[Remote] Engineering Manager I

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. The Engineering Manager I will lead a team of backend engineers, oversee the creative pipeline, and ensure effective execution of initiatives while fostering a culture of trust and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of backend engineers who own the creative pipeline, supporting their day-to-day execution and removing blockers so the team ships reliably
• Execute on roadmap milestones defined with Product and senior engineering leadership; break initiatives down into well-scoped sprints and track delivery, flagging risks and delays to stakeholders early
• Run the team's agile rituals (stand-ups, planning, retros) and continuously monitor sprint health — velocity, workload balance — to prevent burnout and keep commitments realistic
• Conduct regular 1:1s, give timely tactical feedback, build psychological safety, and support engineers in executing on their growth plans; surface performance concerns to leadership early
• Stay close to the technology: participate in code reviews and architecture discussions, uphold coding and testing standards, and help the team make sound, scalable component-level design decisions
• Coordinate with peer teams (Bidding, Data Science, Product) on immediate cross-team dependencies affecting creative serving and selection
• Participate in incident resolution and support the team's on-call rotation; ensure production issues are followed through to root cause
• Participate in interviews and provide hiring feedback; help onboard new team members smoothly
• Encourage adoption of approved AI tooling (code generation, debugging, documentation) to raise team velocity
• Model StackAdapt's values in daily work and foster a culture of trust, transparency, and technical excellence

Skills

• Experience in adtech or martech, experience with (and not exclusively to) creative serving in a programmatic advertising space, understanding of different advertising channels and how they work together to serve creatives to users
• Experience with Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO), and ad markup and rendering
• 1+ years of people management experience, or 2+ years as a tech lead / mentor for a backend team, with a desire to grow into a career manager
• 5+ years of backend development experience in distributed systems, microservices, and high-throughput, low-latency services
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Golang preferred; Java, Kotlin, C++, Rust, or similar)
• A hands-on leadership style — comfortable reviewing code, debating architecture, and diving into production incidents alongside the team
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
• Working knowledge of modern development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and a track record of delivering on committed milestones
• Clear, transparent communication with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders (Product, Project Management)
• Hands-on experience with our stack
• Frontend development experience, understanding of web technologies and how creatives are served and rendered in the browser, and frontend device
• Experience operating systems under global compliance and privacy frameworks

Benefits

• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

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