Software Engineer II, Simulation

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Design and build simulation environments that model CTV auction mechanics, inventory supply, and advertiser competition
Develop counterfactual and what-if frameworks for evaluating bidding strategies, budget allocation, and pacing algorithms offline
Build AI agents that explore strategy spaces, generate hypotheses, and automate experimentation within simulated environments
Use simulation to de-risk ML model deployments
Define the technical direction for simulation and AI infrastructure
Mentor engineers on the team

Systems programming experience in Zig or similar (C, C++, Rust)
Deep understanding of probabilistic modeling, stochastic processes, or agent-based simulation
Hands-on experience with modern AI tools: LLMs, code generation, agentic workflows
Adtech experience: you understand RTB mechanics, and the dynamics of programmatic advertising
Ability to translate business questions into rigorous simulation frameworks
Clear written communication
Ownership: you scope, design, and ship systems end-to-end with minimal direction
Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow
Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work
High integrity and ownership
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, a related field or equivalent experience

Strong production Python skills and experience building simulation or modeling systems
Causal inference — uplift modeling, synthetic controls, difference-in-differences, or incrementality testing
Experience with discrete event simulation, Monte Carlo methods, or digital twins
Reinforcement learning — using simulated environments for policy learning and evaluation
Experience building agentic AI systems or multi-agent simulations
Big data experience with Scala and Spark
MLOps experience — model deployment, monitoring, and pipeline orchestration on AWS

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