Software Engineer I, Promotions
The Software Engineer I, Promotions at Confidential Client is responsible for building and maintaining full-stack systems that power promoted content across multiple platforms to connect employers with relevant talent. This role involves end-to-end ownership of scalable, reliable systems including auctions, event tracking, and analytics, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful product solutions. The position is onsite in San Francisco and emphasizes pragmatic engineering, quality, and collaboration to enhance employer and job seeker experiences.
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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer I, Promotions, you will build full‑stack products and systems that help employers reach relevant talent and help job seekers discover opportunities they might otherwise miss. Promotions powers promoted content across job search, feeds, digests, inboxes, and promoted messages—connecting employer investment to measurable hiring outcomes.
You will work across the stack: customer-facing experiences, distributed services, and the data that makes results measurable. The promotions platform spans auctions, content delivery, event tracking, applicant attribution, and analytics. This is a hands-on product engineering role with end-to-end ownership—partnering with product, design, data, and other engineering teams to turn ambiguous problems into well-scoped solutions and carry projects from design through launch and iteration.
This role is onsite 5 days per week at the confidential client’s San Francisco, CA office.
What You’ll Do
- Own full‑stack Promotions initiatives from design through launch, partnering with product, design, and data to improve employer and job‑seeker experiences.
- Build scalable, reliable systems for promoted‑content delivery, auctions, event tracking, attribution, and analytics.
- Strengthen applicant attribution and customer‑facing analytics so employers can understand and trust promotion performance.
- Use customer feedback and performance data to measure impact and guide product iteration.
- Raise engineering quality through production ownership, testing, observability, thoughtful code reviews, and mentorship.
What We’re Looking For
- 1–3 years of full‑stack engineering experience.
- Proven ownership of complex software projects, with strong product judgment and comfort navigating ambiguity.
- Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Go, or Python.
- Experience designing scalable distributed systems, with sound judgment around reliability, performance, and data consistency.
- Clear communication, collaborative technical leadership, and a pragmatic approach to quality and delivery.
- Strong debugging skills and attention to detail, with experience investigating production issues across services and data flows.
- Comfort using AI‑assisted development tools while maintaining code quality and correctness.
Nice to Have
- Experience with advertising technology, auctions, marketplaces, or recommendation systems.
- Background in attribution, analytics, event‑driven architectures, or data pipelines.
- Experience building employer‑facing or SaaS products and using experimentation to improve customer outcomes.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation Range (base): $140,000 - $170,000 (USD) — provided per applicable pay‑transparency requirements.
Confidential client offers benefits for full‑time U.S. employees, including:
- Equity / ownership opportunities
- 401(k) match and financial wellness support
- Paid parental leave, fertility benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; mental health support
- Learning & development stipend
- Commuting support and onsite perks at the San Francisco office
- Flexible PTO, holidays, and team connection programs
Note: Benefits and exact offerings may vary by role and location.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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