Staff Software Engineer

Samsung Electronics

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Work type: Remote
Location: Mountain View, CA
Salary: $190,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Aug 31, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $184k

This role $212k

$118k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $154,250–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational corporation and a global leader in technology, specializing in consumer electronics, semiconductors, and home appliances.

Samsung Electronics currently has 30 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$225,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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Samsung Ads seeks a senior front-end staff engineer to join its dynamic team focused on enhancing the platform's performance advertising capabilities. This role involves creating enterprise-level distributed server infrastructure for mission-critical operations, researching advanced algorithms for system scalability and reliability, and making strategic design decisions that balance features, schedule, quality, and cost. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in programming with Erlang and a strong background in systems programming and software engineering, along with the ability to mentor others and work collaboratively within a team. Key technologies include Erlang/OTP, Elixir, Go, C/C++, Nginx, Aerospike, Kafka, Athena, Airflow, and Druid, all used to manage high-quality programmatic ad supply at scale.

Skills

Erlang Elixir Go C++ Nginx Aerospike Kafka Athena Airflow Druid Agile Git JIRA

What you'll do

Design and develop algorithms for distributed consensus and replication.
Create enterprise-level distributed server infrastructure for mission-critical operations.
Make critical design trade-offs regarding features, schedule, quality, and cost.
Validate the effectiveness of designs through research and testing across projects.
Determine measures and standards of success for project quality within teams.

What we're looking for

At least 8 years of related experience or equivalent education in a STEM field
Expertise in programming with Erlang and designing scalable distributed systems
Strong foundation in systems programming, computer science, and software engineering
Ability to make complex design trade-offs and drive project outcomes independently
Experience working in a multithreaded environment and following Agile methodologies
Collaborative mindset with mentorship skills for junior developers
Hands-on experience with high-throughput distributed server infrastructure

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