Engineering Manager II, Creatives (AdTech)

Location: Remote; candidates must be located anywhere in Canada or the United States.

Salary: CAD 196,000–269,500 base salary in Canada; USD 182,400–250,800 base salary in the United States. Additional compensation may include bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops an AI-powered marketing platform for programmatic advertising and cross-channel campaign optimization.

What you will do

• Lead backend engineers responsible for the creative pipeline, supporting execution and removing blockers.
• Break product and engineering roadmap initiatives into scoped sprints, monitor delivery, and communicate risks.
• Run agile rituals, monitor sprint health, and maintain realistic workloads and commitments.
• Conduct 1:1s, provide feedback, support growth plans, and foster psychological safety.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, incident resolution, and the on-call rotation.
• Coordinate with Bidding, Data Science, and Product, and contribute to interviews and onboarding.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience with distributed systems, microservices, and high-throughput, low-latency services.
• 1+ year of people management experience, or 2+ years as a backend tech lead or mentor with an interest in engineering management.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language; Golang is preferred, with Java, Kotlin, C++, Rust, or similar also accepted.
• Experience with adtech or martech, including creative serving, programmatic advertising, Dynamic Creative Optimization, ad markup, and rendering.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms, plus knowledge of Scrum or Kanban.
• Hands-on experience with the stack and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Frontend development experience and knowledge of web technologies and browser-based creative rendering.
• Experience operating systems under global compliance and privacy frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with work-from-home reimbursements.
• Health benefits from the first day of employment and mental health care support.
• Retirement, 401(k), or pension savings programs depending on location.
• Paid time off, birthday leave, parental leave, and optional global WeWork membership.
• Training, onboarding, conference, course, and book support, including programmatic advertising courses and certifications.
• Supportive, inclusive culture with social and team events.