Engineering Manager, Ad-Tech

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive, interactive and personalized than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com  

The Role: Engineering Manager, Ad-Tech

The Genius Sports Ad-Tech Engineering Team is looking for a smart, talented, and experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining our Advertising platforms to support our supply and demand teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of web application best practices. They will have experience within the media or advertising industry and have expertise and understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem. They will be well versed in modern methods for full-stack web application development, API development, and working with 3rd party APIs. They will have experience in application architecture particularly working in highly distributed/cloud-based environments.

Additionally, he or she will have a track record of building high-performing engineering teams and a passion for developing a team culture of innovation and quality to solve unique and complex problems.

Key Responsibilities 

Specific responsibilities for the Engineering Manager, Ad Tech and his/her team include the following:

Programmatic Curation Platform & Web Application Development

• Lead the design, build, and maintenance of our Programmatic Curation Platform, focusing on usability, scalable web services and APIs.
• Drive the architectural strategy and development of scalable, modern web applications that are core to our Advertising offering.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver robust application solutions.

Application Management & Demand Optimization

• Manage and modernize the existing suite of production applications for Demand Optimization, Campaign Management, and Data Collection processes ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and revenue delivery.
• Establish and maintain robust end-to-end monitoring, alerting, and logging capabilities for all customer facing Advertising applications and services.
• Oversee system stability, scaling, and operational excellence, ensuring adherence to defined best practices and Genius Sports internal security/privacy standards.

Leadership

• Build, coach and lead a team of high-performing, passionate, full-stack engineers, able to execute quickly without sacrificing quality
• Bring an ownership mindset to the table. Enable a team-first culture, where teams feel secure to iterate, fail and learn rapidly with accountability
• Ensure the team has the right resources, skills and time, managing stakeholders effectively to ensure that we can build a high-quality advertising platforms to support the organization
  
  

  Qualifications  

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, with a focus on high-volume, public-facing web applications or platforms.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams and building great engineering cultures.
• 3+ years of experience in ad tech, programmatic advertising, or digital media technology companies
• Experience with conceptualization, design, and implementation of new and existing distributed application systems, middleware, and production architectures.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases. 
• Strong understanding of Javascript, Typescript and front end technologies like React and NextJS.
• Strong understanding of at least one object-oriented programming language (Rust, Java, Kotlin, Python) and the ability to effectively build production-ready code for higher-complexity tasks. 

What’s in it for you?   

As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities.    

The base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $250,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius benefits and some roles may be eligible to take part in a variable compensation plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent team.  

How we work:    

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. Occasional travel may be required.

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports. 

One team, being brave, driving change  

We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.  

Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.