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iSpot.tv is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join its engineering team in Bellevue. The company operates at massive scale in a high-performance AWS environment, processing thousands of servers and large streams of media metadata for the advertising industry.
As a Senior SDE, you will own entire technical domains and serve as a foundational pillar of the engineering team. The role emphasizes an AI-native mindset—viewing AI not as a novelty but as a core component of the development lifecycle. You will contribute to mission-critical data evolution across Creative, Audience, and Outcomes pillars.
Key responsibilities include:
**Technical Excellence & Domain Ownership:** Design extensible, testable codebases for multiple teams. Provide prescriptive code reviews that establish company-wide style guidelines. Maintain high quality standards, develop CI/CD automation architecture, and implement secure deployment strategies for large-scale, high-risk projects.
**AI-Driven Productivity:** Actively explore AI technologies to enhance team efficiency. Lead adoption by pairing with teammates, providing demos, and writing documentation. Pioneer critical technologies and bring creative solutions to complex, large-scale problems.
**Operational Excellence & Data Strategy:** Propose domain measurement solutions and lead root cause analysis for complex, multi-domain incidents. Proactively reduce operational toil by applying platform engineering mindset. Build internal networks to improve organizational speed and technology quality. Drive cost-optimization strategies, balancing technical excellence with business value.
**Leadership & Collaboration:** Work cross-functionally to align stakeholders with project vision. Mentor less experienced engineers in adopting an AI-first mindset. Handle team conflicts and navigate ambiguity to reach strategic milestones.
Required qualifications include significant experience developing shareable software features across multiple projects, proven ability to lead small-to-mid-sized technical initiatives, and architectural leadership experience including redesigning legacy services for high reliability. Platform engineering expertise and familiarity with high-availability API design and complex database operations are expected. Must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
