Lead Software Engineer

The Role

We are seeking a self-motivated technical lead to drive the full software development lifecycle—from understanding key business objectives to designing, building, testing, and maintaining high-performance, highly available systems. Our business has scaled rapidly by leveraging third-party technology to create engaging consumer experiences and power a competitive advertiser marketplace, reaching hundreds of thousands of daily consumers and driving revenue through targeted advertising. Now, we are laser-focused on establishing a competitive edge through our proprietary martech and adtech platform, with an emphasis on CMS, analytics, and ad serving capabilities. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping our platform, tackling complex challenges, mentoring developers, fostering innovation, and driving the adoption of emergent technologies—including AI. This is an ideal opportunity for someone eager to elevate their career and make an impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment filled with greenfield opportunities. 

Responsibilities 

• Technical Leadership: As a technical leader you will drive innovation, lead decisions, and shape the future direction of our proprietary platform. 
• Hands-on Development: Lead and participate in development activities, fostering a team environment of knowledge sharing and skill development.  
• Collaboration: Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including the CTO, CPO, and other leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions. Provide subject matter expertise on business rules and processes of the system. 
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment for knowledge sharing and skill development.  
• Innovation: Continuously improve the system by researching and implementing the latest technologies and best practices.  
• Strategy & Road Mapping: Take a creative and innovative approach to tackle complex technical challenges. Grasp business strategy and objectives to ensure features are appropriately scoped. 

Basic Qualifications

• Must have 7+ years of strong hands-on back-end development experience – we are currently using Golang.  
• Proficient with at least 1 front-end JavaScript framework (React preferred).  
• Data modeling and coding against SQL and NoSQL database technologies.  
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices, with a track record of successfully implementing scalable and efficient solutions. 
• Strong initiative, ability to drive projects independently, and excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with full transparency and a strong desire and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. 
• Proficient with caching and related tooling such as Redis.  
• Proficient with containerization technologies (Docker, K8S, etc.) 
• Experience solutioning for the cloud with experience with GCP, AWS or Azure 
• Documentation and process oriented  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 
• Knowledge and/or direct experience in AdTech, specifically in site development, Coreg Content Management Systems (CMS), ad serving technology, bidding, ad targeting, or real-time auctions.  
• Startup experience, moving quickly with imperfect information and taking on multiple roles.   
• Has led a software engineering team on a large-scale software engineering project.