Contribute to building scalable backend systems and participate in service operation activities to ensure reliable and high-performing distributed services.
About this role
Appier, an AI company that powers business decision-making and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hires a Staff Software Engineer in its Tokyo office to build the C++ backend of its Ad Cloud bidding platform. The engineer designs scalable, high-performance backend architecture and owns the technical roadmap for sizable projects or services, including their reliable operation.
Responsibilities include designing large-scale backend systems and distributed services, contributing to technical roadmap and planning, working with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting production issues, keeping reliability high through monitoring and deployment practice, and taking part in on-call rotation and incident response.
Minimum qualifications are eight or more years of software development, modern C++ (C++11 and later), familiarity with Unix and Linux, solid system programming, experience with low-latency, millisecond-scale and high-throughput systems above 1,000 queries per second per machine, service optimization and performance tuning, ownership and problem solving. Preferred are modern build systems and operation automation tools. Fluent English or Chinese is required.
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