5+ years of professional software engineering experience in production systems.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Strong experience in designing and delivering scalable distributed systems and APIs.
Proficiency in backend programming languages like Go or Python.
Experience with modern application stacks, contributing to backend-heavy or full-stack projects.
Demonstrated ownership mindset with a history of driving projects from concept to launch.
Ability to navigate ambiguous environments and translate business problems into technical solutions.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and scale core Data Marketplace capabilities across APIs and services.
Lead technical initiatives from design to production rollout, balancing speed and quality.
Drive architecture and implementation decisions for marketplace systems.
Improve reliability, observability, and performance of production systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into technical solutions.
Conduct code reviews and promote strong testing practices.
Mentor engineers and assist in making sound tradeoffs in complex problem spaces.
Benefits
Collaborative and low-ego work environment.
Opportunities for mentorship and professional growth.
Focus on code quality and operational excellence.
Engagement with cutting-edge AI-forward marketplace experiences.
Full Job Description
Job Description
LiveRamp is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the next generation of Data Marketplace capabilities. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable product and platform features across customer-facing experiences, backend services, and ecosystem integrations. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Infrastructure, and other engineering teams to solve complex technical problems and deliver reliable, high-quality systems that directly impact customers.
You will
Design, build, and scale core Data Marketplace capabilities across APIs, services, and user-facing workflows.
Lead medium-to-large technical initiatives from design through production rollout, balancing speed, quality, and maintainability.
Drive architecture and implementation decisions for systems that support marketplace discovery, activation, monetization, and partner integrations.
Improve reliability, observability, performance, and operational excellence across production systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate product requirements into pragmatic technical solutions.
Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful code reviews, strong testing practices, and clear technical documentation.
Mentor other engineers, unblock teammates, and help the team make sound tradeoffs in ambiguous problem spaces.
Contribute to the evolution of AI-forward marketplace experiences, including systems that improve automated discovery and access to premium data.
About you
5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Strong experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems, APIs, and data-intensive applications.
Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Go, Python.
Experience working across modern application stacks, with the ability to contribute effectively to backend-heavy or full-stack projects.
Strong ownership mindset with a track record of driving projects from concept to launch.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments and translate business problems into durable technical solutions.
Experience collaborating across teams and influencing technical direction without relying on formal authority.
Passion for code quality, testing, maintainability, and operational excellence.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego working style.
Nice to have
Experience with TypeScript and React for customer-facing product development.
Experience with cloud-native infrastructure such as Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform.
Familiarity with event-driven or streaming systems, background job orchestration, and distributed data workflows.
Experience in AdTech, MarTech, data marketplaces, or privacy-conscious data products.
Experience building 0-to-1 product capabilities or modernizing legacy systems at scale.
Interest in AI-enabled product experiences, agentic workflows, or automated data discovery.
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.
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.
