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Senior Software Engineer
Nexxen SSP | Hybrid — 3 days/week in office
Join Nexxen's SSP Software Development team building and running a high-throughput SSP that processes hundreds
of billions of real-time ad requests a day. You'll own complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end, apply an AI-first
mindset to solve hard AdTech problems, and raise the bar for the team through code review and mentorship — with
performance, scalability, and operational excellence guiding every project.
implementation, integration, rollout, and operation
Apply an AI-first mindset to software
development and data exploration
Integrate with DSPs, SSPs, third-party data
providers, and standards such as OpenRTB and
VAST
Build high-throughput, low-latency services with
efficient caching and in-memory stores (Redis,
Kafka, Aerospike)
Apply an SRE mindset: observability, incident
response, capacity planning, and a shared on-call
pager rotation
Raise the technical bar through code review,
mentorship, and process/tooling decisions
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in
systems processing billions of transactions/day
Drive test, monitoring, and automation coverage,
including load and acceptance testing
Partner with product, ops, and engineering teams
to shape roadmap and architecture
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
BS/MS (preferred) in Computer Science,
Engineering, or related field
5+ years of expert-level JavaScript/Node backend
experience at scale
Strong grounding in distributed systems: scaling,
fault tolerance, caching, load balancing
Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms,
and systems design
Hands-on with distributed databases (Aerospike,
Redis) and streaming pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis)
Strong SQL/RDBMS, Linux, networking, and Git
skills
Track record of code review and mentorship that
raises the bar for other engineers
Test-first mindset with automated acceptance and
load testing
Excellent communicator and strong team player
AdTech industry experience strongly preferred
Nexxen SSP — real-time programmatic advertising, hundreds of billions of ad requests processed every day.
In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 the time of posting, with the potential of an incentive or bonus. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, unlimited vacation, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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