Head of Product Engineering

PowerUp Talent; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 140.000 - 220.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PowerUp Talent is representing a high-growth international AdTech company seeking a Head of Product Engineering to lead the technical vision and roadmap for a large-scale DSP. You’ll unite Engineering, Data Science, ML, Analytics, BI and real-time bidding technologies into a cohesive organization, translating market opportunities into strategy.

You’ll mentor ~20 engineers and collaborate with Commercial and Sales to align product priorities, driving scalable self-service capabilities and strong

Formación

• 10+ years in software engineering for large-scale real-time platforms.
• 5+ years leading teams of 15–20+ engineers.
• Experience in real-time bidding, ad tech, marketplaces or similar high-throughput systems.
• Strong ML, predictive systems, and data science leadership.
• Experience across Data Engineering, Analytics, and BI.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end technical and product roadmap for a large-scale DSP.
• Align Engineering, Data Science, Analytics around a unified product vision.
• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary org of ~20 engineers, data scientists and analysts.
• Partner with Commercial, Revenue, and Sales to align product priorities with market opportunities.
• Drive evolution from managed services to scalable self-service solutions.
• Foster an engineering culture where technical leaders shape product direction and business outcomes.
• Define long-term platform architecture, technical priorities, and product strategy.
• Balance innovation, scalability, performance, and operational excellence across the platform.

Conocimientos

Software engineering

Leadership

Real-time platforms

ML / Data science

Stakeholder management

English communication

Educación

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Herramientas

Big data platforms

ML frameworks

Real-time bidding tech

Descripción del empleo

Our client is a high-growth international AdTech company building next-generation infrastructure for the in-app advertising ecosystem. With engineering teams across Europe and North America, the company develops proprietary technology that powers high-performance programmatic advertising through advanced data, machine learning, and real-time decisioning.

Combining deep technical expertise with a product-first culture, the company is investing heavily in the future of mobile advertising and building technology that competes with the industry’s leading platforms.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Product Engineering to lead the technical vision, product strategy, and execution of a sophisticated demand-side advertising platform (DSP).

This role sits at the intersection of Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Product Strategy. You’ll unify engineering, data science, analytics, business intelligence, and real-time bidding technologies into a single, cohesive product organization while driving the evolution of a platform that powers advertiser acquisition at scale.

As a senior technology leader, you’ll work closely with commercial leadership to translate market opportunities into technical strategy and help define the next generation of advertising technology.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining deep technical leadership with product thinking and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical and product roadmap for a large-scale demand-side advertising platform.
• Align Engineering, Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, and Business Intelligence around a unified product vision.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary organization of approximately 20 engineers, data scientists, and analysts.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Revenue, and Sales leadership to align product priorities with market opportunities.
• Drive the evolution of the platform from managed-service capabilities toward scalable self-service solutions.
• Foster an engineering culture where technical leaders actively shape product direction and business outcomes.
• Define long‑term platform architecture, technical priorities, and product strategy.
• Balance innovation, scalability, performance, and operational excellence across the platform.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including hands‑on development of large‑scale real‑time platforms.
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations of 15–20+ people.
• Strong experience building or scaling real‑time bidding, advertising technology, recommendation systems, marketplaces, or other high‑throughput distributed platforms.
• Solid understanding of machine learning, predictive systems, and data science, with the ability to effectively lead technical teams in these domains.
• Experience across Data Engineering, Analytics, and Business Intelligence.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate effectively in fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environments.
• Fluent Business English.
• Willingness to relocate to Barcelona or already based in the region.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience within mobile advertising, programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, exchanges, or related AdTech platforms.
• Experience building machine learning‑driven bidding, optimization, recommendation, or prediction systems.
• Background leading engineering teams developing highly scalable, data‑intensive products.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to lead one of the core technology organizations within a rapidly growing international AdTech company.

You’ll influence product strategy, engineering direction, and business growth while working with a highly technical team solving complex problems in distributed systems, machine learning, and real-time decision‑making.

If you’re passionate about building large‑scale platforms, leading exceptional engineering teams, and shaping the future of digital advertising technology, we’d love to hear from you.