Senior Engineering Manager, Smartly.io
Ad Performance Recommendation team
+ Equity
3 days a week in office
AI-powered advertising platform
Open for applications
AI-powered advertising platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unify the full funnel of marketing and break silos between advertisers, marketers, and creatives.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in building services and products
- 5+ years of experience in applying machine learning to real-life problems
- 3+ years of experience in leading teams
- Competent with key technologies in ML; PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, SQL
- Able to mentor, coach, and develop data scientists and machine learning engineers
- Proven experience in delivering scalable ML systems in production. You will need to be hands-on when coaching the team members to new technical and professional heights, which can involve code reviews, pair programming, etc
- A pragmatic mindset. We always aim to create value to our customers. We're also working on production systems and our customers' business depends on it
- Curiosity and the drive to continuously learn through study and experimentation on the job
- Ability to drive both technical excellence and cross-functional collaboration
- Understanding of security and compliance requirements when working with personal data
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. in a relevant field (Mathematics, CS, AI, Physics, …)
- Excellent communication skills, written and spoken English
- Ability to work 3 days / week at our office
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Sr Engineering Manager to join our 200+ product development organization and lead our Ad Performance Recommendation team
- The team is responsible for developing an innovative AI-powered system that leverages marketing ad tech data and various data sources to identify performance signals and generate actionable recommendations for digital advertisers and marketers
- As part of the AI Platform organization, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Software Engineers working to accelerate AI adoption and development across Smartly’s Media, Creative, and Intelligence suite
- The team ensures compliance with privacy, security, and ethical guidelines
- This is an opportunity to define the vision and strategy for ML and Data Science applications, drive execution on ambitious goals, and champion AI and ML excellence throughout Smartly
- Lead and grow the Ad Performance Recommendation team, providing technical direction, strategic vision, and hands-on leadership
- Drive the development of AdTech-specific ML models foundational AI capabilities (e.g. predictive and simulation techniques) and explore novel approaches that can be applied across Smartly’s products. Optimize existing models for performance, efficiency, and scalability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to ensure AI-driven features deliver measurable business and customer impact
- Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and ethical AI standards in ML applications
- Foster a strong engineering culture focused on innovation, quality, and continuous improvement
- Mentor team members through coaching, 1:1s, and career development plans
- Remove obstacles to enable your team to thrive and deliver exceptional results
- Partner with recruiting to help scale the team by actively sourcing and closing the best talent
- Partner with other leaders in the AI Platform to shape Smartly’s long-term AI strategy and architecture
Application process
- Meet your Recruiter: Get to know each other and learn about working at Smartly
- Meet the Team Manager: Gain deeper insights into your future team
- Meet the Team in Subject Matter Interviews: Engage in a case study and showcase your domain knowledge
- Meet the Leadership in a Final Meeting: A brief discussion with our Chief Technical Officer
Our take
Smartly.io helps advertisers automate their campaigns across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest. After seeing quick success following Facebook’s 2012 IPO, the company now works with over 700 brands including eBay, Uber, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and TechStyle.
Its suite of tools automatically creates ads and videos from product images - handling budget allocation and audience targeting, as well as analysing where and when to purchase advertising. Consequently, Smartly.io has positioned itself to play a leading role in a market where brand and performance work are converging.
Smartly.io sold a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners in 2019 in a move to further its presence in the US. The company has since gone on to make several acquisitions of its own with Viralspace.ai and Ad-Lib.io. Smartly.io's ability to adapt to evolving advertising trends supports its continued growth, and its introduction of AI-powered intelligence across its platform shows it is keeping up with technology trends too.
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Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2015
$3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $3m
Company benefits
- Generous healthcare packages and mental health services
- Career development opportunities, bonus programs and annual performance reviews
- Hybrid working model, with the option to work abroad for up to 30 days
- Company equity options program
- Paid holidays, OOO time and family leaves
Company HQ
Kluuvi, Helsinki
Leadership
Tuomo Riekki
(Co-founder, Board Member & Advisor)Initially served as CPO of the company. Also the founder of Focal and Zero, and previously founded DealMachine and Metrify.io.
Kristo Ovaska
(Co-founder & Board Member)Founder and CEO at Taito.ai. Initially served as CEO of the company. Previously founded Metrify.io, Startup Sauna, and Funrank.
Laura Desmond
(CEO)Also Founder and CEO at Eagle Vista Partners, and Operating Partner at Providence Equity Partners, as well as being a Board Member at Adobe and DoubleVerify. Former CEO of Starcom.
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