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Taboola

Experienced Software Engineer

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Country
IL
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First seen by hirly
19 Oct 2026

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Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company!

As an Experienced Backend Engineer on the Taboola News team in our Tel Aviv office, you’ll play a key role in building and scaling products that help millions of people discover content online. You’ll work on large-scale, real-time systems powering content recommendation and personalization for some of the world’s biggest OEMs. From design and implementation to deployment and performance measurement, you’ll own your work end to end and help shape products used around the world.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

3+ years of programming experience in Java or an equivalent object-oriented language, preferably Java with Spring.

A BSc in Computer Science or equivalent.

Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.

Strong computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, application programming, and multithreading.

Experience working in a Big Data environment and/or familiarity with A/B testing concepts.

Bonus points if you have:

Experience with Big Data technologies and large-scale data processing.

A deep understanding of A/B testing concepts and methodologies.

How you’ll make an impact:

Take end-to-end ownership of products for some of the world’s largest OEMs, from design and development to deployment, measurement, and maintenance.

Develop and scale real-time Big Data operations processing over 140 TB of new data every day.

Build and improve core Taboola News products, including content recommendation and personalization.

Design and implement reliable, scalable backend services that support millions of users worldwide.

Collaborate with software engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver and continuously improve products.

Measure product performance and use data and KPIs to guide iterations and improvements.

Our Tech Stack: Java, Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra, Vertica, MySQL, HDFS, BigQuery, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Airflow, Spark, Redis.

Why Taboola?

If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about:

Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO: “You can copy anything from another business but you can’t copy a company’s culture.”

Well-being: Competitive benefits and well-being programs tailored to the region, including comprehensive health benefits, a fully stocked kitchen, and location-specific perks.

Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office, with an option to come in more often if desired.

Work with some of the biggest names: Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, and Expedia.

Ready to realize your potential?

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Learn more about #TaboolaLife on LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram , X , YouTube , and the Taboola Life Blog .

About Taboola

Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Taboola works with thousands of businesses that advertise directly on Realize, Taboola’s powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600 million daily active users across some of the world’s leading publishers. Publishers such as NBC News and Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung and Xiaomi, use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.

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