Engineering Lead, Edge Discipline (Ad Bidding & Delivery)

Engineering Lead, Edge Discipline (Ad Bidding & Delivery)

Full Time Position

Montreal, Canada

Have you ever wondered how those outdoor screens manage to deliver advertisements that seem to speak directly to your likes and interests? It’s called digital out of home advertising and it’s usually enabled by programmatic technology. That’s exactly what we do. Hivestack revolutionized the future of our industry by building our unique full stack ad tech platform.

On the buy side, marketers use Hivestack’s Demand Side Platform (DSP) to create measurable campaigns that activate DOOH screens in real time based on consumer behavior and audience movement patterns. On the sell side, DOOH media owners use Hivestack’s Supply Side Platform (SSP) & Ad Server and Header Bidder to manage inventory and drive revenue.

The key to our success has been our amazing pink-loving global team.  We don’t like to rest on traditional workplace models, we are flexible to change and we aren’t afraid to stand out and champion new ideas. Sounds interesting? Come join us and make a real impact on digital screens around the world.

Job description:

Reporting to the VP Engineering, we are looking for a talented software+systems engineer to lead our Edge engineering discipline. This is a senior/staff level position where the ideal candidate will draw on their previous experience, theoretical and practical technical skills, and soft skills to help Hivestack scale multiple areas of its Edge tier which performs the advertisement bidding and delivery functions.

Key Roles and Responsibilities of the Edge Discipline Lead:

• Creating and maintaining the long term edge architecture roadmap
• Promoting technical best practices throughout the discipline and organization
• Overseeing technological choices and implementation of ad bidding and delivery systems

What you are looking for:

• You enjoy being a high-level architect sometimes, and a low-level coder sometimes
• You are passionate about systems engineering, especially the challenges in adtech: High volume, low-latency, distributed systems, and cost efficiency
• You want ownership to solve for and lead a team to deliver modern and efficient adtech edge components
• You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others
• You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen
• You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions

What is our technology stack? 

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL (PostGIS), Redis, DynamoDB, Redshift, Clickhouse, S3
• Data/Other: Spark/Scala, Python, SQL, Iceberg, Pandas, Scikit, Tableau, Redash, Quicksight, DuckDB, Snowflake
• Other tiers: Python/aiohttp, Go/gin, Javascript/VueJS, Swift,
• Test Frameworks: behave & Cypress
• Devops: CircleCI, Terraform
• Cloud: AWS: Fargate, EMR, Lambdas

 What you’ll need to perform in this job:

• 10+ years of experience in adtech or a related field
• Have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Excellent Computer Science fundamentals with regards to data structures, algorithms, time complexity, etc.
• Experience designing and implementing high-volume low-latency architectures in adtech or similar fields
• Experience designing and implementing globally-distributed highly-available systems
• Experience owning engineering roadmaps and leading engineering teams
• Thorough understanding and work experience with at least one compiled programming language (Go, C/C++, Java, Rust)
• Strong understanding of the AWS cloud platform and its related services
• Ability to work independently and make use of your time effectively

What we’ll bring to the table/What’s in it for you:

• An opportunity to grow with a dynamic company with personal and professional growth
• Small collaborative teams where you can impact both product and culture
• Work for a growing company located in the thriving tech hub of Montreal
• A great benefit package and a team that focuses on your well-being

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, health and wellness benefits including:
• Healthcare package
• Virtual healthcare platform 
• Annual wellness allowance
• Learning and development platform
• RRSP matching
• Flexible Fridays
• 3 personal days
• Unlimited sick days
• Hybrid/ remote work 
• Additional Work from home perks

Our culture

Our core values reflect the essence of who we are and how we work towards a common goal. Our core values are:

• People First - We are a business that cares. We care about our partners. We care about each other. 
• Embrace the fast lane - As a group we are motivated by our ability to think and act quickly under all circumstances.
• Move as one - Our team of excellent achievers is a reflection of the faith and belief we all have in each other. 
• Innovation over comfort - Innovate through experimentation and take calculated risks often. 

Interested in learning more about Hivestack? Check out our website here.  

Feel this is the right opportunity for you? We would love to hear from you. Please apply here.

Hivestack is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Hivestack is a proud equal opportunity employer.