Software Engineer - Yobi Ad Platform

Remote (Canada)

Job Details

Location: Canada

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Core Areas: Distributed Systems, Low-Latency Services, High-Throughput Systems, Real-Time Bidding and Decisioning, Go/Rust/C++/Scala/Java, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, CI/CD, Observability

Compensation: Base salary of $180,000-$275,000 per year, plus equity and an annual performance-based bonus target

About the Role

The Software Engineer will build and scale core systems supporting a real-time, machine learning-based advertising platform. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and operating distributed, low-latency, high-throughput services, including systems for real-time bidding and decisioning, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, scalability, and observability.

This position also works across cloud-native infrastructure and deployment tooling while collaborating closely with product and data teams. Strong systems engineering experience, proficiency in compiled languages, architectural ownership, CI/CD knowledge, observability practices, and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous technical environments are central to the role.

What You'll Do

• Build and scale core systems that support a real-time, machine learning-based advertising stack.
• Design, implement, and operate distributed services requiring low latency, high throughput, reliability, and scalability.
• Develop systems supporting real-time bidding and decisioning workloads.
• Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and deployment tooling.
• Design clean interfaces, modular service boundaries, and deployment patterns that can scale with product and engineering growth.
• Apply observability, alerting, and reproducibility practices to production systems.
• Treat CI/CD and infrastructure as first-class parts of software delivery and system operations.
• Collaborate closely with product and data teams to deliver performant, reliable, and observable systems.
• Turn ambiguous technical problems into clear, actionable implementation plans.
• Balance strong technical standards with pragmatic delivery decisions, including when to ship and when to refactor.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Deep experience building or scaling distributed, high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Experience working with real-time systems; experience in advertising, recommendation systems, or another real-time domain is particularly relevant.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex technical work, including operating in ambiguous environments and translating uncertainty into actionable implementation plans.
• Experience taking architectural ownership of service interfaces, modular system boundaries, and scalable deployment patterns.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in one or more compiled languages, including Go, Rust, C++, Scala, or Java, with an emphasis on code clarity, correctness, and performance.
• Strong distributed systems knowledge with the ability to design and scale high-throughput, low-latency services.
• Ability to design clean interfaces and modular service boundaries that support product and engineering growth.
• Strong understanding of observability, alerting, and reproducibility for production systems.
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure, deployment practices, and operational reliability.
• Ability to maintain strong technical standards while making pragmatic decisions about delivery, iteration, and refactoring.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity participation and financial upside.
• Annual performance-based bonus target.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Generous parental leave policy.