Senior Software Engineer

Pixability
Boston Massachusetts, US
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in building scalable backend systems and working in agile teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4+ years of backend experience and a track record in cloud-based systems
    — “4+ years of professional software engineering experience”
  • Individuals who have contributed to large-scale data pipelines or distributed systems
    — “Experience with data pipelines or large-scale systems”
  • Engineers with a background in ad tech or marketing technology who can integrate AI/ML components
    — “Experience with ad tech, analytics platforms, or marketing technology”
  • Candidates who can lead technical decisions and improve engineering practices
    — “Help improve engineering practices, code quality, and team delivery processes”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid role requires two days per week in the Boston office
    — “hybrid role based in Boston, with an expectation to work from the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays”
  • Compensation may vary based on location and candidate profile
    — “Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Python and cloud infrastructure like AWS in your resume
    — “Strong backend development experience, preferably with Python”
  • Showcase your ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and data teams
    — “Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data teams to deliver reliable, scalable features”
  • Demonstrate your familiarity with Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines
    — “Familiarity with Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern development workflows”
  • Include examples of architecture discussions or design reviews you have participated in
    — “Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical planning”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Experience with data pipelines or large-scale systems
  • Experience building production web applications, APIs, and distributed systems
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, databases, and modern engineering tooling
Typical background
4+ years of professional software engineering experienceStrong backend development experienceSolid understanding of relational databases

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonAWSDockerTerraformCI/CDUnit TestingIntegration TestingAgile

Preferred

ReactAd TechAnalytics PlatformsMarketing

Stack & domain

PythonReactAWSDockerTerraformCI/CDMySQLSnowflakeJenkinsArgocdGithub ActionsFIX ProtocolAeronGrafana CloudAlloyPrometheusGoBash ScriptingCommunicationCollaborationCuriosityProblem-solvingLeadershipTeamworkVideo Advertising OptimizationCloud InfrastructureData PipelinesLarge-scale SystemsWeb ApplicationsApisDistributed SystemsNetwork InfrastructureObservabilityDebuggingSystem Tuning

About the role

Original posting from Pixability via Greenhouse

Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

Pixability is the leading AI-driven technology company that empowers the world’s largest brands and their agencies to maximize the value of their video advertising across YouTube and CTV. Leveraging its proprietary technology platform and data, Pixability reduces wasted impressions on video campaigns by identifying contextually relevant, brand suitable inventory and maximizes cost efficient outcomes. Pixability’s suite of solutions have been used by the top media agencies including Dentsu, Interpublic Group, Omnicom, Publicis, and GroupM, and brands such as KIND, McDonalds, Salesforce and Puma. For more information about Pixability, please visit www.pixability.com.

Our Award-Winning Culture

Our team is the heart of our culture. We value innovation, collaboration, and curiosity with a passion for getting things done. We strive to hire and cultivate the best employees and foster a culture of open communication and transparency. We are driven and hard-working, but also committed to having fun along the way with happy hours, team outings, and flexible paid time off. We’re proud to be in the top 3% of Google Partners worldwide, as well as being listed on the Inc. 5000 for nine consecutive years.consecutive years.

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Boston. This role is ideal for an experienced full-stack or backend-oriented engineer who enjoys building scalable systems, collaborating across product and engineering, and contributing to high-impact platform capabilities.

You will work closely with engineering, product, and data teams to design, build, and maintain services and user-facing functionality that support Pixability’s video advertising optimization platform. This is a hybrid role based in Boston, with an expectation to work from the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and improve backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities.

Contribute to frontend development where needed, particularly in React-based applications.

Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data teams to deliver reliable, scalable features.

Work with cloud infrastructure, databases, and modern engineering tooling.

Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical planning.

Write unit and integration tests to ensure quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Help improve engineering practices, code quality, and team delivery processes.

Support the product and engineering roadmap and contribute to squad-level technical decision-making.

Requirements

4+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Strong backend development experience, preferably with Python.

Experience with data pipelines or large-scale systems.

Experience building production web applications, APIs, and distributed systems.

Frontend familiarity, ideally with React.

Solid understanding of relational databases such as MySQL and/or Snowflake.

Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments.

Familiarity with Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern development workflows.

Strong software testing practices, including unit and integration testing.

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile engineering environment.

Strong communication skills and a self-directed working style.

Ability to work from the Boston office two days per week, specifically Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Nice to Have

Experience with ad tech, analytics platforms, or marketing technology.

Familiarity with AI/ML-powered product development, LLM integrations, recommendation systems, or workflow automation.

Experience mentoring other engineers or leading technical initiatives.

Pixability does not accept/pay fees for unsolicited resumes from third party agencies/vendors.

The pay range for this role is $140,000 - 165,000 total compensation. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Pixability is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

 As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Pixability is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Source: Pixability careers (Greenhouse)

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