Engineering Manager I/II – Data Ingestion & Streaming

Working Nomads; Canada; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager I/II to lead their backend engineering team. The role involves architecting scalable systems and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of software development experience in distributed systems and a proven leadership track record. A friendly and inclusive culture is emphasized, and the company offers a remote-first work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

RRSP/401K matching

3 weeks vacation

Full benefits from day one

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software development in distributed systems.
• 1+ years of leadership experience including mentoring and team management.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable low-latency backend systems and data pipelines.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• Promote best practices in software development.

Skills

Leadership

Software development in distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Data pipelines

Knowledge of Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Go

Ruby on Rails

Elasticsearch

Job description

Engineering Manager I/II – Data Ingestion & Streaming

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

StackAdapt is the no. 1 performing programmatic advertising platform helping brands accelerate customer engagement and acquisition. This state-of-the-art platform is where some of the most progressive work in machine learning meets cutting-edge user experience.

Ranking the highest in performance by G2 Crowd for the fourth time, we're one of the fastest growing companies in Canada and ranks 6th in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 ranking and 23rd in Fast 500 in North America.

We're seeking a Lead Engineer to help lead our growing backend engineering team. Our real-time advertising bidding system handles over 3,000,000 requests per second and stores several terabytes of data every day.Our technologies include Go, Ruby on Rails, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RocksDB, Redshift, ScyllaDB, GraphQL and others. We're not afraid to test and try new technologies.

StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in North America for this position.

What you'll be doing:

Architect scalable low-latency backend systems and data pipelines. Write code as needed to support the team.

Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers within the backend distributed systems team

Make a positive impact on the team's productivity and growth

Promote software development best-practices and conduct rigorous code reviews

Rigorously identify and solve technical challenges

Conduct interviews to attract and identify potential high performing candidates

Balance and prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and ensure company objectives are achieved

We'll be reaching out to applicants that have:

Proven track record of delivering results and leading growing, high-impact teams

At least 5 years experience of software development in distributed systems, architecting scalable microservices and data pipelines in a successful high-growth technology company

At least 1 year of leadership experience, including all the responsibilities listed above

A strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms

Up to date knowledge and experience in the latest technologies, tools, and frameworks

Experience with Go and high performance databases is a plus

Highly competitive salary

RRSP/401K matching

3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off

Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform

Full benefits from day one of employment

Work from home reimbursements

Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office

Robust training and onboarding program

Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)

Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning

An awesome parental leave policy

A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture

Our social and team events!

#LI-TM8

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

About StackAdapt

We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:

Engineering Manager I/II – Data Ingestion & Streaming

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

StackAdapt is the no. 1 performing programmatic advertising platform helping brands accelerate customer engagement and acquisition. This state-of-the-art platform is where some of the most progressive work in machine learning meets cutting-edge user experience.

Ranking the highest in performance by G2 Crowd for the fourth time, we're one of the fastest growing companies in Canada and ranks 6th in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 ranking and 23rd in Fast 500 in North America.

We're seeking a Lead Engineer to help lead our growing backend engineering team. Our real-time advertising bidding system handles over 3,000,000 requests per second and stores several terabytes of data every day.Our technologies include Go, Ruby on Rails, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RocksDB, Redshift, ScyllaDB, GraphQL and others. We're not afraid to test and try new technologies.

StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in North America for this position.

What you'll be doing:

Architect scalable low-latency backend systems and data pipelines. Write code as needed to support the team.

Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers within the backend distributed systems team

Make a positive impact on the team's productivity and growth

Promote software development best-practices and conduct rigorous code reviews

Rigorously identify and solve technical challenges

Conduct interviews to attract and identify potential high performing candidates

Balance and prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and ensure company objectives are achieved

We'll be reaching out to applicants that have:

Proven track record of delivering results and leading growing, high-impact teams

At least 5 years experience of software development in distributed systems, architecting scalable microservices and data pipelines in a successful high-growth technology company

At least 1 year of leadership experience, including all the responsibilities listed above

A strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms

Up to date knowledge and experience in the latest technologies, tools, and frameworks

Experience with Go and high performance databases is a plus

Highly competitive salary

RRSP/401K matching

3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off

Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform

Full benefits from day one of employment

Work from home reimbursements

Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office

Robust training and onboarding program

Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)

Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning

An awesome parental leave policy

A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture

Our social and team events!

#LI-TM8

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.

About StackAdapt

We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded: