Director of Engineering

Summary

Join MonetizeMore, a leading ad technology company, as their Director of Engineering, Advertising Technology. In this role, you will define and drive the engineering strategy for advertising technology platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals and revenue growth. You will lead architecture and technical direction across core components, manage and mentor engineering teams, and establish clear KPIs to measure engineering quality. You will also partner with cross-functional teams, own the execution of complex engineering initiatives, and ensure high availability and fault tolerance of mission-critical advertising services. Furthermore, you will drive modernization efforts, oversee data pipelines, ensure compliance with global privacy standards, and manage the engineering budget. Finally, you will represent engineering leadership in various forums and stay ahead of trends in advertising technology.

Requirements

• Must have at least a 2-year post-secondary credential in software engineering, computer science, technology or a related field
• Must have at least 7 years of verifiable work experience in software or web development, including at least 3 years in a senior engineering management or technical leadership role; Must have prior experience overseeing the design and operation of high-scale advertising technology platforms
• Demonstrated work history and technical expertise in managing engineering teams working with modern JavaScript (Node.js, React), Python, or JVM-based technologies
• Demonstrated work experience architecting and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of advertising technology platforms including ad serving, programmatic bidding, data pipelines, or user targeting
• Demonstrated expertise with containerization (Docker), orchestration tools (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated understanding of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and how they apply to advertising systems
• Demonstrated work history in mentoring engineers and growing high-performing technical teams
• As part of the screening process, candidates will be asked to participate in an online programming assessment through TestDome to demonstrate specific technical competency in relevant areas

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the engineering strategy for advertising technology platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals, product priorities, and revenue growth
• Lead architecture and technical direction across core components including ad serving systems, real time bidding (RTB), programmatic pipelines, and audience data platforms
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to enhance scale, reduce latency, and optimize performance across the advertising stack
• Manage, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams including managers and senior developers while fostering a high performance, inclusive, and feedback driven culture
• Define and lead the engineering hiring strategy by designing effective, scalable interview processes, partnering with People/HR on headcount planning, and optimizing for value to cost talent acquisition
• Establish clear KPIs to measure engineering quality, team health, and delivery effectiveness across projects and squads
• Own the end to end execution of complex engineering initiatives, from planning and prioritization through to delivery, ensuring timelines and technical quality are met
• Partner cross functionally with Product, Data Science, Sales, and Analytics to translate business needs into scalable advertising tools and user facing features
• Act as a senior stakeholder in quarterly and annual planning, balancing rapid product iteration with long term architectural health and technical sustainability
• Own the technical strategy and delivery of ad decisioning engines, auction logic, targeting systems, and campaign delivery infrastructure
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and low latency architecture for mission critical advertising services operating at web scale
• Drive modernization efforts through adoption of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and cloud native platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Oversee the design and operation of data pipelines powering audience segmentation, measurement, attribution, and reporting
• Ensure all engineering practices and systems meet global privacy standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and internal security and compliance requirements
• Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance stakeholders to stay ahead of changing regulatory landscapes in advertising technology
• Manage the engineering budget across staffing, infrastructure, and vendor services, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and investment in key capabilities
• Evaluate and negotiate with external vendors across ad tech tooling, data enrichment, measurement, fraud detection, and infrastructure services
• Stay ahead of trends in advertising technology including first party data strategies, privacy first targeting, and ML optimization and drive internal innovation accordingly
• Represent engineering leadership in executive forums, cross functional planning, industry events, and technical community engagements