--- title: 'Software Engineer at Samba' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-samba-porto-m9v6sc5zsv7d' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-09' --- # Software Engineer at Samba - **Company:** Samba - **Location:** Porto, Portugal - **Compensation:** €32k–€43k - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-31 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/sambatv/b8d4235f-c983-46bf-aa2c-5490c874653f ## Job description Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. Based in the beautiful city of Porto, you’ll be part of our collaborative Engineering & Development teams, working closely with your peers and decision-makers to maintain and develop our global services and products. As a Software Engineer, you are a builder who bridges the gap between high-level requirements and high-performance reality. Having advanced past foundational concepts, you are currently dedicated to growing your expertise in designing distributed systems that scale effectively. You don't just write code that works; you write code that thrives under the pressure of global data scales. You will be an integral part of the development cycle, owning features from design to deployment. Working within an agile team, you’ll encounter exciting technical challenges, from low-latency optimizations to complex B2B integrations, in a culture where your voice is heard and your growth is prioritized. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO - Service Evolution: Develop and maintain our core backend and middleware services, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and ready for global traffic. - Architectural Input: Don't just follow blueprints, help draw them. By collaborating with more senior colleagues, you’ll participate in the design of software architectures that solve real-world business problems. - Data at Scale: Write highly efficient code capable of handling massive amounts of data with ease. - Performance Engineering: Implement performance-critical and low-latency solutions where every millisecond counts. - Production Insight: Keep the services you build healthy in production. You'll instrument, monitor, and log them, then use those signals to debug real live issues, with support from the team as you ramp up. - Collaborative Growth: Work within a peer-led environment where you’ll receive mentorship to constantly level up the team’s collective skill set. - Code Craftsmanship: Actively participate in code reviews, advocating for "clean code" principles and maintainability. - Global Integration: Build and support B2B integrations with partners and clients across the world, ensuring our data flows seamlessly across the ecosystem. ## WHO YOU ARE - The Foundation: You hold a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or have a similar technical background. You have 2+ years of professional experience in a comparable software engineering role. - OOP Specialist: You have a strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming and understand how to apply design patterns to keep complex systems manageable. - Comfortable with .NET (or eager to learn): You are comfortable using .NET/C# or similar C based languages. While we value core engineering principles, you’ll be hitting the ground running in a working .NET environment. - Distributed Thinker: You have "hands-on" experience (or a very strong conceptual understanding) of Microservices and how they communicate in a distributed world. - Tooling Savvy: You are a fluent Git user and feel right at home in a terminal, perhaps even wielding PowerShell or Bash to automate your daily workflow. - Clean Code Advocate: You believe that code is read more often than it is written. You take pride in naming, structure, and documentation. You recognize technical debt when you see it and work with the team to chip away at it. - Test-Minded: You treat automated tests as part of “done”, not an afterthought. You write tests alongside your code so it stays robust and so the next person can change it safely. - Security & Privacy Conscious: You apply basic security and privacy principles by default, handle user data responsibly without exception, and raise a flag early when you spot a concern. - Agile Mindset: You thrive in a collaborative environment. You understand that "Agile" is about iterative value, transparency, and constant feedback. You can size and prioritize your own work with input from the team, and you raise a hand early when something drifts off track. - Great Communicator: You have strong conversational English skills (written and spoken) and enjoy the dynamic of working with colleagues from different time zones and cultures. Samba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact. Samba may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law. For further details, please see Samba's Applicant Privacy Policy. For residents of the EU , Samba Inc. is the data controller. ## About Samba ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Samba (formerly Samba TV) is a media intelligence company that uses AI and first-party deterministic data from 1.5 billion people to power cross-screen TV and digital advertising measurement, targeting, and analytics for the world's largest brands, publishers, and platforms. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2008 - **Founders**: Ashwin Navin (Co-founder & CEO), Alvir Navin (Co-founder & COO) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Media Intelligence / Advertising Technology / Data & Analytics - **Target Customers**: B2B — primarily Enterprise (global brands, agencies, publishers, and platforms like Disney, Havas Media, and "the vast majority of top global brands") - **Mission Statement**: Unite TV, digital, and behavioral data through AI to power faster, more accurate media decisions. ## Products & Services - **Samba Analytics**: Independent cross-screen measurement using first-party data for deduplicated reach, frequency, and performance outcomes. Allows optimization of campaigns while they are still in-flight. - **Samba Audiences**: Exclusive audience segments and Private Marketplaces (PMPs) built from Samba's deterministic cross-screen signals for effective targeting. - **Samba Knowledge Graph**: AI-powered mapping of interests, behaviors, and purchase intent, linking content to 1.5 billion real people, devices, and households. - **Samba ID**: A universal identity solution linking content to real people and devices across screens. - **Samba AI**: Contextually analyzes and indexes all media content, including brand logo detection on TV. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Total Funding**: $75.7M USD across 9 rounds - Last known round: Series B ($30M, June 2017, led by Union Grove Venture Partners and Disney Accelerator) - Other notable rounds: Series A ($7M, February 2012, led by August Capital) - **Key Metric**: Owns first-party TV and web data for 1.5 billion people globally. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: August Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Disney Accelerator. Strategic clients include Disney, Havas Media, and "every platform and publisher you need." - **Growth Signals**: Acquired Semasio in 2024, becoming the only provider owning both TV and web first-party data. Rebranded from "Samba TV" to "Samba" in 2026. Global workforce of 251 employees (+20.1% YoY growth). Operations span 6 countries with 13 offices. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-Party Data Moat**: Nearly two decades of proprietary, deterministic data from smart TVs (24 brands, 48M devices) and web (1.5B people), creating a unique and un-copyable dataset. - **Full-Funnel Integration**: The only provider to combine TV and web first-party data (after acquiring Semasio), offering planning, measurement, and activation in one platform. - **AI-Powered Knowledge Graph**: Goes beyond traditional media measurement by mapping interests, behaviors, and purchase intent, enabling contextual analysis without relying on third-party cookies. ## Strategic Focus - **Platform Expansion**: Evolving from a TV data provider into a comprehensive "media intelligence" company (rebranded in 2026). - **Cross-Screen Unification**: Connecting TV and digital data to provide a complete view of audience behavior across all screens. - **AI & Contextual Intelligence**: Deepening investment in AI for content analysis, brand detection, and predictive audience targeting. - **Global Scale**: Operating across six continents and expanding direct partnerships with major platforms and publishers. ## Why Work Here - **Founder-Led Culture**: Described as having "startup intensity and enterprise impact," with a "culture that values ownership over hierarchy and outcomes over optics." - **Global & Distributed**: Teams span San Francisco (HQ), New York, London, Hamburg, Sydney, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Warsaw, Taipei, and Amsterdam. Officed with a global, collaborative ethos. - **Engineering & Data-First**: Ships products that "touch billions of signals daily." A strong emphasis on data science, engineering, and product roles. - **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive base salary, equity participation, performance bonuses, generous parental leave, flexible PTO, annual learning budgets, home office stipend, and best-in-class hardware. - **Culture Values** (from company career page): Determined & Resilient, Self-Aware, Naturally Curious, Low Ego, Results Oriented. - **Employee Rating**: 3.9/5.0 on LinkedIn (172 reviews), with Work-Life Balance at 3.9, Compensation at 3.8, and Culture at 3.8. ## Sources 1. [samba.com](https://samba.com/about-samba) — About Samba / Company History 2. [samba.com](https://samba.com/careers) — Careers Page / Culture & Benefits 3. [samba.com](https://samba.com/) — Home Page / Product & Platform Overview 4. [linkedin.com/company/sambatv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sambatv) — LinkedIn Profile (Company Details, Size, Financials) 5. 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