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Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Posted on: 
July 13, 2024

We are currently seeking a hands-on technical engineering leader with experience in building Ad formats/products and infrastructure innovation. The role involves enhancing product development velocity, standardizing formats infrastructure, considering end-to-end impact (Ad rendering, Ad serving, ranking, measurement), and accelerating new formats innovation. We value someone who can collaborate across organizational and functional boundaries to find solutions and is unafraid to dive into the details to create scalable solutions. As a diverse team of software developers, product managers, data scientists, and Ad experts, we look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Responsibilities

Lead projects from concept, design, implementation, to rollout, ensuring the highest quality and performance.
Identify opportunities to enhance value for our advertisers by understanding the various aspects of pre-click, post-click enhancements and ensuring it matches well with company priorities.
Enhance infrastructure to make enhancements of formats faster and increase portability of solutions across the various placements.
Bring in ideas from across the industry to enhance the Ad product portfolio.
Collaborate with designers and product managers to discover and build new Ad functionality and products. Be a thought leader in this process.
Advice on Ad review and brand safety enhancements
Mentor staff engineers and leaders, share industry knowledge, and contribute to the technical growth of the team.

Job Requirements

10+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer. A technical leader who has led complex, cross-departmental projects that impact critical business metrics
5+ years of experience working across various components in the ads system, including Ads Formats, Campaign Management, Ads Reporting, Ad Serving and Ad Ranking
Has worked on a product that has a consumer usage (Ad Formats, Ad Reporting, Ad Manager, Ad Insights). Able to work with a vertical team (Full Stack Team)
Familiarity with Ads privacy (GDPR, CCPA, ePD, ATT, etc.)
A proven track record of delivering high impact ads products
Capable of designing, implementing, testing, and launching complex product and infrastructure changes across the entire Ads stack
Strong ability to deliver through others as well as doing hands-on work
An adept communicator and has experience communicating and updating executives

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