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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Kargo's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Kargo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Kargo
- high 29 stale, 0 reposted of 31 open
- Hiring momentum
- 40 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Kargo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Kargo.
About this role
As a Lead Mobile SDK Developer at Kargo, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of in-app advertising across various devices and SDKs. Your daily tasks will include diagnosing complex failures, improving SDK and rendering infrastructure, optimizing latency and efficiency, and collaborating with Business Development on vendor integrations. You will also focus on raising engineering quality through code reviews and testing discipline.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kargo as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of software engineering with significant exposure to mobile app advertising technologies
- Strong grasp of the mobile programmatic ecosystem—mediation, bidding, SDK integrations, OpenRTB, and ad rendering workflows
- Hands-on experience with mobile ad creative standards and cross-platform behavior across SDKs, WebViews, and mediation partners
- Proven ability to debug the full in-app stack, from creative delivery through rendering and attribution
- Performance engineering fundamentals: latency optimization, scalability, and system efficiency
- Fluency with real-device QA, inspection and proxy tooling, and production debugging techniques
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of the mobile privacy and measurement landscape and its impact on ad serving and attribution
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
What you get
- Base salary range of $150,000 — $185,000 USD
- Eligible for variable compensation, either the Kargo Sales Incentive Plan or an annual discretionary bonus
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- The role involves complex debugging which may require significant problem-solving under pressure
- The salary range is provided but actual compensation may vary based on multiple factors
Summarised from Kargo's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Kargo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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