Principal Engineer, Ads Platform
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 25, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To shape the architecture of high-throughput, low-latency systems for personalized advertising experiences, the full-time remote Principal Engineer, Ads Platform will design and evolve distributed systems, ensuring operational excellence and reliability while mentoring engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the platform architecture, defining systems for ad selection, targeting, and delivery
- Design for reliability and resilience, establishing metrics and alerting for revenue-generating systems
- Drive fundamental technical shifts, leading major migrations and architectural redesigns across the organization
Required Qualifications
- Significant experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed backend systems
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, including partitioning, caching, and concurrency
- Strong expertise with service-oriented architectures and high-volume data processing
- Track record of solving complex, cross-organizational problems that block major initiatives
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing long-term engineering strategy across teams
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