Senior Backend Software Engineer - PTVR

At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2024.)

We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social and helps brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023. You can learn more about us and everything we do by visiting https://mountain.com/. So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may just the person we're looking for to join us on our next stage of growth. 

We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build scalable, high-performance systems and drive impactful solutions. You’ll design and develop resilient backend architectures using modern technologies like TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, SQL, and AWS, ensuring high-quality, well-tested code with built-in observability. Our microservices handle hundreds of millions of requests per day, upon which a platform for real-time behavioral marketing is built to drive performance in cross-device advertising. We heavily utilize open-source technology and in-house solutions to meet the low latency demands of rapid response advertising.

We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and build a robust marketing platform that reaches the right audience, anywhere, anytime
• Build high-volume services that are reliable at scale
• Develop big data solutions using open-source frameworks
• Collaborate with and explain complex technical issues to Product and Project Leads
• Optimize and enhance existing products

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of Java, Kotlin, or Scala development experience
• Experience writing SQL queries and designing database tables
• Python experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of modern design patterns
• Experience with Microservice style architecture
• Experience using Cloud hosting solutions (K8, Istio, etc.)
• Experience using GIT
• Knowledge of how to write effective unit & functional test cases using test frameworks such as Junit
• Comfortable in a Linux/UNIX environment
• Experience on AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Cassandra (preferred)

MNTN Perks:

• 100% remote within the US
• Flexible vacation policy
• Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
• Three-day weekend every month of the year
• Competitive compensation
• 100% healthcare coverage
• 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
• Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development

About MNTN:

Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com. If you’re contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain’t us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you’re waiting to climb a MNTN.

MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue.

Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns – all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including, Petsmart, Build with Ferguson Master, Simplisafe, Yieldstreet and National University.

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