Perion is a global advertising technology company delivering solutions to the biggest brands and publishers around the globe across search, social media and display, video, CTV, and programmatic DOOH.
Home to an award-winning technology solution –– with our unique data-driven AI/ML based technologies, we deliver and optimize hundreds of terabytes of data and billions of events per day. We’re working with dozens of sources to provide a superior experience across screens and platforms, including mobile, video, social and native.
Perion is looking for a Backend Developer to join our team and help build and maintain scalable data solutions that power our digital advertising platform. In this role, you will design and develop backend data APIs and work with Big Data technologies to process and analyze massive volumes of data. You will collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and product teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions that support data-driven products, business operations, and decision-making across the company’s ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy backend data APIs from research and architecture through development, testing, and production deployment.
- Develop scalable and reliable data-driven solutions to support business and product needs.
- Collaborate closely with data engineers, product managers, architects, and other R&D teams.
- Monitor and maintain production systems to ensure high stability, scalability, and performance.
- Work closely with data scientists to support data-driven features and analytical solutions.
- Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and development processes.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Node.js and Python 3.
- Strong experience writing advanced SQL queries.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Fluent verbal and written English.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Kubernetes (K8s).
- Familiarity with the JVM ecosystem.
- Experience with Apache Spark or other Big Data frameworks.
- Experience with Apache Airflow.
- Experience with AWS services such as S3, Glue, and Athena.
- Solid knowledge of Linux operating systems.
- Experience with ClickHouse.
- Familiarity with the AdTech industry and Real-Time Bidding (RTB).
- Experience with Functional Programming, Unit Testing/TDD, and Continuous Deployment practices.
What We Offer:
- Opportunity to work with large-scale data systems processing billions of events daily.
- A collaborative environment with top engineers, data scientists, and product teams.
- The chance to build innovative data infrastructure and APIs at scale.
- Professional growth in a global technology company.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
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What We Do
Perion is a global technology innovator in the digital advertising ecosystem, providing brands and publishers with an opportunity to unlock lucrative growth opportunities. The company's synergistic solutions serve all major digital advertising channels - including search, social, display, and video/CTV.
