About the role

Were hiring a Tech Lead / SDE IV to anchor and grow our Data Engineering capability within our Demand-Side Platform (DSP). This is a high-impact, technically hands-on leadership role at the intersection of real-time data infrastructure, programmatic advertising, and scalable backend systems.

Youll own the design and delivery of pipelines that power bidding intelligence, audience targeting, campaign analytics, and attribution processing billions of bid-stream events daily. Alongside your data engineering mandate, youll architect and contribute to backend microservices at the core of our DSP stack, including integrations with SSPs, ad exchanges, and identity resolution platforms.

Youll mentor a team of engineers, drive technical direction, and collaborate closely with product, ML, and growth functions to turn data into a true competitive advantage.

What Were Looking For

- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in data engineering or large-scale data systems; ad-tech, programmatic, or RTB experience strongly preferred.
- Deep expertise in distributed stream processing (Kafka, Flink, or Spark Structured Streaming)



and strong SQL at petabyte scale.
- Hands-on experience with real-time analytical databases (StarRocks, Snowflake, or ClickHouse), orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster), and open table formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi).
- Proficiency in Python (primary) and/or Java/Scala, REST/gRPC microservices, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of the RTB ecosystem (OpenRTB, SSPs, ad exchanges), identity resolution (UID2/RampID), and privacy regulations (GDPR/CCPA).
- Demonstrated experience leading technical squads, with solid communication skills and a track record of shipping from ambiguous requirements to production.

Our Stack

Kafka Flink Spark StarRocks / ClickHouse Iceberg Airflow Python / Java / Scala Kubernetes / GKE Aerospike dbt Terraform OpenRTB

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