Staff Software Engineer, Meta Advertising & Server-Side Signals (CAPI MSGW) (mfd)

Location

Hybrid in Munich (minimum of 2-3 days a week from the office)

Overview

Usercentrics is a global leader in consent management platforms. Our mission is to empower organizations to embrace data privacy while building trust with users through freedom of choice. With our product, businesses can collect, manage, and document user consents on websites and apps, achieving full compliance with global privacy regulations while facilitating high consent rates and building trust with customers.

Responsibilities

This role requires strong backend engineering skills and an understanding of advertising data semantics. You will own the architecture and implementation of our server‑side signals platform end‑to‑end.

Your Tasks

• Design and implement systems & services that integrate with Meta MSGW at scale.
• Implement and operate high‑availability microservices delivering the functionality for our Meta SGW product offering.
• Integrate with Meta’s API surfaces (Graph API, CAPI endpoints, Signals Gateway).
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure end‑to‑end data compliance and transparency.
• Mentor and lead engineers in server‑side tracking best practices.

Qualifications

You Bring

• 5 years of software engineering experience including deep backend development.
• Strong expertise with Meta Conversion API (CAPI) and ideally Meta Signals Gateway (MSGW) in production systems.
• Excellent knowledge of TypeScript & JavaScript (including server‑side runtime constraints).
• Strong understanding of advertising and tracking mechanics.
• Experience with CDNs (e.g. Cloudflare, Akamai, GCP) for caching edge execution and traffic routing.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native infrastructure (GCP is a plus).
• Solid grounding in API design & security.
• Ability to lead cross‑team architectural decisions.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes (operating microservices, autoscaling, observability).
• Background working in web agencies, advertising ops, or measurement engineering.
• Familiarity with privacy frameworks (GDPR, ePrivacy consent / opt‑out flows).
• Broader experience with other ads platforms (TikTok, Google Ads, etc.).

Why join Usercentrics

• Fast‑growing, diverse, and international tech team.
• Positive, vibrant, and inspiring work environment that enables everyone to thrive personally and professionally.
• Opportunities to shape the future through cross‑department initiatives.
• Flexible working hours, hybrid working, and the possibility of workcations.
• Regular team events, office celebrations, and a culture that loves fun.
• Personal development budget, job‑related language courses, and more benefits depending on location.

Benefits

• Development Budget for every employee: €800 /year.
• Job‑related Language Courses (English, German, Czech, Spanish, etc.): €350 /year.
• Hybrid working policy and the possibility to take a workcation (90 days per year from a European country).
• Online yoga sessions.
• Headspace App.
• Team building events, happy hours, parties, and get‑togethers (online and in person) across offices.
• Celebration of milestones (work anniversaries, new baby, etc.).
• Snacks, fruits, coffee, and drinks in the office.

About us

We are driven by our values #BeBrave #BetterTogether #LeadbyExample #InnovateWithPurpose #PassionForPrivacy #GiveBack and #ComeAsYouAre. They guide everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment (DEI) where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. By embracing DEI principles, we commit to fostering innovation, driving success, and making a just and equitable society.

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We recognize that this is an ongoing journey. We are committed to listening, continuous learning, growth, and improvement. By embracing DEI principles, we will create a more just and equitable society and we are proud to play our part in making this vision a reality.