VideoAmp · 1 day ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Go)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $170K/yr
7+ years expVideoAmp is on a mission to create the best employee and workplace experience. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and scale the APIs that power the VideoAmp platform, focusing on production-caliber API engineering to enhance media planning and measurement workflows.
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Responsibilities
As a Backend Engineer on our API Engineering team , you will build and scale the APIs that power the VideoAmp platform - the core services that enable clients to plan media, activate campaigns, and measure deduplicated audiences across linear and digital environments
You’ll focus on production-caliber API engineering: building highly performant, secure, and reliable services, backed by modern orchestration, observability, and data systems
Your work directly impacts how major brands and publishers value, transact, and measure advertising, and you’ll collaborate closely with teams across Data Science, Measurement, Product, and Engineering Services
Comfortable and competent in Agentic AI development tools such as Claude Code, CoPilot
Design, test, build, and scale production-grade APIs using Go (with occasional Python/JavaScript)
Improve and maintain core API services that power large-scale planning and measurement workflows
Implement and optimize process orchestration using Temporal and Airflow
Ensure API resiliency, observability, and performance through rigorous monitoring, tracing, and alerting
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate product requirements into architectural designs and execution plans
Contribute to team-wide best practices across API design, security, testing, and service reliability
Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and collaborative planning sessions
Support continuous improvement through thoughtful documentation, automation, and consensus-driven decision making
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in backend or web application development
Strong programming skills with Go, and experience with Python or JavaScript a plus
Deep experience building scalable, secure, and reliable production APIs
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Snowflake
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Ability to distill technical requirements, build consensus, and drive work from design → implementation → monitoring
A self-starter who is detail-oriented, results-driven, and prefers collaboration over top-down leadership styles
Preferred
Experience in Ad Tech, particularly in planning, audience measurement, or viewership data greatly preferred
Benefits
Discretionary and flexible paid time off
In addition to standard US holidays off, VideoAmp employees also partake in week long Summer and Winter Breaks
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents - including multiple options fully covered by VideoAmp
Unlimited financial wellness sessions with Origin financial advisors
401k Plan
HSA & FSA
Commuter Benefits
Cell Phone Reimbursement
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for All Family Additions
Company
VideoAmp
VideoAmp is a software and data company that provides measurement and optimization tools for the advertising ecosystem.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$606.6MKey Investors
Vista Credit PartnersAnkona Capital Partners,The Spruce House PartnershipCapital IP Investment Partners LP
2023-09-13Series G· $150M
2021-10-21Series F· $275M
2021-02-02Debt Financing· $75M
Leadership Team
Peter Liguori
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Ross
Chief Financial Officer
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