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Programmatic6 months agoHybrid

Kargo

Senior Solutions Architect

programmaticad techJavaScriptREST APIGoogle Ad ManagerSSPDSPVASTVPAIDheader biddingPrebidintegrationsolutions engineeringtechnical account managementCTVgamingdebuggingpartner communication

Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

New York, US

Full job description

The Senior Solutions Architect role at Kargo is responsible for technical leadership in launching new advertising surfaces on the Kargo platform. This hybrid role requires onsite presence 4 days per week in New York, NY. Key responsibilities include managing partner integrations from kickoff to live launch, developing scalable integration solutions and SDKs, troubleshooting complex ad-serving issues independently, and maintaining comprehensive documentation. Candidates must have 5+ years of hands-on experience in technical ad tech roles, deep knowledge of the programmatic ecosystem (SSPs, DSPs, Google Ad Manager, VAST/VPAID, header bidding), advanced JavaScript, HTML, CSS skills, and REST API integration experience. Strong partner-facing communication and methodical debugging skills are essential. Preferred experience includes emerging ad surfaces like gaming and CTV, and familiarity with IAB standards and privacy compliance. Salary range is $160,000 to $180,000 USD.

What you'll do

  • Ship new partner integrations on time and at quality with minimal escalations or rework
  • Develop scalable custom integration solutions, code, SDKs, and integration patterns that are documented and reusable
  • Diagnose and resolve complex ad-serving issues, latency problems, and discrepancies independently
  • Maintain partner-facing technical credibility as a competitive differentiator
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation including API specs, integration guides, and best practices
  • Take end-to-end responsibility for integration quality from scoping to launch to post-live stability
  • Earn trust with technical and non-technical partner stakeholders and manage partner complexity and timelines
  • Work fluidly across product, business development, and sales to scope feasibility and surface blockers
  • Write clear, complete, and maintained integration guides and API specs
  • Actively reduce single points of failure in partner knowledge through knowledge transfer

Requirements

  • 5+ years in a technical ad tech role with hands-on implementation experience
  • Deep fluency in the programmatic ecosystem including SSPs, DSPs, ad servers (Google Ad Manager), VAST/VPAID, header bidding/Prebid
  • Advanced JavaScript proficiency for custom integration logic and non-standard DOM manipulation
  • Strong HTML and CSS for ad rendering and placement in overlay and interstitial contexts
  • REST API experience including designing, debugging, and integrating via REST endpoints and JSON data structures
  • Proven partner-facing communication skills to translate complex technical concepts clearly
  • Methodical debugging and troubleshooting approach across web, mobile, and desktop environments
  • Preferred: Experience integrating non-traditional or emerging ad surfaces such as gaming, CTV, desktop applications
  • Preferred: Familiarity with IAB standards, privacy compliance frameworks, and technical audit/QA processes

Tech stack

JavaScriptHTMLCSSREST APIJSONGoogle Ad ManagerSSPDSPVASTVPAIDheader biddingPrebid

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