Remote Lead Engineer, Integrations Services

Summary

Join StackAdapt, a self-serve advertising platform, as a Lead Engineer to lead our growing backend engineering team. Our real-time advertising bidding system handles over 3,000,000 requests per second and stores several terabytes of data every day. We're seeking someone with experience in software development in distributed systems, architecting scalable microservices and data pipelines, and Go (GoLang) Programming Language.

Requirements

• Adtech experience or Martech experience is an asset
• 2+ years managing five or more direct reports
• 5+ years experience of software development in distributed systems, architecting scalable microservices and data pipelines. Experience in these areas for a successful high-growth technology company is a plus
• Experience with Go (GoLang) Programming Language is needed in this role
• Proven track record of delivering results and leading growing, high-impact teams
• Experience as a player coach, leading technology as well as people management. Ideally experience managing 3 to 10 direct reports while being a hands on leader

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of engineers focused on building integrations with first-party, and third-party data sources
• Contribute to building of StackAdapt CDP (Customer Data Platform)
• Architect and review scalable low-latency backend systems and data pipelines
• Lead and mentor a growing team of talented engineers within the backend team
• Make a positive impact on the team's productivity and growth
• Promote software development best-practices and conduct rigorous code reviews
• Rigorously identify and solve technical challenges
• Manage software development processes and own the technical roadmap
• Conduct interviews to attract and identify potential high performing candidates
• Balance and prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and ensure company objectives are achieved

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• RRSP matching
• 3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Full benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• Mentorship opportunities with industry leaders
• An awesome parental leave policy