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Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Ad Serving

Zeta Global · Berlin, Germany

Posted about 2 months ago

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This role has been open
66 days
Zeta Global's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
54% of Zeta Global's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Zeta Global
high
119 stale, 0 reposted of 143 open
Hiring momentum
174 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the LiveIntent Real-Time Ad Serving team, you will design and develop the business logic for programmatic advertising, focusing on ad selection, targeting, and delivery optimization. You will primarily work in Lua, collaborating with Product to implement features that enhance advertiser outcomes and publisher revenue, while ensuring high performance and code quality in a production environment handling billions of transactions daily.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience in backend development
  • Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, performance optimization
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems in production
  • Exposure to the full software development lifecycle — from design to production and monitoring
  • Strong commitment to code quality, automated testing, and documentation
  • Proficient English (the interview process will be held in English)

Nice to have

  • Experience in online advertising / ad tech (RTB, programmatic, DSP/SSP)
  • Proficiency in a systems-level language (C++, Go, Rust, or Java)
  • Experience with MongoDB and real-time data processing
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) at scale
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic workflows

What you get

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage

Worth weighing

  • The role requires a willingness to learn Lua, which may be a consideration for candidates unfamiliar with it.
  • The position involves participating in an on-call rotation to support production systems, which may impact work-life balance.

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Listed by Zeta Global on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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