learn more about LiveRamp
Size
1,400 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$61.5 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+24.8%
Revenue
$429.5 million
NASDAQ

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