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$165,000–$185,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 20w maternity 12w paternity

  • Define and drive technical strategy for the advertising platform, establishing an architecture that evolves with product and business needs.
  • Lead architecture and system design for complex cross-functional initiatives spanning advertising, video, backend services, clients, and data.
  • Mentor engineers, raise the technical bar through design reviews, and build technical roadmaps while staying current on ad tech.

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