Principal Engineer, MadHive
$250-280k
Advertising solution leveraging cryptography & machine learning
Open for applications
Advertising solution leveraging cryptography & machine learning
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$250-280k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To take complex, cutting-edge technology and turn it into intuitive, easy-to-use solutions that empower local media buyers.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about cutting-edge technology, enjoy solving complex challenges, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want you to be a part of our team
- A seasoned engineer who can influence our technical architecture, shape our product vision, and contribute to our engineering culture
- At least 15+ years of experience in building scalable backend systems
- Background in adtech, including hands-on experience with bidding systems, inventory, supply, and related systems
- Background in kafka or similar streaming systems
- Has an established track record of creating sweeping improvements in stability, performance, and scalability across major business-critical systems
- Capable of independently owning complex projects and delivering high-quality code with minimal guidance
- Able to work on ambiguous technical problems and come up with appropriate solutions
- Superior verbal and written communication and persuasion skills
- Exhibit "T"-shaped expertise, with proficiency across a range of technologies and deep specialization in one technical domain
- Embrace an ownership mentality and thrive on staying at the forefront of technology trends
- Collaborative team player who excels at identifying and leading discussions across teams, synthesizing information from diverse perspectives, sharing opinions constructively, and working effectively across departments
- Fosters a culture of open and transparent communication within their team
- Bonus points for expertise in specific technologies from our stack and experience in architecting petabyte-scale data pipelines, consumer-grade APIs, or high-performance distributed systems
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Principal Engineer with experience in AdTech to join our engineering team at Madhive
- This person will help build and improve the systems that power our advertising platform
- You’ll work closely with engineers across the stack to ship reliable, well-tested software and contribute to the quality and evolution of our technology
- As a Principal Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in architecting, building, and optimizing our backend infrastructure, data pipelines, and APIs
- Lead the design and development of our real-time bidding system, ensuring efficient execution of advertising campaigns, real-time auction responses, win tracking, and event monitoring
- Spearhead the creation of robust data pipelines capable of handling massive data volumes, enabling data movement, aggregation, maintenance, and transformation into actionable insights that drive our platform
- Architect and develop both external and internal APIs, facilitating seamless integration across our platform, including custom reporting for ad-hoc analysis and programmatic activation of ad campaigns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance our tech stack, which primarily resides within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Leverage technologies such as Golang, gRPC, BigQuery, Postgres, Airflow, Bigtable, Docker, Spanner, Firebase, Kubernetes, and Terraform
- Contribute to the design and implementation of ad-tech-scale data and ML solutions
- Partner with executive leadership to establish strategic visions
- Foster a culture of open and transparent communication across the organization
- Coach others on how to navigate challenging conversations with courage
- Support emerging leaders and inspire individuals in their professional development
Our take
The rise in streaming content has revolutionized digital advertising, offering advertisers the potential for more precise campaign calibration. However, alongside this opportunity come new challenges such as consumer overload, ad fraud and data privacy concerns, compounded by the need to integrate with traditional linear television. Navigating these complexities requires a comprehensive solution, and that's where MadHive steps in.
Utilizing AI technology, MadHive's video ad software suite tackles these challenges head-on. It intelligently identifies optimal ad placements, manages ad frequency to prevent saturation, and gauges consumer intent across various platforms including web, mobile and TV. This capability allows advertisers to execute nationwide campaigns with pinpoint local targeting - a remarkable achievement in the dynamic digital content landscape.
Unsurprisingly, MadHive boasts an impressive client roster, boasting a 95% renewal rate with major names like Fox, McAfee and Tegna Premion. This consistent satisfaction has propelled MadHive to expand its offering into critical areas such as data privacy. It also launched the industry's first agentic suite for local media, that supports users to build smarter campaigns faster, and hence accelerate their revenue.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2023
$300m
LATE VC
Aug 2018
$3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $306.4m
Company benefits
- 401(K) Matching
- Company Equity
- Retirement Plans
- Performance Bonuses
- 100% Company-Covered Health Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Generous Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Unlimited Vacation
- Free Lunch In-Office
- Commuter Benefits
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Jim Wilson
(CEO)Prior to joining Madhive in 2024, Jim was the CEO of North America for Talon.
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