Software Architect (AdTech)

Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania; remote or hybrid cooperation can be discussed depending on location.

Company

Join hirify.global’s AdTech Business Unit, which develops advertising technology platforms and solutions for SSPs, DSPs, RTB infrastructure, analytics, identity frameworks, and privacy-first systems.

What you will do

• Define and drive scalable AdTech architectures and distributed cloud platforms across multiple initiatives.
• Own architectural decisions, technical direction, standards, governance principles, and engineering best practices.
• Lead technical discovery, architecture assessments, solution design, and translation of business requirements into secure, future-proof solutions.
• Drive customer-facing pre-sales activities, including presentations, architecture workshops, proposals, estimations, and PoCs.
• Guide engineering teams on architecture implementation, scalability, performance optimization, and distributed systems design.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-driven solutions, mentor engineers, and support technical knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of commercial software development experience, including at least 3 years in architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in at least two of Golang, Rust, Node.js, and C++.
• Experience designing high-load, low-latency distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong understanding of microservices, messaging systems, caching, and API design principles.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and production environments on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with REST APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, and event streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub.
• Experience in customer-facing technical consulting and pre-sales activities.
• Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, independent ownership, and ability to drive technical initiatives in fast-paced environments.
• At least Upper-Intermediate English required.

Nice to have

• Commercial AdTech experience and knowledge of programmatic advertising ecosystems, including SSPs, DSPs, AdServers, Header Bidding, OpenRTB, Prebid, and VAST.
• Understanding of Real-Time Bidding systems and auction mechanics.
• Experience with mobile advertising ecosystems for iOS and Android.
• Experience designing SDKs, APIs, libraries, or integration frameworks.
• Familiarity with advertising analytics, fraud detection, consent management, and real-time data processing solutions.
• Understanding of GDPR, CCPA, and privacy-first architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with international customers and more than 300 AdTech professionals across global projects and startups.
• Remote or hybrid cooperation format can be discussed depending on location.
• Collaborative, adaptable, quality-focused environment with emphasis on knowledge sharing and team development.
• Opportunity to influence technical direction and contribute to strategic architecture and pre-sales initiatives.