Staff Software Engineer, Real Time Bidding

Google Google · Big Tech · New York, NY +1

Staff Software Engineer role focused on Real Time Bidding (RTB) within Google Ads. The role involves shipping code daily for the RTB system, contributing to high-visibility projects, driving innovations for publishers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The focus is on supply path optimization and bidder efficiency to enhance Google's position as a preferred demand channel. Requires strong C++ programming, software design, architecture, and algorithms experience, with preferred experience in Ads or Ads serving.

What you'd actually do

  1. Ship code daily for the realtime bidding (RTB) system that executes tens of billions of times per day.
  2. Contribute to high-visibility projects driving hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental business growth.
  3. Drive and land innovations that shape how millions of publishers facilitate content and interact with Ad Manager.
  4. Collaborate closely with engineers across Google Sellside to drive projects to a sustainable, healthy steady state.
  5. Serve as a trusted steward of the core facilitate agreements library used by hundreds of millions of websites and apps.

Skills

Required

  • C++
  • Software Design
  • Software Architecture
  • Algorithms
  • Testing
  • Launching Software Products

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
  • Data Structures
  • Technical Leadership
  • Cross-functional Project Management
  • Ads or Ads serving experience
  • Data Analysis

What the JD emphasized

  • 8 years of experience programming in C++
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture
  • Experience in Ads or Ads serving