Senior Director, Engineering

ZipRecruiter; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 250,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in CTV advertising seeks a Senior Director of Engineering to drive technical strategy and oversee a team of over 30 engineers. This role involves aligning engineering with business goals, leading architectural direction, and fostering high performance and collaboration within the team. Candidates must possess extensive experience in engineering leadership, particularly within cloud environments, and understand the ad tech landscape.

Benefits

Full health, dental, and vision insurance

Employee stock option program

Company-sponsored retirement plan

12 annual paid holidays

Generous PTO policy

Remote-first work environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading high-performing engineering organizations.
• Experience in cloud environments, particularly AWS.
• Strong ad tech knowledge including SSPs, DSPs, DMPs.

Responsibilities

• Align engineering strategy with business goals and product priorities.
• Lead execution of key initiatives and architectural directions.
• Establish engineering quality and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Cloud Systems Design

Data Governance

Technical Strategy

Education

CS or related technical degree

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Senior Director of Engineering
Location: Remote, US
Department: Engineering
Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Experience: Senior (10+ years)
Salary Range: $250,000 - $285,000 (+Bonus, Equity and Benefits)
Core Hours: 9 AM - 1 PM PST / 12 - 4 PM EST

About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes. Our solution combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one, efficient platform. Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising, digital media, and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

Role Summary

We're hiring a Senior Director of Engineering to lead at the intersection of product vision, technical strategy, and organizational scale. Reporting directly to the VP of Technology, you'll oversee a 30+ person engineering org through two Directors (Platform and Application Engineering) and take full ownership of architecture, delivery, and team performance.

This is a mission-critical role. You won't just "manage" engineering: you'll shape what we build, how we build it, and how fast we get there. From resolution to data governance to in-housing critical technologies, you'll own cross-functional initiatives that power our growth and differentiation in a fast-evolving ad tech space.

If you thrive in high-stakes, high-ownership environments and are hungry to create technology that defines an entire category, this is your seat at the table.

What You'll Do

• Align engineering strategy and technical roadmaps with business goals and product priorities
• Lead cross-functional execution of key initiatives including resolution, data governance, in-housing of core platform capabilities, and so much more.
• Own architectural direction across platform infrastructure, core services, and application engineering, ensuring scalability, availability, and performance
• Guide the design and evolution of high-scale, cloud- systems (particularly within AWS environments)
• Set and uphold high standards for engineering quality, operational excellence, and code maintainability
• Advocate for and lead foundational architectural investments that support long-term growth and flexibility
• Ensure systems are designed for compliance with privacy and data protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA
• Partner closely with Product, Commercial, Executive teams to translate business needs into scalable, reliable technical solutions
• Communicate clearly, candidly, and frequently across technical and non-technical stakeholders, surfacing risks and ensuring shared alignment
• Foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
  
  

How We'll Define Success

• Business-critical engineering initiatives are delivered on-time, with measurable impact
• Technical architecture evolves to meet performance, scale, and compliance demands
• Engineering team is growing, high-performing, and deeply engaged
• Stakeholders view engineering as a strategic partner, not just a delivery function
• Cross-functional collaboration is high-trust and high-velocity
• Engineering culture reflects our values: ownership, transparency, and excellence

You'll Be Successful in This Role if You Have/Are

• 10+ years successfully leading high-performing engineering orgs and know how to grow, mentor, and align multiple teams (including Platform Services and Application Software Engineering) through Engineering Directors
• You turn ambitious technical roadmaps into real outcomes. Whether it's in-housing technology components, extending measurement and attribution systems, or rolling out data governance practices
• You've made key architectural calls in cloud-, high-scale environments (especially on AWS) and know how to design systems that last
• You don't wait for direction; you anticipate risks, manage ambiguity, and keep teams focused on the why behind the work
• You bring deep ad tech experience to the table. Knowledge of SSPs, DSPs, DMPs, OpenRTB, VAST, and resolution are tablestakes
• You translate engineering trade-offs clearly across Product, Commercial, and Executive teams. People trust your judgment because you're transparent, organized, and solution-oriented

You May Also Have

• A CS or related technical degree
• Experience guiding in-house development vs. third-party platform integration decisions
• Exposure to privacy-centric ad targeting strategies and evolving measurement practices

Culture and Benefits

At tvScientific we believe people do their best work when they feel challenged and engaged by their day to day responsibilities, when they're surrounded by smart, hard working people, and when they have a healthy work life balance. Our company culture and benefits package reflects these beliefs.

• Full health, dental, and vision insurance - up to 95% funded by the company for employees.
• Employee stock option program.
• Company-sponsored retirement plan with a matching contribution program through Fidelity Investments.
• 12 annual paid holidays (including 2 flexible days).
• Generous PTO policy (get your work done and take the time you need).
• A remote-first environment that allows employees flexibility to work from most places in the US.

As tvScientists We Are...

• Big Thinkers: We believe in setting audacious goals and envisioning transformative change.
• Radically Transparent: We value transparency in all aspects of our business. We foster a culture of open communication, honesty, and accountability.
• Performance-obsessed: We are passionate about achieving exceptional results. We strive for excellence in everything we do and set high standards for ourselves.
• Data-driven: We embrace the power of data, science, and technology as crucial drivers of our success.
• Trust Builders: We prioritize building and nurturing trust with our stakeholders. We understand that trust is the foundation of successful relationships and business partnerships. Through our actions, integrity, and commitment to delivering on promises.
• Forever Students: Challenge assumptions to look for solutions. We create a safe environment for experiments and risk-taking by our customers and employees.

tvScientific is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. tvScientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of , , , , or expression, , , , protected veteran status, , or any other status protected by applicable , federal, state, or local law.