Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

The Infrastructure Team at Liftoff builds the tooling necessary for managing and monitoring thousands of servers which run dozens of services. This includes host provisioning and configuration, rapid code deployment, service configuration and monitoring tools, and automated code testing and linting. Liftoff moves around hundreds of TB of data each day, and this team owns most of the infrastructure which powers our real-time data pipelines.

As a Software Engineer at Liftoff, you will

Have end-to-end ownership of projects, and collaborate with a small team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds.
Ship code multiple times a day, and within seconds see its quantified impact on millions of users and our business's revenue.
Be part of an “engineering excellence” culture through state-of-the-art tools, risk-driven testing, explainable systems, and code review.
Become an authority in Go and many other cutting-edge open-source technologies.
Join a nimble, consistently excellent, and experienced engineering team.

Desired qualities and experiences

Strong coding ability (experience in Go is a plus, but not necessary).
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields and 5+ years software engineering experience.
Solid core CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, architecting systems).
Experience with any major cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience building high scale distributed systems and backend architectures.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and eager to learn and get things done.
Genuine interest and/or experience in debugging and troubleshooting complex distributed systems problems.

NICE TO HAVE

Expertise in managing Kafka
Expertise in data

Please note: As part of our interview process for this role, candidates will be asked to attend the final two technical interviews onsite.

Working at Liftoff is fast-paced, fun, and challenging, and we thrive on innovation. Come join our team and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem. If this role sounds interesting to you, we would love to hear from you!

Location:

The preferred location for this role is within the Pacific Standard Time Zone; however, the role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities: CA, CO, ID, IL, FL, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, and WA.

We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.

The following are our base salary ranges for this role:

SF Bay Area, NYC, Los Angeles/Orange County: $165,000 - $205,000
Seattle/Olympia, Austin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Boston: $151,000 - $188,000
All other cities and towns in our approved states: $141,000 - $176,000
Canada: 135,000 - 160,000 CAD

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Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next.