Ad Tech Lead: Distributed Engineering & AI Delivery

newsweek; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsweek is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive execution for a programmatic advertising platform. You will translate technology strategy into dependable delivery, guiding a distributed team across backend, data, and ML, and ensuring design decisions align with product goals.

You will oversee architecture, delivery planning, and code quality, while maintaining strong relationships with technology and product leadership.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of software engineering experience with leadership of engineering teams.
• Experience building/operating ad tech such as bidders, exchanges, SSPs, ad servers, or RTB systems.
• Familiarity with programmatic standards (OpenRTB, ads.txt, sellers.json, schain, identity, measurement).

Responsibilities

• Turn strategic priorities into architecture proposals and implementation plans.
• Review designs, refine proposals, and provide workable alternatives when needed.
• Own delivery planning, including sprint scope, ticket definition, sequencing, and timelines accountability.
• Lead a distributed team across backend, full stack, data, quality, and ML through an engineering lead.
• Provide clear, measurable updates on progress, risks, and delivery status.
• Improve design, code review, documentation, and testing practices; collaborate with product on executable plans and promote AI-assisted development.

Skills

Software architecture

Team leadership

Delivery planning

OpenRTB knowledge

AWS

Data engineering

Distributed teamwork

Job description

Newsweek is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive execution for a programmatic advertising platform. You will translate technology strategy into dependable delivery, guiding a distributed team across backend, data, and ML, and ensuring design decisions align with product goals.

You will oversee architecture, delivery planning, and code quality, while maintaining strong relationships with technology and product leadership.