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Software Engineer; Platform

Job in New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listing for: Ascendion
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing, Data Engineer, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 180000 - 225000 USD Yearly USD 180000.00 225000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Software Engineer (Platform)
Location: New York

We are a rapidly growing tech company is transforming the advertising landscape through advanced applications of AI and machine learning. We have received multiple industry awards for innovation and backed by an experienced leadership team with backgrounds at leading global technology and media organizations.

We're continuing to scale and seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to help evolve its infrastructure and support the next phase of growth.

Role Overview

The Staff Platform Engineer will partner closely with application engineering, data science, and analytics teams to design, manage, and optimize infrastructure. This role offers broad ownership across operations, application and data infrastructure, security, and performance, along with meaningful input into architectural and technology decisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and support multiple customer-facing applications and services
  • Improve reliability, scalability, and performance across infrastructure and systems
  • Contribute to technical architecture discussions, including deployment, security, and availability strategies
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, and product stakeholders to address infrastructure needs
  • Maintain and support internal business and analytics systems used across departments
Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience working with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS preferred)
  • Familiarity with Auto Scaling, CDNs, DNS, load balancers, multi-region and multi-tenant architectures, proxy servers, and WAFs
  • Strong experience with Linux, shell/bash, and Python scripting
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog, Kibana, or similar)
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Experience with configuration management and provisioning tools (Terraform preferred)
  • Experience managing relational databases (Postgres/RDS, Redshift, or similar)
  • Exposure to ingestion/ETL workflows is a plus
  • Experience with streaming or big data processing technologies (Kafka, Spark, or similar) is a plus
  • Salary range: $180,000 – $225,000
    , plus equity
  • Comprehensive health coverage for employees and dependents
  • 401(k), FSA, and commuter benefits
  • Monthly wellness or lifestyle stipend
  • Annual professional development allowance
  • Work-from-home reimbursement
  • Flexible paid time off and company wellness days
  • Office perks and team-building events
  • Hybrid schedule with two in-office days per week

The annual salary for this position is between $180K-$225K annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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