
Principal Engineer (AdTech)
Job Description
- Act as a key technical liaison between business and engineering teams, translating commercial goals into actionable technical solutions
- Evaluate publisher technical environments and design scalable, maintainable architectures
- Prepare client-ready solution proposals, including features, integrations, and tools
- Lead cross-functional delivery teams, including developers, designers, DevOps, and technical PMs
- Provide architectural oversight throughout the development lifecycle to ensure continuity and quality
- Manage distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and guide technical growth
- Make architectural decisions at component and plugin levels, balancing trade-offs and communicating choices clearly
- At least 6+ years of hands-on experience in JavaScript / TypeScript, Vue.js, and Node.js
- Experience in microservices architecture and distributed systems integration
- Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda or similar serverless technologies
- Deep understanding of plugin-based systems and extensibility points
- Proven ability to customize and extend existing solutions without breaking core functionality
- Experience in AdTech environments with evolving requirements
- Knowledge of Vite, Cypress, and Vitest for modern development workflows and testing
- Experience with AWS S3 and CloudFront for scalable storage and content delivery
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate business goals into technical infrastructure
- Fluent English communication skills for enterprise stakeholder management
WILL BE A PLUS
- Experience with other serverless frameworks (e.g., Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions)
- Familiarity with enterprise e-commerce platforms
- Knowledge of performance optimization and security best practices
- Prior work in media publishing technology solutions
PERSONAL PROFILE
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to unblock dependencies
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements
- System-thinking approach — seeing beyond individual tasks to the bigger picture