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 You'll Do
Own features end-to-end — frontend interfaces, backend services and APIs, data models, and the infrastructure that runs them
Write and maintain analytical SQL over large-scale datasets (BigQuery); understand the domain well enough to extend measurement logic correctly
Design and operate data pipelines and caching layers that sit between raw data and the product surface
Maintain and evolve the auth and authorization model across Firebase, Auth0, and Firestore security rules
Manage 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 production
Participate in architecture reviews, contribute to the technical roadmap, and mentor junior engineers
What We're Looking For
5–8 years of experience building and operating production software
Strong command of TypeScript or JavaScript across frontend and backend
Experience building backend services and APIs — RESTful design, authentication patterns, token-based auth flows
Comfortable writing non-trivial SQL — window functions, aggregations, query optimization; BigQuery or similar analytical datastore experience a plus
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure: serverless or managed compute, object storage, secret management, scheduled jobs
Familiarity with eventual consistency and cache invalidation patterns in distributed systems
Proficient in agentic development — building or integrating LLM-powered workflows, tool-use patterns, or AI agents in production
Comfortable doing archaeology in production codebases — reading unfamiliar code, identifying live vs. legacy paths, and making safe changes
Nice To Have
Experience with React and modern frontend architecture patterns
Firebase platform experience: Cloud Functions, Firestore, Authentication
GCP and/or AWS in production; comfort across both is a strong plus
Background in ad tech, audience measurement, or CTV/OTT platforms
Exposure to ad measurement concepts: reach, frequency, attribution, exposure modeling
Samba 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.
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