Engineering Manager - Live Ads Supply
Core
Lead engineering teams building real-time infrastructure and operational systems for live ad insertion across server-side, client-side, and server-guided delivery models for high-stakes live events.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager, Live Ads Supply
Builds
Real-time ad insertion infrastructure, tooling, and operational systems for live and linear streams
Domain
Streaming media, live broadcast, digital advertising
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Live streaming pipelines (RTMP, SRT, TS, HLS, DASH), Broadcast signaling (SCTE-35, SCTE-104, SCTE-224), Ad pod construction and encoding, Ad tech decisioning (VAST 4.x, VMAP), Operational tooling for high availability
Preferred skills
Experience with SSAI, CSAI, SGAI, Master control and linear playout systems, Ad servers and DSPs
Technologies
RTMP, SRT, TS, HLS, DASH, SCTE-35, SCTE-104, SCTE-224, VAST 4.x, VMAP
Responsibilities
Own reliability and operational excellence of ad insertion during 24/7 linear streams and high-stakes live events; Define technical roadmap for live ad insertion including SCTE signal ingestion and validation; Partner with ad operations, broadcast engineering, and ad serving teams; Drive hiring, retention, and development of engineering teams; Establish on-call and incident response culture; Translate business priorities into technically sound plans; Serve as technical authority in cross-functional discussions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
