Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Place Exchange, a company transforming the out-of-home (OOH) advertising channel, as an Engineering Manager. You will collaborate with Product & Operations teams to connect OOH advertising assets with programmatic ad tech platforms. This role requires leadership in building and optimizing engineering practices, managing and mentoring a team, and contributing hands-on to product development. Responsibilities are split between product delivery and technical implementation (50%), staff and organizational development (25%), and partner management (25%). The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, 1+ year leading teams, and a passion for agile engineering practices. Place Exchange offers a competitive salary, bonus, stock options, comprehensive health benefits, 401k matching, generous time off, and a flexible hybrid work environment.

Requirements

• Have 7+ years of full-stack software engineering experience with a track record of building and operating distributed systems at scale
• 1+ years of experience leading teams and individuals
• Adopt a startup mindset by prioritizing speed and iteration—guide your team in striking the right balance between rapid delivery and quality, depending on the context
• Passion and expertise in agile engineering practices and building DevOps culture
• Strong capabilities of observation, analysis, synthesis

Responsibilities

• 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
• Recruit, retain, and grow outstanding engineering talent
• Proactively identify skill and experience needs, recruiting or developing staff to fill
• Work with each engineer, to provide continuous feedback, and support growth
• Partner Evangelism, Integration, Testing, and Support
• Drive creation of appropriate technical documentation
• Drive processes for discovering, managing, and resolving issues and incidents

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to attract, grow, and retain top engineering talent in fast-paced, high-growth settings
• Experience managing products and teams across multiple locations/timezones
• Experience working with offshore teams
• Experience working with demand side platforms (DSP) and supply side platforms (SSP)
• BA/BS in Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Commuter benefits
• 401k with match
• Equity incentives
• Generous time off: 20 PTO days, sick days, and Summer Fridays
• Monthly cell phone and annual work-from-home stipends
• Place Exchange Gives Back program with charity donation matching
• Flexible hybrid work environment (2 days in office, 3 days remote/from home, though we are currently completely remote)