Staff Software Engineer

About the role

The View Master team at Liftoff builds mobile SDKs and systems that connect publishers with advertisers to manage ad campaigns and creatives. This role involves leading technical direction for new ad format development, driving cross-team initiatives, and mentoring engineers to build scalable, low-latency systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction for new ad format development in the SDK, driving decisions on native/web architecture and cross-platform compatibility.
• Independently scope and lead ambiguous, cross-team initiatives from problem definition through rollout.
• Drive multi-quarter improvements to system efficiency, reliability, and rendering performance.
• Set and evangelize testing strategy and standards across the team.
• Design and drive experimentation and canary-release strategy for ad unit performance.
• Technically lead and mentor other engineers on the team, including guiding project work and growth.
• Represent the team in cross-functional and roadmap discussions, influencing prioritization and scope.
• Uphold and help define the team's engineering bar for code quality, security, privacy, and production hygiene.

Required skills

• JavaScript
• ES6+
• CSS preprocessors
• HTML5
• Agile
• System architecture

Nice to have

• AdTech
• Mobile application development
• AWS Device Farm
• Playwright
• Selenium

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Equity
• Wellness stipends

About the Company

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, the company supports over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries.