Senior Backend / Platform Engineer

About Tiger Pistol Tiger Pistol is the premier local advertising platform that streamlines and simplifies local advertising through the power of AI and advanced automation.

With Tiger Pistol, franchises, multi-location brands, and marketing resellers can efficiently manage and optimize local digital advertising at scale, while ensuring brand control across top digital channels like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google, YouTube, and Amazon.

And, with the recent launch of Tiger Pistol's Creative Automation Studio, clients can now design, localize, launch, and optimize their media without ever leaving their workflow.

We’re a global team guided by accountability, empathy, transparency, passion, and boldness .

Every day at Tiger Pistol is an opportunity to create meaningful impact and shape the future of collaborative social advertising.

The Role We’re looking for a Senior Backend / Platform Engineer who thrives on designing reliable, scalable, and observable systems.

You’ll focus on building and optimizing the infrastructure, services, and pipelines that keep our platform performing flawlessly at scale.

You’ll collaborate with DevOps, Front-End, and Data teams to evolve our core architecture and development environment.

Ideal candidates are excited by AI-driven engineering , using tools and techniques that enhance developer velocity, system insight, and operational automation.

You’ll be joining a highly experienced engineering team, with all members having at least 14 years of experience delivering software in a wide range of backgrounds, from startups to global SaaS and adtech platforms.

You’ll work alongside seasoned peers who value collaboration, mentorship, and innovation as we enter the next chapter of Tiger Pistol’s growth .

What You’ll Do Design, build, and optimize cloud-native backend services using C# and .NET Core.

Develop and maintain platform components that support multi-tenant, high-volume workloads.

Collaborate with DevOps to improve CI / CD pipelines, observability, and infrastructure automation.

Integrate AI-assisted development and monitoring tools to improve system reliability and delivery speed.

Drive adoption of AI in infrastructure—experimenting with automated testing, performance tuning, and error diagnostics using AI tooling.

Participate in architectural planning and technical decision-making.

Mentor engineers and advocate for operational excellence.

Tech Stack Languages :

• C# Infrastructure : Azure, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps Databases : PostgreSQL, Redis, Clickhouse Monitoring : Application Insights, Cronitor, Log Analytics Bonus : AI / ML monitoring, log intelligence, or LLM-based automation About You 8+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering for SaaS or distributed systems.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)  Deep understanding of API design, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Experience in Domain Driven Design platforms.
• Interest in AI-driven tooling , from code generation to automated observability.
• Strong communicator and collaborator who values quality and learning.
• Why You’ll Love Working Here Build products that make a measurable difference for brands and local communities worldwide.
• Empowered to deliver end-to-end features with strong judgment and intuition, even when requirements are evolving.  Autonomy with accountability—freedom to innovate without fear of failure.
• Transparent, empathetic culture that values curiosity, learning, and collaboration.
• Competitive salary, 401K, and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance). 25 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays.
• Matching philanthropy contributions, paid volunteer days, and mentorship opportunities.
• Located in the Cleveland, surrounding areas, with hybrid work options for our downtown location.
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