Lead Engineer, Ad Product (100% Remote, Anywhere in USA)

GOBankingRates.com is a leading destination for personal finance news and information. 

Launched by Jeff Bartlett and Brett Rossmann in 2004, GOBankingRates (formerly ConsumerTrack) connects people with products and services that help them to lead a richer life.

We are a multi-media content platform covering all aspects of your personal finance journey. Our curated editorial content, videos and podcasts utilize expert insight to teach readers the six key principles of financial literacy: how to earn, save, invest, spend, borrow and protect money. We strive to give readers the confidence they need to feel empowered about making smart financial decisions today, tomorrow and into the future

We are hiring a Lead Engineer, Ad Product, to lead a team of engineers central to our ad tech ecosystem. This role focuses on building effective and scalable ad solutions with a focus on developing and maintaining a suite of ad products that enhance revenue growth and deliver value to our advertisers.

You will lead a team focused on creating custom and standard ad solutions, optimizing advertiser offers, and managing ad data solutions, with the goal of increasing flexibility and impact in our ad products. This role is ideal for a leader passionate about ad product innovation and who has the technical expertise to guide a team of skilled engineers to deliver robust, scalable ad solutions.

Our tech stack includes AWS, PHP, Python, Node.js, Javascript, MySQL.

In this role, you’ll provide mentorship, manage technical and resource challenges, and guide your team in a fast-paced, innovative environment where quality, flexibility, and technical excellence are top priorities. You’ll be a key player in helping GOBankingRates expand its advertising capabilities, driving impact for both our readers and our business partners.

The salary for this role ranges from $150,000 to $190,000 annually, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

If you’re ready to lead a team at the forefront of ad product innovation, apply now to be a part of GOBankingRates’ continued growth and success!

WHAT YOU’LL TACKLE

• Ad Product Development: Lead the team in creating and maintaining ad products that drive sales and revenue, including custom ad creatives and API feed distribution.
• Sales Solutions: Design flexible ad features and payout types to expand business opportunities while ensuring technical feasibility across client needs.
• Data Solutions: Oversee the development and maintenance of data solutions that support advertiser operations, including tracking and onboarding processes.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Native Ad Solutions: Innovate with native ad solutions that enhance user engagement and impact.
• Flexible Creative Ad Units: Design flexible ad units that are high-performing and align with revenue and engagement goals.
• Placement & Flow Optimization: Enhance user flows and introduce new ad placements to improve ad visibility and interaction.
• Modernization of Monetization Workflows: Lead the next evolution of how we scale our ad solutions across verticals.

As a leader, you’ll be accountable for driving technical excellence and continuous improvement in your respective team, ensuring high-quality, scalable ad solutions that align with our business objectives.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Background

• 6-8+ years in ad tech or digital advertising, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• 1-2+ years of hands-on Python experience (e.g., Flask, Django, Pandas).
• Strong background in ad server architecture, data tracking, ad performance metrics, and data pipeline management.
• Experience with native advertising, ad creative flexibility, and ad data tracking.

Skills

• Proven ability to prioritize projects and deliver results on time, even in fast-paced environments.
• A passion for technical excellence while balancing time-to-market considerations.
• Solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to overcome obstacles efficiently.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, promoting collaboration and shared success within teams.
• A commitment to Agile processes and methodologies, with the ability to manage roadmaps, sprints, and deployments.
• A passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, and mentoring other engineering community members, occasionally coding or evaluating code.
• History of instilling a culture of continuous improvement in a team’s code, architecture, and processes.

Benefits

• 100% Remote 
• Competitive salary with excellent growth opportunity; we pride ourselves in having a team that exudes leadership, high initiative, creativity and passion.
• Awesome medical, dental and vision plans with heavy employer contribution
• Paid maternity leave and paternity leave programs
• Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
• Company funding for outside classes and conferences to help you improve your skills
• Contribution to student loan debt payments after the first year of employment
• 401(k) -- employees can start contributing immediately. After the first year, GOBankingRates matches your contribution up to 4% of your salary

We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.