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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer, Backend APIs - **Company:** The Insight Group, Incorporated - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $185,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Software Quality, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Load Testing, Apache Maven, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Dropwizard, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Management of Software Versions, Web Services, Openapi, Google Cloud, Grafana, Software Security, Vert.x, Backend, Git, Build Management, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Asynchronous Programming, Functional Programming, Api Design, Terraform, Pagination, Api Management, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ee0e7618-a8a2-449b-8461-4aa814b736af ## About the Role * 8+ years of relevant work experience in software development. * Deep understanding of microservice fundamentals (service boundaries, resiliency, observability, CI/CD) and API design at scale. * Primary development experience in Java for high-throughput, low-latency back-end web services. Experience with asynchronous programming patterns, high levels of concurrency, and with frameworks such as Vert.x and Dropwizard is highly desirable. * Experience working in roles where project success was heavily dependent on your personal design and development contributions, your technical leadership and broad expertise. * A track record of shipping well-tested, production-grade APIs used by UI applications and direct API consumers. * Experience with development and CI tools like Maven, git, containerization with Docker, a build management system like Codebuild or Jenkins, and Jira * Clear, empathetic communication and a collaborative mindset. Our current tech stack: * Exposure to cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes). * Familiarity with functional programming concepts and Scala FP libraries. * Experience with event-driven or streaming architectures. * Understanding of authN/Z patterns (OAuth2/JWT), rate limiting, and API security. * Observability tools and practices (metrics, tracing, logs) and load/perf testing. * Knowledge of Real-Time Bidding (RTB), SSPs, DSPs, and ad delivery systems is a strong plus. * Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure automation tools. ## Description Magnite's Reporting & Insights group powers our flagship analytics products - Performance Analytics (PA), Prebid Analytics (PBA), and the SpringServe platform's reporting - and is building the next-generation Unified Reporting API. We're adding an experienced backend engineer to accelerate a high-impact roadmap, elevate API developer experience, and partner closely with our UI and Data teams to ship features that our publishers and DSPs rely on to understand and optimize campaign performance. In this role you will: * Design, build, and evolve microservice-based API products that power reporting and analytics applications. * Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise * Collaborate daily with Product, UI, and Data engineers to take features end-to-end - from requirements and design to delivery. * Design and build APIs that are intuitive and easy to consume: clear contracts (OpenAPI/gRPC), well-documented, versioning strategies, pagination, filtering, batching, and strong SLAs/SLOs. * Shape data access patterns: schemas, query plans, caching, and performance tuning in read/writes for big data. * Champion code quality: well-tested, observable, maintainable code, thoughtful reviews, design docs, and pragmatic documentation. * Own services in production: dashboards, alerting, capacity and load testing, cost-aware design, and reliability improvements. * Leverage AI-assisted tools in your development process * Mentor teammates, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar across the organization., 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. Want to learn more about us? Check out our blog for Magnite announcements and Ad Tech industry news! 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