Staff Software Development Engineer

Job Summary : As a Staff Engineer, you will lead the design and development of core systems that drive JioStar’s advertising capabilities - from ad delivery and targeting to measurement and optimization.

You’ll own large-scale projects end to end, operate with autonomy, and play a key role in shaping the architecture and future direction of our high-throughput, low-latency systems.

This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving hard distributed systems problems and mentoring others toward engineering excellence.

About the Team: JioHotstar is building the advertising platform that will power commerce-led advertising across some of India’s largest digital consumer businesses.This team sits at the intersection of AdTech, e-commerce, data, and monetisation.

The goal is to help retail platforms unlock high-intent advertising inventory across the full shopping journey - home pages, category pages, product detail pages, cart, order confirmation flows, and personalised placements - while giving advertisers measurable outcomes.

• Design and build scalable, resilient microservices that power JioStar’s ad tech stack
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex backend projects, from technical design to deployment and monitoring
• Write high-quality, maintainable code, and ensure rigorous testing and fault tolerance
• Drive architectural decisions and influence long-term engineering strategy for the team
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into tech solutions
• Take ownership of operational excellence, including performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct technical deep dives and code reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing