Software Engineer 6 - Ads Signals & Targeting

Responsibilities: Develop and enhance ads targeting and audience features using multiple signal sources Improve ad delivery precision to maximize advertiser value Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship complex features with business impact Advance privacy systems and data protection across teams, including sunsetting outdated solutions Design and build distributed backend services and cloud-based applications Mentor engineers and influence technical roadmaps through clear business impact Support outcome-based optimizations and probabilistic audience modeling Foster a culture of privacy, security, and continuous learning

Key requirements: 8+ years building distributed systems or high-throughput platforms Leadership experience at L6/Staff/Principal level with cross-functional collaboration Experience consolidating privacy systems and sunsetting ineffective solutions Design and build user and contextual signals and audience targeting for ads Proficiency in Java, Python, C++, or similar with solid OO principles Experience with distributed cloud-based applications and big data tooling Proven ability to work with very large data volumes using Spark and low-latency systems Mentoring engineers and influencing technical roadmaps Strong communication and relationship-building across teams Knowledge of ad tech, programmatic advertising and digital marketing trends collaboration communication relationship-building Java Python C++