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TripleLift

Senior Director, Engineering

engineering leadershipprogrammatic advertisingreal-time biddingdistributed systemslow-latencyauction systemsteam managementtechnical roadmapadtech

Key details

Salary

$175K – $225K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Director

Years experience

5+

Location

New York, New York, United States

Full job description

TripleLift seeks a Senior Director of Engineering to lead and grow engineering teams, drive the technical vision, and own the roadmap for real-time auction infrastructure at scale. The role requires 12+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in leadership, deep expertise in AdTech and programmatic advertising, and strong skills in distributed systems and low-latency architecture. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, setting engineering standards, collaborating with product and business teams, and ensuring system reliability and performance. Benefits include medical, dental, vision plans, flexible PTO, and 401k with employer match.

What you'll do

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers across multiple workstreams
  • Establish clear expectations, career paths, and a culture of high performance
  • Own the technical roadmap balancing near-term delivery with long-term architecture
  • Drive design and evolution of real-time auction systems including bid processing and decisioning pipelines
  • Ensure system reliability, throughput, and competitive performance at scale
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate priorities into engineering initiatives
  • Set and uphold engineering standards for architecture, code quality, reliability, and operations
  • Identify and resolve organizational gaps in process, tooling, or talent
  • Represent engineering in cross-functional planning and company-wide technical strategy
  • Attract and retain strong engineering talent and build an inclusive team environment

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience
  • 4+ years in engineering leadership roles managing teams
  • Deep domain expertise in AdTech, especially programmatic advertising, RTB, or auction-based systems
  • Strong grasp of distributed systems and low-latency architecture
  • Ability to develop engineering talent and build high-functioning teams
  • Experience driving complex, cross-functional technical initiatives
  • Clear communication skills with engineers and executives
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Tech stack

distributed systemslow-latency architecturereal-time biddingprogrammatic advertisingauction-based systems

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision PlansFlexible PTO401k with employer match

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