> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3779736-sr-engineering-manager-activation-platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3779736-sr-engineering-manager-activation-platform). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Engineering Manager, Activation Platform - **Company:** LiveRamp - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $223,500.0 - $263,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Deduplication, Data Sharing, Distributed Data Store, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Delivery, Api Design, Data Pipelines - **Published:** October 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/job.asp?id=3451605861&tx=FP1108FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience * 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years managing engineering teamsHave led 15+ engineers, including managing managers or tech leads, and grown senior technical talent * Built and operated large-scale distributed data systems in a public cloud, including data pipelines and workflow orchestration * Owned production reliability for customer-facing systems: on-call, incident response, and root-cause analysis * Delivered and maintained integrations with third-party partner APIsHave set roadmaps with Product based on business outcomes and delivered on quarterly commitments * Led teams across multiple countries and time zones * Communicate clearly with engineers and executives, including on technical trade-offs and risk * Stay calm and decisive under high customer impact and shifting priorities, * AdTech, MarTech, or data collaboration experience, such as Conversions API, Customer Match, DSPs, or clean rooms * Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, and Temporal or Cadence * Led a platform shift toward API-first and self-service * Applied AI or agentic tools in production or in engineering workflows, including MCP * Familiar with privacy regulations that apply to consumer data delivery, such as GDPR and CCPA ## Description * Activation Backend runs the distribution, matching, and refresh pipelines that move > 5 petabytes of audience data to destinations every day. * Integration Core builds the shared integration platform, quality tooling, and Conversions API framework that every destination is built on. It leads the hardest partner API migrations. * Integration Feature builds and maintains the individual destination integrations, from the largest walled gardens to emerging channels. * Together they solve hard problems in throughput, deduplication, partner API compliance, PII and identity-based activation, observability, and cost. They are the front line when a delivery or partner issue affects a customer. You will * Lead about 20 to 25 engineers across three teams in the US and India: Activation Backend, Integration Core, and Integration Feature * Hire, coach, and grow the engineering managers and tech leads who run these teamsOwn the reliability, speed, and cost of the pipelines that deliver audience data to destinations every day * Own the health and roadmap of our partner integrations, including Meta, Google, Amazon, TikTok, DSPs, and cloud platforms * Lead incident response for activation and integrations, from detection to post-incident review, and drive down P0/P1 volume * Set the technical direction: migrate workflows to Temporal, expand self-service capabilities, and own the reference architecture * Cut delivery turnaround time and eliminate duplicate data sent to partners as volumes grow * Bring AI to Activation through MCP interfaces and agent-driven workflows for customers and internal teams * Partner with Product, Quality Engineering, Support, and platform teams on priorities, quality gates, and on-call processes * Represent Activation engineering to executives and to our destination partners' engineering teams, To all recruitment agencies: LiveRamp does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, LiveRamp employees or any other company location. LiveRamp is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.