Senior Software Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, build, and optimize backend infrastructure for one of Taboola's largest real-time data platforms
• ▹Own features end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• ▹Develop highly scalable services processing hundreds of thousands of requests per second and tens of terabytes of new data daily
• ▹Collaborate closely with experienced software engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• ▹Build platforms that improve real-time decision-making, experimentation, and marketplace performance
• ▹Design and maintain monitoring and alerting setups to catch system health issues before they impact users

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of backend software engineering experience building production systems in Java or another object-oriented language (Java 8+ preferred)
• ▹Experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems and high-performance backend services
• ▹Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases in production environments
• ▹Solid understanding of web architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and scalable system design
• ▹Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, or similar large-scale data technologies
• ▹B.Sc. in Computer Science or an equivalent technical degree

Nice to have

• ▹Solid Python programming skills
• ▹Experience designing and operating telemetry, metrics, and alerting stacks at scale (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/logging)
• ▹Practical background optimizing infrastructure costs and resource efficiency across cloud and on-prem
• ▹Knowledge of machine learning, algorithms, data mining, or real-time bidding systems
• ▹Experience with Spark or HDFS

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Comprehensive benefits (health, etc.), a fully stocked kitchen, and location-specific perks (gym partnerships, parking)
• ▹Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office, with the option to come in more often

About the company

Taboola is a leading performance-driven advertising company whose publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online, and whose advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, and Expedia.