Nexxen International

Senior Backend Engineer - Adtech / SSP

Nexxen International · Bellevue, WA
Bellevue, WA $180K–$200K Posted 2026-07-17
Salary
$180K–$200K
Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ yr

Senior Software Engineer
Nexxen SSP | Hybrid — 3 days/week in office

Join Nexxen's SSP Software Development team building and running a high-throughput SSP that processes hundreds
of billions of real-time ad requests a day. You'll own complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end, apply an AI-first
mindset to solve hard AdTech problems, and raise the bar for the team through code review and mentorship — with
performance, scalability, and operational excellence guiding every project.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own complex initiatives end-to-end: design,

implementation, integration, rollout, and operation

  • Apply an AI-first mindset to software

development and data exploration

  • Integrate with DSPs, SSPs, third-party data

providers, and standards such as OpenRTB and
VAST

  • Build high-throughput, low-latency services with

efficient caching and in-memory stores (Redis,
Kafka, Aerospike)

  • Apply an SRE mindset: observability, incident

response, capacity planning, and a shared on-call
pager rotation

  • Raise the technical bar through code review,

mentorship, and process/tooling decisions

  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in

systems processing billions of transactions/day

  • Drive test, monitoring, and automation coverage,

including load and acceptance testing

  • Partner with product, ops, and engineering teams

to shape roadmap and architecture
WHAT YOU'LL BRING

  • BS/MS (preferred) in Computer Science,

Engineering, or related field

  • 5+ years of expert-level JavaScript/Node backend

experience at scale

  • Strong grounding in distributed systems: scaling,

fault tolerance, caching, load balancing

  • Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms,

and systems design

  • Hands-on with distributed databases (Aerospike,

Redis) and streaming pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis)

  • Strong SQL/RDBMS, Linux, networking, and Git

skills

  • Track record of code review and mentorship that

raises the bar for other engineers

  • Test-first mindset with automated acceptance and

load testing

  • Excellent communicator and strong team player
  • AdTech industry experience strongly preferred

Nexxen SSP — real-time programmatic advertising, hundreds of billions of ad requests processed every day.

In support of pay transparency and equity, the minimum and maximum full-time annual base salary for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 the time of posting, with the potential of an incentive or bonus. While this is our reasonable expectation this is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, education, certifications, responsibility, and geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. We offer a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, parental leave, unlimited vacation, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available will vary depending on the state, start date, and employment type. Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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