Principal / Senior Software Engineer - Mobile Monetization (Ad Server)
PubMatic · Gurugram, IN
Posted 8 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days PubMatic's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of PubMatic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PubMatic
- high 61 stale, 0 reposted of 77 open
- Hiring momentum
- 87 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Principal Software Engineer for Mobile Monetization at PubMatic will lead the design and development of systems that enhance mobile app monetization capabilities. This role involves architecting scalable backend services, optimizing SSP-DSP integration workflows, and ensuring privacy compliance while maximizing publisher revenue through various ad formats. The engineer will collaborate with multiple teams to improve ad performance and supply quality, focusing on real-time auction and decision-making systems.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 PubMatic as an employer.
What you need
- Five plus years of backend engineering experience
- Strong knowledge of mobile app inventory signals
- Familiarity with mobile ad formats such as rewarded video, interstitial, native, banner, app-open, playable, and in-app video ads
- Strong understanding of mobile performance advertising concepts
- Experience or strong familiarity with mobile attribution and measurement ecosystems
- Strong knowledge of mobile privacy and compliance constraints
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with mobile monetization SDKs
- Contributions to open-source AdTech projects
- Familiarity with industry-standard ML model-serving infrastructure
- Understanding of mobile user acquisition and performance DSPs
- Experience with incrementality measurement and retargeting systems
What you get
- Paternity/maternity leave
- Healthcare insurance
- Broadband reimbursement
- Healthy snacks and drinks in the office
- Catered lunches
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in office and 2 days remote
- Focus on high-scale, performance-critical environment may require intense work periods
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Listed by PubMatic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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