Software Dev Engineer II - Backend/Data

About this role

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.


This candidate needs to be located in EST timezone (Reston, VA preferred).
Software Development Engineer II – Backend/Data
The Software Development Engineer II – Backend/Data designs, builds, and maintains robust, scalable data pipelines and backend services. This role requires strong technical expertise in backend development, distributed systems, and cloud-based data platforms. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of data solutions that power critical business operations and products.


**Responsibilities**

• Design, develop, and maintain automated, cloud-native ETL/ELT pipelines using GCP services (e.g., Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Pub/Sub, BigQuery).
• Ingest and process structured and unstructured data from diverse sources into BigQuery and other GCP data systems.
• Transform, clean, and enrich datasets to support analytics, machine learning, and reporting use cases.
• Implement data validation, monitoring, and alerting for pipeline reliability and data quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Git, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve production data and backend issues, ensuring system reliability and scalability.
• Document system design, data flows, and operational processes for transparency and maintainability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices for cloud-based data systems

**Requirements**

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in backend or data engineerin...