VP, Engineering - Advertising

May 11

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Description

• As the VP of Engineering for Sovrn's Advertising Exchange, you will lead a team of skilled engineers in both technical expertise and team management • Your primary focus will be on prioritizing short and long-term development goals, optimizing technical operations for efficiency, and driving the evolution of our exchange platform • Embracing a DevOps philosophy, you will oversee a cross-functional team responsible for development, coding, and infrastructure operations • Collaboration with the VP of Exchange Product is crucial to ensure alignment between product and engineering teams, transparent communication, and on-time delivery of key initiatives • Lead and manage in-house and outsourced engineering teams • Recruit, onboard, and mentor a diverse group of engineers • Provide strategic input based on your deep understanding of the ad-tech market to influence prioritization and seize market opportunities • Collaborate with product leadership to shape the product roadmap tactically and strategically • Monitor and enhance key engineering metrics • Foster a culture of strong engineering design, delivery, and quality • Identify and prioritize technical debt for retirement • Stay informed about emerging technologies and trends in ad-tech • Collaborate with other engineering leaders to enhance overall development processes

Requirements

• 10+ years of software development experience • 7+ years of adtech-specific development experience, ideally in an SSP/Exchange role • 5+ years of engineering management experience, including teams of 10 or more • Proficiency in programmatic advertising technologies (e.g., Prebid.js, oRTB) • Experience with Kanban, Scrum, and Agile development processes • Demonstrated success in driving operational maturity and incident management workflows

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays • Generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service • Generous paid sick time • Annual day of service