Senior Software Engineer

Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. ABOUT THE ROLESamba TV's Product Engineering team builds the software that puts our data to work — customer-facing platforms, internal tooling, and the APIs and services that connect them. Our engineers own meaningful systems end-to-end, ship production code every week, and work directly with product, data science, and go-to-market teams to deliver outcomes that matter.As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will own features and systems across the stack — from web frontends to backend services, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. The backend work here is not just CRUD: it spans analytical SQL over large-scale TV viewership datasets, Firestore-backed caching pipelines, a multi-cloud environment (GCP and AWS), and a non-trivial auth model. We care about engineers who think in systems, take ownership of correctness and reliability, and are comfortable doing the archaeology that real production codebases require.What You'll Do Own features end-to-end — frontend interfaces, backend services and APIs, data models, and the infrastructure that runs themWrite and maintain analytical SQL over large-scale datasets (BigQuery); understand the domain well enough to extend measurement logic correctlyDesign and operate data pipelines and caching layers that sit between raw data and the product surfaceMaintain and evolve the auth and authorization model across Firebase, Auth0, and Firestore security rulesManage multi-cloud integrations across GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Firestore, Cloud Storage) and AWS (S3)Hold a high bar for testing, observability, and reliability — you instrument what you ship and own its behavior in productionParticipate in architecture reviews, contribute to the technical roadmap, and mentor junior engineersWhat We're Looking For 5-8 years of experience building and operating production softwareStrong command of TypeScript or JavaScript across frontend and backendExperience building backend services and APIs — RESTful design, authentication patterns, token-based auth flowsComfortable writing non-trivial SQL — window functions, aggregations, query optimization; BigQuery or similar analytical datastore experience a plusHands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: serverless or managed compute, object storage, secret management, scheduled jobsFamiliarity with eventual consistency and cache invalidation patterns in distributed systemsProficient in agentic development — building or integrating LLM-powered workflows, tool-use patterns, or AI agents in productionComfortable doing archaeology in production codebases — reading unfamiliar code, identifying live vs. legacy paths, and making safe changesNice To Have Experience with React and modern frontend architecture patternsFirebase platform experience: Cloud Functions, Firestore, AuthenticationGCP and/or AWS in production; comfort across both is a strong plusBackground in ad tech, audience measurement, or CTV/OTT platformsExposure to ad measurement concepts: reach, frequency, attribution, exposure modelingSamba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.Samba may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law. For further details, please see Samba's Applicant Privacy Policy. For residents of the EU , Samba Inc. is the data controller. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.Samba TV expects to offer a base salary between $160,000 - $200,000 per year for roles to be performed in New York or California; actual base salary offered will depend on various factors, including but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. Base salary is just one component of Samba TV’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives. In addition, Samba provides health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits.Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. What We're Looking For 5-8 years of experience building and operating production softwareStrong command of TypeScript or JavaScript across frontend and backendExperience building backend services and APIs — RESTful design, authentication patterns, token-based auth flowsComfortable writing non-trivial SQL — window functions, aggregations, query optimization; BigQuery or similar analytical datastore experience a plusHands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: serverless or managed compute, object storage, secret management, scheduled jobsFamiliarity with eventual consistency and cache invalidation patterns in distributed systemsProficient in agentic development — building or integrating LLM-powered workflows, tool-use patterns, or AI agents in productionComfortable doing archaeology in production codebases — reading unfamiliar code, identifying live vs. legacy paths, and making safe changesNice To Have Experience with React and modern frontend architecture patternsFirebase platform experience: Cloud Functions, Firestore, AuthenticationGCP and/or AWS in production; comfort across both is a strong plusBackground in ad tech, audience measurement, or CTV/OTT platformsExposure to ad measurement concepts: reach, frequency, attribution, exposure modelingSamba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.Samba may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law. For further details, please see Samba's Applicant Privacy Policy. For residents of the EU , Samba Inc. is the data controller. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.Samba TV expects to offer a base salary between $160,000 - $200,000 per year for roles to be performed in New York or California; actual base salary offered will depend on various factors, including but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. Base salary is just one component of Samba TV’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives. In addition, Samba provides health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits.Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. What We're Looking For 5-8 years of experience building and operating production softwareStrong command of TypeScript or JavaScript across frontend and backendExperience building backend services and APIs — RESTful design, authentication patterns, token-based auth flowsComfortable writing non-trivial SQL — window functions, aggregations, query optimization; BigQuery or similar analytical datastore experience a plusHands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: serverless or managed compute, object storage, secret management, scheduled jobsFamiliarity with eventual consistency and cache invalidation patterns in distributed systemsProficient in agentic development — building or integrating LLM-powered workflows, tool-use patterns, or AI agents in productionComfortable doing archaeology in production codebases — reading unfamiliar code, identifying live vs. legacy paths, and making safe changesNice To Have Experience with React and modern frontend architecture patternsFirebase platform experience: Cloud Functions, Firestore, AuthenticationGCP and/or AWS in production; comfort across both is a strong plusBackground in ad tech, audience measurement, or CTV/OTT platformsExposure to ad measurement concepts: reach, frequency, attribution, exposure modelingSamba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.Samba may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law. For further details, please see Samba's Applicant Privacy Policy. For residents of the EU , Samba Inc. is the data controller. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.Samba TV expects to offer a base salary between $160,000 - $200,000 per year for roles to be performed in New York or California; actual base salary offered will depend on various factors, including but not limited to, location, experience, and performance. Base salary is just one component of Samba TV’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives. In addition, Samba provides health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits.