Overview
Canada; United States
Lead Engineer to help lead StackAdapt's growing backend engineering team. Our real-time advertising bidding system handles high volume data and requests daily, and we work with a diverse set of technologies including Go, Ruby on Rails, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, RocksDB, Redshift, ScyllaDB, GraphQL and more. StackAdapt is a remote-first company open to candidates anywhere in the United States or Canada.
What you'll be doing
- Architect scalable, low-latency backend systems and data pipelines. Write code as needed to support the team.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers within the backend distributed systems group.
- Promote software development best practices and conduct rigorous code reviews.
- Identify and solve technical challenges and drive production-ready solutions.
- Conduct interviews to attract and identify high-performing candidates.
- Balance and prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and align with company objectives.
What you'll bring to the table
Extensive experience with big data processing at multi-terabyte scales.Strong technical leadership with the ability to define and drive long-term engineering strategies.Hybrid expertise in data engineering and software development with experience building scalable data systems.Hands-on experience with data warehouse technologies is highly desirable.Familiarity with tools like Trino / Presto, Snowflake, and other modern data warehouse platforms is a plus.Track record of building and scaling robust data pipelines and systems in production.Strategic thinker who can lead technically and inspire the team to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions.Benefits
Highly competitive salaryRRSP / 401K matching3 weeks vacation + 3 personal days + 1 culture & belief day + birthdays offComprehensive mental health supportHealth benefits from day oneWork-from-home reimbursementsOptional global WeWork membershipRobust training and onboardingSupport for personal development (conferences, courses, etc.)Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certificationsParental leave policyFriendly, welcoming, and supportive cultureSocial and team eventsAbout StackAdapt : We are a diverse and inclusive team focused on building, innovating, and delivering high-performing campaigns with award-winning customer service.
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