Senior Software Engineer, Ads Pangle - USDS

Pangle is the ad network of TikTok for Business, helping mobile developers accelerate growth, deliver engaging ad experiences, and maximize revenue by accessing TikTok's global advertising demand. Operating in more than 36 countries and regions, Pangle has built a strong reputation for driving measurable results for app partners worldwide. As Pangle expands into the U.S. market, we’re building our advertising platform from the ground up— tackling exciting new challenges in large‑scale systems, optimization, and machine learning. Join us to shape the future of mobile monetization and grow your career in a fast‑moving, global team. Responsibilities Design and implement highly available ad‑serving systems capable of handling large‑scale traffic with low latency. Develop and optimize delivery strategies for various ad placements to maximize monetization efficiency. Improve core algorithms and systems across ad recall, ranking, bidding, and traffic allocation. Leverage large‑scale advertising data to enhance user– and ad‑level monitoring systems, and build analytical and optimization tools for campaign performance. Communicate cross‑functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts. Lead innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies. Qualifications Minimum Qualification(s): Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines. 5+ years of working experience and extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including large‑scale backend systems, and data pipelines. Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding skills and problem‑solving skills. Preferred Qualification(s): Strong programming expertise in C++ or Go, including debugging and performance optimization in general‑purpose languages. Experience building or maintaining large‑scale advertising infrastructure or similar high‑throughput, low‑latency systems. Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to move projects forward independently. Strong business and data intuition, passion for tackling complex problems, and proven ability in abstraction, project execution, and innovation. USDS Reasonable Accommodation USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at Job Information 【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177,688 – $341,834 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment. #J-18808-Ljbffr TikTok USDS Joint Venture