About the job
Unlock your potential with a leader in performance-driven advertising!
Join our newly established Self-Service team at Taboola's Tel Aviv office, where you will be instrumental in shaping one of our strategic growth initiatives. Your mission will be to empower advertisers and partners, enabling them to autonomously create, optimize, and scale their campaigns.
Our Technology Stack Includes: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Reactive, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra, Vertica, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Memcached, HDFS, Iceberg, BigQuery, Druid, Kusto, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Prometheus, Grafana, Airflow, and more.
Generative AI Tools: Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Langfuse, and others.
To excel in this position, you will need:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in object-oriented programming, infrastructure development, and production-grade systems, showcasing strong end-to-end ownership.
- Extensive big data expertise with hands-on experience across various databases, analytical thinking, and a keen interest in scaling challenges.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and effective cross-team collaboration, alongside a product- and business-driven mindset.
- A strong track record of high-impact execution, showcasing adaptability, accountability, and a commitment to achieving results in complex environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in building and scaling large-scale distributed systems, particularly with Web/JavaScript technologies, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes. A robust background in big data platforms, hands-on experience with NoSQL and distributed databases (e.g., Vertica, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, BigQuery), and familiarity with Spark and HDFS.
How You Will Contribute:
- Design and develop solutions to scalability challenges in our data pipeline and identity graph, ensuring the efficient handling of high-throughput, high-performance systems.
- Take full ownership: Design, build, ship, measure, and maintain both frontend and backend services.
- Collaborate with a team of top-tier software engineers.
- Have a direct influence on how billions discover content online.
- Engage in development at an unprecedented scale, handling thousands of requests per second.
- Work on innovative projects that will serve as future growth engines for Taboola.
Why Join Taboola?
Your opportunity to contribute to an exciting and dynamic environment where innovation thrives awaits!

