Staff Engineer (Java)

About the role

Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) is the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform. We are seeking a Staff Engineer to join our Ad Server Engineering team, focusing on building, scaling, and modernizing our high-performance ad server. This role involves designing and implementing scalable, low-latency solutions to handle millions of queries per second (QPS), modernizing legacy systems, and building new features to support our product roadmap and quarterly commitments.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, low-latency solutions to support ad-serving operations, ensuring response times in milliseconds.
• Architect and optimize multithreaded, non-blocking systems using frameworks such as Vert.x.
• Collaborate with product teams to understand requirements, design technical solutions, and deliver high-quality features to support business goals.
• Ensure that new features are robust, scalable, and aligned with system architecture principles.
• Lead the modernization of legacy Java/Tomcat systems, implementing best practices, upgrading frameworks, and adopting modern technologies.
• Improve developer experience by integrating tools such as SonarQube, CI/CD pipelines, and testing frameworks.
• Drive the adoption of containerized and orchestrated deployments using Docker, ECS and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Design and implement robust monitoring and observability systems using AWS-native tools (CloudWatch, etc) and third-party tools (Datadog, Grafana).
• Design and implement scalable storage and caching solutions using Aerospike, Memcached, Redis, etc.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Prioritize features, address technical debt, and improve system reliability.
• Address domain-specific challenges such as Real-Time Bidding (RTB), ad delivery, reporting, and data pipeline optimization.

Requirements

You will work on various aspects of ad serving, leveraging cutting-edge AWS infrastructure and frameworks such as Vert.x and Spring Boot. You will also utilize relational databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL alongside Aerospike, a highly scalable and reliable NoSQL solution. By integrating tools like Datadog and Grafana, you'll develop robust, scalable, and observable solutions to meet the evolving demands of ad tech.

Skills and Experience

• Strong expertise in multithreaded programming and non-blocking frameworks like Vert.x.
• Proficiency in Java (modern frameworks such as Spring Boot are a plus).
• Experienced in designing and optimizing distributed systems for high throughput, low latency, and high availability and reliability.
• Hands-on experience with caching (Memcached, Redis, etc) and databases (Aerospike, MySQL, Postgres, etc).
• Proven experience in designing and delivering new features and modules aligned with product requirements and timelines.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions with scalability and reliability in mind.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, and AWS-native solutions like CloudWatch.
• Strong knowledge of logging and distributed tracing tools (e.g. OpenTelemetry, etc).
• Familiarity with developer productivity tools such as SonarQube, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong collaboration skills to work with product, engineering managers, and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems, feature development, and system modernization.
• Hands-on experience with ECS, Kubernetes (EKS), Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), and advanced observability tools.
• Knowledge of Real-Time Bidding (RTB), SSPs, DSPs, and ad delivery systems is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with the challenges and solutions in the Ad Tech ecosystem, such as latency optimization and reporting pipelines.
• Experience with Spring Boot, SonarQube, Terraform, or Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure (ECS, EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, S3).
• Understanding of container orchestration using Kubernetes or EKS, ECS, etc.

Perks and Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage from Day One
• Generous Time Off
• Holiday Breaks and Quarterly Wellness Days
• Equity and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Family-Focused Benefits and Parental Leave
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Cell Phone Subsidy
• Fitness and Wellness Reimbursement
• Company Culture

About Magnite

The world's leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile-high Denver, historic London, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. Magnite is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other federal, state or local protected class. Our Commitment: We aim to incorporate a wide range of voices into our Magnite culture, cultivating an environment where employees feel welcomed, cared for, and encouraged to freely share ideas. We are committed to employee growth, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. We invest in Magnite’s local communities. We seek talent from all backgrounds to champion corporate values of seeing the big picture and being catalysts of change. In NY, the base salary range for this position is: $165,000 - $185,000 in addition to an annual variable bonus based on performance and company equity (NASDAQ: MGNI).

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