Engineering Manager II, Creatives

StackAdapt

. Lead a team of backend engineers owning the creative pipeline .

Posted 11/1/2026full-timeRemote • Canada, United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$228,000 - CA$313,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in backend engineering, with a focus on team management, agile methodologies, and effective communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proficient in backend development, particularly in distributed systems and microservices, while fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous growth.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Backend Development ExperiencePeople Management ExperienceProficiency In GolangDynamic Creative Optimization (DCO)Scrum And Kanban Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentDistributed SystemsMicroservicesDynamic Creative Optimization (DCO)Data StructuresAlgorithmsGolangJavaKotlinC++

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationTeam LeadershipTactical FeedbackPsychological SafetyTrust Building

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolingCode Review ToolsIncident Management SystemsAgile Project Management Tools

Industry Keywords

AdtechMartechCreative ServingProgrammatic AdvertisingAdvertising ChannelsCompliance FrameworksPrivacy Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaKotlinMicroservicesRustC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of backend engineers owning the creative pipeline
Support day-to-day execution and remove blockers so the team ships reliably
Execute roadmap milestones defined with Product and senior engineering leadership
Break initiatives into well-scoped sprints and track delivery, flagging risks and delays early
Run stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, and monitor sprint health
Conduct regular 1:1s, provide tactical feedback, build psychological safety, and support engineers' growth plans
Surface performance concerns to leadership early
Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions
Uphold coding and testing standards and guide scalable component-level design decisions
Coordinate with Bidding, Data Science, and Product on cross-team dependencies
Participate in incident resolution and support the team's on-call rotation
Ensure production issues are followed through to root cause
Participate in interviews, provide hiring feedback, and onboard new team members
Encourage adoption of approved AI tooling for code generation, debugging, and documentation
Model StackAdapt's values and foster trust, transparency, and technical excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in adtech or martech, including 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), 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)
Hands-on leadership style, including code review, architecture discussions, and production incident involvement
Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
Working knowledge of Scrum and Kanban
Track record of delivering committed milestones
Clear, transparent communication with technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
Hands-on experience with the team's technology stack
Frontend development experience, web technologies, browser creative serving/rendering, and frontend device (nice to have)
Experience operating systems under global compliance and privacy frameworks (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive salary
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!
Additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, depending on the role