GOBankingRates · 15 hours ago

Lead Engineer, Ad Product (100% Remote, Anywhere in the USA)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$160K/yr - $180K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Ad Product Development: Lead the team in creating and maintaining ad products that drive sales and revenue, including custom ad creatives and API feed distribution.

Sales Solutions: Design flexible ad features and payout types to expand business opportunities while ensuring technical feasibility across client needs.

Data Solutions: Oversee the development and maintenance of data solutions that support advertiser operations, including tracking and onboarding processes.

Native Ad Solutions: Innovate with native ad solutions that enhance user engagement and impact.

Flexible Creative Ad Units: Design flexible ad units that are high-performing and align with revenue and engagement goals.

Placement & Flow Optimization: Enhance user flows and introduce new ad placements to improve ad visibility and interaction.

Modernization of Monetization Workflows: Lead the next evolution of how we scale our ad solutions across verticals.

As a leader, you’ll be accountable for driving technical excellence and continuous improvement in your respective team, ensuring high-quality, scalable ad solutions that align with our business objectives.

Qualification

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Ad tech experiencePythonLeadership experienceAd server architectureData trackingAd performance metricsData pipeline managementNative advertisingAgile methodologiesSolutions-oriented mindsetContinuous improvement culture

Required

6-8+ years in ad tech or digital advertising, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.

1-2+ years of hands-on Python experience (e.g., Flask, Django, Pandas).

Strong background in ad server architecture, data tracking, ad performance metrics, and data pipeline management.

Experience with native advertising, ad creative flexibility, and ad data tracking.

Proven ability to prioritize projects and deliver results on time, even in fast-paced environments.

A passion for technical excellence while balancing time-to-market considerations.

Solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to overcome obstacles efficiently.

Strong leadership and communication skills, promoting collaboration and shared success within teams.

A commitment to Agile processes and methodologies, with the ability to manage roadmaps, sprints, and deployments.

A passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, and mentoring other engineering community members, occasionally coding or evaluating code.

History of instilling a culture of continuous improvement in a team’s code, architecture, and processes.