Sr. Engineering Manager, Programmatic Ad Tech, tvScientific

Pinterest; California (MO); On-site; USD 209,000 - 429,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a technical leader to oversee tvScientific’s ad server stack and guide the independence initiative. Lead architectural decisions, coordinate bidder/index/VAST teams, and partner with Pinterest on milestones and delivery.

This role emphasizes scalable, data-intensive services, ML in low-latency contexts, and data-driven decision making. Equity is offered; relocation may not be provided. US-based candidates only.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in ad tech.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience.
• Track record in scalable, resilient production systems.
• Experience with ML in low-latency environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions across the tvScientific ad server tech stack and major integration points.
• Own the ad server independence roadmap with clear ownership and resourcing.
• Oversee subteams supporting bidder, index building, and VAST serving.
• Serve as the technical DRI for bidder integration with Pinterest and plan milestones.
• Identify opportunities for shared components with Pinterest where strategic.
• Contribute to strategic technical roadmap and architecture decisions for the Ad Server team.
• Help grow and scale the engineering organization.

Skills

Software engineering

Ad tech experience

Engineering management

ML in low-latency environments

Data literacy

AI tooling

AI quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bidder infrastructure

Index building

VAST serving

Job description

About Pinterest:

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

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.

The Ad Server team is seeking a technical leader to oversee tvScientific’s emerging ad server stack and help drive the ad server independence initiative. This role will be responsible for leading key architectural decisions across core components and integration interfaces, while coordinating the subteams responsible for bidder infrastructure, index building, and VAST serving, initially through dotted-line leadership and over time through direct management of a growing multidisciplinary team.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and make key architectural decisions across the tvScientific ad server tech stack and its major integration points.

• Take technical ownership of the ad server independence roadmap, including developing a clear understanding of the current state of initiatives, ownership across subcomponents, and resourcing needs.

• Oversee and organize the subteams supporting the initiative, including bidder, index building, and VAST serving.

• Serve as the technical DRI for bidder integration work with Pinterest, partnering closely on milestone sequencing, delivery planning, and execution.

• Identify and drive opportunities for shared components and common infrastructure with Pinterest where it makes strategic and technical sense.

• Participate in key strategic technical roadmap and architecture decisions for the Ad Server team.

• Help scale the team over time, including supporting the growth of a multidisciplinary engineering organization.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 9+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of ad industry experience with 3+ years deep in programmatic ad tech.

• 5+ years of engineering management experience.

• A history of designing scalable, resilient, and observable production systems.

• Demonstrated ability to build and operate high volume, data-intensive services.

• Experience working with ML in low-latency environments.

• Strong data literacy and the ability to use data to inform technical and strategic decisions.

• Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs.

• Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review).

• High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$208,592—$429,454 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.