Senior Software Engineer, Production Engineering

Senior Software Engineer, Production Engineering Liftoff is a leading AI‑powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end‑to‑end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high‑value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s Production Engineering team plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of our product delivery. You will immerse yourself in a data‑rich environment where your expertise directly influences the enhancement of developer workflows, ensuring that every product and feature we release is reliable, efficient, and scalable. It’s more than a job; it’s about making a tangible impact in a team that values collaboration and innovation. Responsibilities Take end‑to‑end ownership of Liftoff’s Supply infrastructure. Architect, build, and maintain the reliability of large‑scale, high‑throughput, low‑latency distributed systems serving millions of requests per second. Improve tooling and infrastructure to enable shipping multiple times a day, with a quantified impact on millions of users and our business revenue. Contribute to an “engineering excellence” culture through state‑of‑the‑art tools, risk‑driven testing, explainable systems, and code reviews. Become an expert in cutting‑edge open‑source technologies (Kubernetes, Kafka, HAProxy, ArgoCD, etc.) that maximize software development velocity. Share L1 on‑call rotation with other Production Engineering team members for systems owned and managed by the team. Ensure minimal Day‑2 operations by focusing on automation, efficient management, and proactive issue resolution. Mentor and share knowledge with other team members. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 5+ years of professional experience, or Master’s degree in Computer Science with 3+ years of professional experience, or equivalent experience. A strong commitment to quality and perfection, with the ability to balance these values with the need to ship products on time. Strong understanding of computer architectures, system design principles, data structures, and algorithms. Professional experience in tackling complex programming challenges, preferably but not restricted to Golang. Professional experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads, including: Bootstrapping Kubernetes infrastructure Writing tooling for the Kubernetes ecosystem Experience using Infrastructure as Code to manage and provision resources. Proven experience in building monitoring solutions for modern microservice architectures. Knowledge of profiling and debugging distributed microservices. Excellent team communication and collaboration skills. Passionate about supporting colleagues and committed to the team’s success. Fluent in English, with strong proficiency in both written and spoken communication. Bonus Previous experience in leading a team. Proven experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering roles. Experience with multi‑cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.). Proficient in working with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Redis, RocksDB). Experience with data lake, lakehouse, and data warehouse architectures. Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Spark). Experience in building CI/CD pipelines for large distributed systems or backend architectures, preferably within a Kubernetes environment. Ability to design and optimise infrastructure to support machine learning workflows, including large language models (LLMs), ensuring scalable training, inference, and deployment pipelines. Experience in building self‑serve platforms and a strong track record in driving shift‑left adoption. In‑depth understanding of various security standards, protocols, and their implementation details. Compensation & Benefits Base compensation varies by location and experience. For this role the base salary range is SGD 140,000–160,000. Liftoff offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes equity and health/vision/dental coverage associated with your country of residence, along with medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks where applicable. Equal Opportunity Statement Liftoff is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Recruiting Notice Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third‑party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by our Recruiting Team and a candidate was submitted via our Applicant Tracking System. #J-18808-Ljbffr