Senior Staff Software Engineer, Serving
Liftoff · United States (Remote)
Posted 8 days ago · $255,000 - $310,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Liftoff's roles stay open a median of 38 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 76% of Liftoff's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Liftoff
- high 8 stale, 0 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 28 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Liftoff's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Liftoff.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Serving team at Liftoff, you will design, build, and operate high-throughput services that handle bid requests and ad exchanges in real-time. Your role will involve improving system performance and reliability, optimizing GPU-powered inference services, and collaborating with machine learning engineers to implement new model architectures. You will also be responsible for the full lifecycle of changes, from design to deployment and optimization.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 Liftoff as an employer.
What you need
- Strong core Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, system architecture)
- 10+ years of industry experience
- M.S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience)
Nice to have
- Experience with Go
What you get
- Equity
- Health/vision/dental benefits
- Wellness stipends
Worth weighing
- Remote-first company with required quarterly in-person gatherings
- Base compensation varies by location and experience, with specific ranges provided for different areas
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Listed by Liftoff on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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