Sr. Engineering Manager, Programmatic Ad Tech, tvScientific

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About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes

Our solution combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one, efficient platform Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising, digital media, and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

The Ad Server team is seeking a technical leader to oversee tvScientific’s emerging ad server stack and help drive the ad server independence initiative This role will be responsible for leading key architectural decisions across core components and integration interfaces, while coordinating the subteams responsible for bidder infrastructure, index building, and VAST serving, initially through dotted-line leadership and over time through direct management of a growing multidisciplinary team.

What you’ll do

• Lead and make key architectural decisions across the tvScientific ad server tech stack and its major integration points. Take technical ownership of the ad server independence roadmap, including developing a clear understanding of the current state of initiatives, ownership across subcomponents, and resourcing needs.
• Oversee and organize the subteams supporting the initiative, including bidder, index bu