Senior Backend Engineer at Appsflyer

Appsflyer

Herzliya·11h ago

SeniorFull-timeJavaAWSGoAPI

Salary Range

$132,600 - $179,400 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our EDP team at AppsFlyer. This role involves managing high-volume, real-time user engagement data across a multi-cloud footprint, focusing on low latency, massive scale, and reliability. You will help evolve and scale our real-time incoming infrastructure, solving high-throughput, low-latency challenges and crafting APIs for some of the largest mobile apps in the world.

Key Responsibilities

→Design, build, and own real-time engagement services and APIs that are fast, reliable, and scalable.
→Evaluate architectural trade-offs in a distributed environment.
→Tackle complex problems in real-time, high-throughput systems using modern cloud-native tooling.
→Lead API design and implementation across systems with a focus on security, scale, performance, and reliability.
→Identify and resolve systemic bottlenecks that span multiple services or cloud regions.
→Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to shape product direction and deliver customer value.
→Contribute to engineering excellence via code reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership.
→Continuously evaluate and integrate new technologies to keep our stack modern and efficient.

Requirements

✓5+ years of backend development experience.
✓Proven expertise in designing, building, and scaling APIs for production environments.
✓Strong knowledge of server-side technologies, HTTP/gRPC, inter-service communication, and performance tuning.
✓Experience working with high-scale, low-latency distributed systems.
✓Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), including CDN, WAF, and monitoring tools.
✓B.Sc. in computer science or an equivalent.
✓Ownership mentality, a team player approach, and passion for quality.
✓Curiosity and ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies and architectures.