Tech Lead, Ad Exchange
Core
Lead the design and delivery of high-volume, high-traffic ad exchange web services handling 40 million requests per minute.
Role type
Senior Tech Lead, Ad Exchange Engineering
Builds
Distributed Java web services for real-time ad matching
Domain
Advertising technology / High-throughput distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Spring Framework, AWS, Kafka, Aerospike, ScyllaDB, MySQL, system architecture, agile process management, technical mentoring, stakeholder translation
Preferred skills
Computer Science degree, experience with ultra-high-volume transactional systems (>100k tx/sec), multi-threaded application debugging
Technologies
Java, Spring, MySQL, Kafka, Aerospike, ScyllaDB, Memcached, AWS
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of high-volume ad exchange services; define long-term architectural roadmap; establish technical guidelines and conduct code reviews; translate stakeholder requests into technical requirements; own agile process and sprint planning; foster team culture through 1:1s and feedback; partner with management on hiring and onboarding; act as primary technical point of contact for cross-functional alignment.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
