Development Manager - Backend Engineering (Advertising Service)

We are seeking a Development Manager to build and lead a team of backend engineers for our Advertising service. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SaaS cloud technologies. By joining our team, you will work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud development, deployment, and operations. You will be part of a team creating an advanced advertising service to meet the growing demand for addressable TV advertising. This role involves developing innovative and complex solutions for telco and OTT operators, content owners, and broadcasters worldwide. You will develop high-quality software in a collaborative environment where continuous deployment, automated tests, and rapid releases are the norm.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of software engineers in developing backend micro-services for our cloud-based advertising service.
• Collaborate with product management and parallel engineering teams to define and prioritize work.
• Play a critical role in the design, development, and deployment of services.
• Ensure our solutions are of high quality, easily testable, and readily supported by service deployment and assurance teams, and simple to operate in the field.
• Manage all aspects of cloud operations on a day-to-day basis, maintaining continuous availability, durability, scale, and uptime.
• Guide and mentor other team members.
• Troubleshoot incidents on live customer deployments and support customers.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• 8-10 years of experience in managing and leading teams of backend software engineers.
• Experience in enterprise software design, development, and deployment.
• Experience leading large-scale deployments, managing high throughput, and IO-intensive services.
• Experience in microservice development, database/application server architecture, network, and DevOps operations/cloud service management.
• Experience with cloud-based systems, particularly AWS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working with teams abroad.
• Knowledge of agile software development methodology.
• Strong desire to learn, improve, and coach team members.
• Adtech background and deep knowledge of digital ads delivery technologies are highly desirable.