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Principal Software Engineer - PubMatic AgenticOS (Buy Side Bidding Platform)

PubMatic · Redwood City, US

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
65 days
PubMatic's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of PubMatic's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at PubMatic
high
70 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
2026-10-08

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PubMatic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PubMatic.

About this role

The Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic will lead the design and development of scalable, low-latency ad tech systems, focusing on real-time bidding and optimization. Responsibilities include architecting high-throughput systems, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance performance across advertising campaigns. The role demands expertise in Golang and experience with various ad tech protocols and algorithms.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
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 PubMatic as an employer.

What you need

  • Eight plus years of software engineering experience
  • Significant depth in ad tech / performance advertising
  • Strong hands-on experience with Golang
  • Proven experience designing and operating real-time bidding platforms
  • Deep understanding of campaign pacing and performance optimization algorithms
  • Experience with streaming and distributed systems (Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming)

What you get

  • Paid leave programs
  • Paid holidays
  • Healthcare, dental and vision insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Physical and financial wellness programs

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid schedule
  • Role involves significant leadership and mentoring responsibilities
  • Focus on performance advertising may limit exposure to other areas of software engineering

Summarised from PubMatic's posting. Read the full original.

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

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