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Director of Technology, Ad Tech
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Role overview Lead engineering execution for a programmatic advertising platform, translating technology strategy into sound architecture and dependable delivery. You will combine hands-on technical judgment with oversight of a distributed, multidisciplinary team, guiding design decisions and ensuring commitments turn into shipped work.
Responsibilities - Work with technology leadership to turn strategic priorities into architecture proposals and implementation plans. - Review engineers’ designs, refine strong proposals, and provide workable alternatives when an approach needs to change. - Own delivery planning, including sprint scope, ticket definition, sequencing, and accountability for timelines. - Lead a distributed team spanning backend, full stack, data, quality, and machine learning through an engineering lead. - Give leadership clear, measurable updates on progress, risks, and delivery status. - Improve design, code review, documentation, and testing practices; partner with product on executable plans and promote AI-assisted development.
Requirements - At least eight years of software engineering experience, including three or more years leading engineering teams. - Direct experience building or operating advertising technology such as bidders, exchanges, supply-side platforms, ad servers, or real-time auction systems. - Familiarity with programmatic standards and concepts, including OpenRTB, ads.txt, sellers.json, schain, identity, and measurement. - Strong data engineering knowledge across high-volume pipelines, warehousing, and analytics infrastructure, plus AWS experience. - Track record of coordinating distributed or offshore teams across time zones and delivering consistent results. - Able to move between executive strategy discussions and detailed technical reviews, with excellent spoken and written English.
Benefits and work setup - The role is based in Argentina and reports to technology and product leadership.