As Director of Engineering, you will join and lead a growing team focused on transforming the way out-of-home (OOH) advertising assets are connected with programmatic ad tech platforms across the broader digital advertising ecosystem. You will be leading ~4 full-stack teams (full-time employees, and offshore) supporting growth across 2 business pillars.
This role requires the leadership skills and vision to build and optimize engineering practices and manage and mentor a team of engineers, with an eye for scale and continuous improvement. Additionally, this role requires excellence across the technical spectrum and the desire to contribute hands-on to building products, dive deep into advertising and the ad tech ecosystem, and creative thinking.
You will be expected to span a number of different roles, with your time roughly focused on :
50% Product Delivery & Technical Implementation
- Work with Product and executive stakeholders to build market-leading products
- Implement product features, driving technical and quality practices
- Implement and / or build tools to improve Testing, Deployment, Automation
- Develop and evangelize standards for coding, data, tooling, operations
25% Staff & Organizational Development
Recruit, retain, and grow outstanding engineering talentProactively identify skill and experience needs, recruiting or developing staff to fillWork with each engineer, to provide continuous feedback, and support growth25% Partner Management
Partner Evangelism, Integration, Testing, and SupportDrive creation of appropriate technical documentationDrive processes for discovering, managing, and resolving issues and incidentsWe'd love to hear from you if you have :
10 years of full-stack software engineering experience with a track record of building and operating distributed systems at scale4 years of experience managing multiple teams and individualsExperience managing products and teams across multiple locations / timezonesExperience working with offshore teams is a plusStrong capabilities of observation, analysis, synthesisExcellent written and oral communication skillsExperience shepherding early-stage products through multiple iterationsPassion and expertise in agile engineering practices and building DevOps cultureProven experience working with customers and stakeholders at the highest levelExperience working with demand side platforms (DSP) and supply side platforms (SSP)BA / BS in Computer Science / Engineering, Mathematics, or related fieldsSome technology and tools we use :Python, Django, Javascript, React, gRPC as the main languages and frameworks of choiceAWS Lambda, Kubernetes for running our applicationsPostgres, S3, Elasticsearch, Dynamo, Snowflake as data storesSpark, Airflow, and Iceberg for data processingYour first 30 days :
Learn and understand corporate, departmental and team goalsGain a good understanding of the career ladder and resources available for a managerWork with the Product team to have a clear understanding of the product roadmapIdentify and incorporate tools needed for working on the transaction processing platformDiagnose and troubleshoot production application issuesMeet the team and schedule 1 : 1s with direct reportsMeet the stakeholders and schedule 1 : 1s with business counterpartsYour first 60 days :
Gain a good understanding of the our landscapeCreate / manage lightweight processes to help the teams function betterPair with team members on committed initiativesWork collaboratively with other engineering teams and incorporate best practicesWork with stakeholders and formulate delivery plans for key initiativesYour first 90 day s :
Provide technical leadership in the development team.Promote and drive innovation in technologies, processes, and tools.Deliver projects on time and budget, ensuring quality standards are metMentor and develop team members, provide constructive feedback on design and code quality and build an inclusive culture with high performing teams.Baseline career status and trajectory for direct reports and start thinking about avenues of career growthHelp define and enforce development practices, including unit tests and code reviews.Develop a deep understanding of the business environment and strategyInterview Process
1 or 2 preliminary phone screens of 45 min each meeting :Hiring Manager / VP of Engineering
Development team (to gauge problem solving skills)Virtual onsite that consists of 4-5 rounds (45 mins each) spread across 1 or 2 days meeting :Stakeholders (like Operations & Partnerships)
Product TeamEngineering Team (to gauge technical architectural skills)Hiring Manager / Sr Director of EngineeringFinal Round :Executive Round (optional)
Benefits of working at here :
Startup culture, focused on developing innovative solutions at a fast paceOpportunity to own meaningful work streams and drive real impact for the businessComprehensive health benefitsCommuter benefits401k with matchEquity incentivesGenerous time off : 20 PTO days, sick days, and Summer FridaysMonthly cell phone and annual work-from-home stipendsWe Give Back program with charity donation matchingFlexible hybrid work environment (2 days in office, 3 days remote / from home, though we are currently completely remote)Opportunity to grow, have fun and be part of a fast-growing company changing the face of an industryDirect access to work with and learn from an experienced management team, passionate about the business and the development of our employees
