Sr. Engineering Manager, Ad Code

Would you like to contribute to the success of over 5,000 creator sites that have over 225 million monthly unique visitors? Do you want to lead an engineering team that develops highly performant and optimized ad monetization code? Are you passionate about engineering principles and agile software development methodologies?

Raptive is hiring a Sr. Engineering Manager to help continue to build out our Ad Code product and team. You will lead a team of software engineers and grow the team in a sustainable manner. You will mentor and coach individuals, helping them develop personally and professionally.

You are someone who can lead a team to develop high-performance JavaScript libraries while navigating browser complexities. You are able to interpret business requirements and deliver solutions that help our publishers effectively monetize their traffic. You are a player-coach, helping your team grow but also actively participating in the software delivery process.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage the engineering team responsible for optimizing our Prebid.js implementation, driving revenue wins through optimization and experimentation.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, coordinating with product and engineering teams to plan features, define requirements, and make delivery estimates.
• Foster a data-informed engineering culture by collecting and analyzing key metrics to validate outcomes and rapidly iterate based on results.
• Manage a high-performing engineering team, with responsibilities including hiring, coaching, and career development.
• Build and maintain a positive team culture rooted in collaboration and psychological safety.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of our codebase to provide informed technical guidance to the team.
• Perform consistent code reviews to ensure adherence to high-quality standards and best practices.
• Act as a proactive problem solver by removing blockers and enabling team productivity.

The skills and experience you bring to the job:

• 5+ years as a high-impact IC in JavaScript-heavy environments
• 3+ years of engineering management experience
• Broad and deep experience in designing and implementing JavaScript-based libraries and frameworks (i.e. not only web interfaces).
• Proven track record of driving project delivery end-to-end, including cross-team collaboration, refining requirements, sizing work, setting milestones, and risk mitigation.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to weigh technical trade-offs, budget implications, and long-term maintainability.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Solid understanding of agile software development practices and methodologies.
• Ability to review and contribute code back to the open source community.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement to delivery capabilities, including speed, quality, and reliability.

About Raptive 

Raptive is a new kind of media company built for creators and home to one of the