💼 About This Role

You'll build high-throughput, low-latency services for Hopper's advertising platform powering real-time bidding and ad serving. You'll directly impact platform performance and advertiser success in a mission-critical role. This is an opportunity to tackle complex challenges in a fast-growing, profitable business unit.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Design and deploy high-performance microservices for ad serving and bidding.
• Optimize system performance and eliminate bottlenecks for low latency.
• Build resilient, fault-tolerant systems with robust monitoring.
• Lead architectural discussions and conduct code reviews.

📋 Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience with distributed backend systems.
• Direct experience in ad tech or retail media is required.
• Proven track record of designing high-throughput, low-latency services in cloud.
• Strong experience with high-performance databases and caching systems.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time bidding (RTB) systems.
• Familiarity with ad campaign management platforms.
• Mentoring and technical leadership experience.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
• 💰 Pre-IPO equity packages
• 🏥 100% premium coverage for insurance
• 👶 Generous parental leave
• 🏠 Work-from-home stipend