Backend Software Engineer (Go, Distributed Systems)

About the role

StackAdapt is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to design and build highly scalable, real‑time micro‑services that power its AI‑driven advertising platform. The role is remote‑first and open to candidates located anywhere in Canada.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain distributed micro‑services primarily using Go.
• Work with large data sets and a variety of databases such as Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, ScyllaDB, Redshift, TiDB, and MariaDB.
• Integrate messaging queues like Kafka, SQS, and Kinesis into backend pipelines.
• Write performance‑efficient, memory‑optimized code for high‑throughput systems.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize real‑time bidding and ad‑inventory purchase flows.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
• Strong problem‑solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and optimization.
• Experience with relational databases and/or key‑value stores.
• Proven ability to build scalable micro‑services and distributed systems.

Required skills

• Go programming language.
• Aerospike.
• Elasticsearch.
• Redis.
• ScyllaDB.
• Redshift.
• TiDB.
• MariaDB.
• Kafka.
• Amazon SQS.
• Amazon Kinesis.