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Staff Java Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Broomfield CO

Hybrid Schedule (M/F remote, T/W/TH in-office)

At Magnite, we cultivate an environment of continuous growth and collaboration. Our work impacts what millions of people read, watch, and buy, and we're looking for people to help us tackle that responsibility with creativity and focus. Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) is the world's largest independent sell-side advertising platform. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats including CTV / streaming, online video, display, and audio. Our tech fuels billions of transactions per day!

About the team:

The DV+ Platform Team is looking for a Staff Java Engineer to help push our platform to the next level. In this role, you will design and implement the microservices powering our customer-facing and internal APIs, which span onboarding, customer configurations, ad serving, and reporting. If you thrive in an environment where you are challenged with solving complex problems that drive impact and scale across the business, this team offers the perfect opportunity to develop solutions across Magnite's highly diverse product and engineering areas.

In this role you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of software projects from inception to deployment.

• Be a creative problem solver who can draw on an array of expertise and technology to design and implement reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions to challenging problems

• Works closely with business stakeholders to deliver the most appropriate results

• Lead the technical specification, development, integration, testing, and release of software components

• Identify and address technical challenges, optimize code for performance, and participate in ongoing code refactoring.

We're looking for someone with:

• BS Degree in Computer Science/Engineering related degree or equivalent work experience

• 6+ Years of production coding experience, preferably in server-side Java

• Expertise in Service-oriented architectures, microservices, advanced database schemas, relational and nonrelational databases, and highly scalable/available web services.

• Hands-on experience building RESTful Web Services using Spring Boot and Docker.

• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services (e.g., EC2, ECS, or cloud deployment workflows).

• Strong database proficiency, including relational databases (SQL, Hibernate, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres) and NoSQL solutions (Redis, MongoDB, DynamoDB).

• Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.

• Proficiency with modern CI/CD and development tools, including Maven, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, and Jira.

• Experience with automated testing frameworks (TDD, Mocking, Unit/Functional/Integration)

• Familiarity with a variety of programming/scripting languages; experience with JavaScript and React component libraries (e.g., Ant Design, Material UI, React Bootstrap) is a plus.

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and integrating advanced AI workflows or Model Context Protocol (MCP) to accelerate delivery is an asset.

• Strong ability to context-shift and effectively manage multiple competing priorities.

• Bonus points if you have experience managing direct reports or leading teams.

In CA, the base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $180,000.
Actual compensation will be determined based on location, experience, skills, and internal equity.

In CO, the base salary range for this role is $155,000 - $165,000.
Actual compensation will be determined based on location, experience, skills, and internal equity.

This role is also eligible for:

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Equity (NASDAQ: MGNI)

• Comprehensive benefits package

During the interview process, candidates will receive more specific information about the salary range applicable to their experience and location.

Perks and Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage from Day One

• Generous Time Off

• Holiday Breaks and Quarterly Wellness Days

• Equity and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Family-Focused Benefits and Parental Leave

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match

• Disability and Life Insurance

• Cell Phone Subsidy

• Monthly Fitness and Reimbursement

Career Growth:

We support internal mobility, skill development, and leadership pathways through structured career frameworks and learning programs.

Company Culture:

Magnite's culture is rooted in collaboration and connection, recognizing that both are essential to success. Our hybrid schedule includes two remote workdays (Monday and Friday) and three in-office days (Tuesday through Thursday), where employees can take advantage of catered lunches, beverages, snacks, training opportunities, and engaging office events that enhance the work experience. In addition, we support our team through meaningful benefits and programs, including community service and volunteer opportunities, company-matched charitable contributions, access to mental health resources, structured career development initiatives and growth frameworks, culture and inclusion programs, and our Bonusly peer-to-peer recognition platform.

About Us

The world's leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile-high Denver, historic London, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.

For Los Angeles-based applicants:

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

The material job duties of this specific job position for which Magnite reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship include:

• Having access to the Company's Confidential Information or trade secrets including data related to customers, clients, vendors, business partners, or suppliers

• Work with cross teams to access datasets, databases, formulas, algorithms, tools, products, prototypes, systems applications, and technologies in any stage of development

Magnite is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Our Commitment: We aim to incorporate a wide range of voices into our Magnite culture, cultivating an environment where employees feel welcomed, cared for, and encouraged to freely share ideas. We are committed to employee growth, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. We invest in Magnite's local communities. We seek talent from all backgrounds to champion corporate values of seeing the big picture and being catalysts of change.

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