Engineering Manager, Ads

Team: IT

Location: Canada

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers, helping team members grow their technical skills, impact, and career development.
• Guide the delivery of advertising technology initiatives, including backend services, partner integrations, experimentation platforms, measurement capabilities, reliability improvements, and product integrations.
• Partner closely with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to navigate complex technical decisions involving user privacy, data practices, business objectives, and product requirements.
• Ensure engineering solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, reliable, and aligned with high standards for quality and user experience.
• Establish effective team processes, encourage clear communication, and create an environment where engineers can perform at their best.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and team growth initiatives to strengthen engineering capabilities over time.
• Balance short-term execution priorities with long-term technical sustainability and organizational goals.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 2 years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Proven experience leading teams that successfully deliver production software in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills, with the ability to support engineers across different experience levels and backgrounds.
• Solid understanding of modern software development practices, including planning, prioritization, issue management, and delivery workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product teams, business stakeholders, and technical partners to achieve shared objectives.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make thoughtful decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Experience working in distributed and asynchronous environments.
• Familiarity with areas such as advertising platforms, search, recommendations, marketplaces, browser technologies, client platforms, or other privacy-sensitive products is an asset.
• Ability to quickly understand complex technical domains where user trust, privacy considerations, and business outcomes must be carefully balanced.
• Commitment to building inclusive teams, valuing diverse perspectives, and fostering strong professional relationships.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement contributions with immediate vesting.
• Quarterly company-wide wellness days to support employee well-being.
• Paid holidays based on country-specific requirements, plus an additional birthday day off.
• Home office stipend to support remote work.
• Annual professional development budget to encourage continuous learning.
• Quarterly wellness allowance.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Additional benefits such as life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance programs, depending on location.
• Flexible remote work environment.