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# Lead Software Engineer, Ads (Remote)

- **Company:** Jane
- **Location:** Santa Cruz, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $222,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Cloudformation, Terraform
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-software-engineer-ads-remote-santa-cruz-ca--af88eb15-462c-433a-92ef-7a7b9d46a03d

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Retail, eCommerce, Online Shopping, Sales, Ecosystems, Purchasing/Procurement, Software Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalable System Development, * 6+ years of professional software engineering experience in a product-centered team.

 * 2+ years in a lead or people-management role, with a track record of shipping meaningful work through a team, not just as an individual contributor,
 * Demonstrates lead-level ownership: navigates ambiguity with the team and leadership. Proactively moves work forward against business goals.
 * Experience with AdTech systems, ideally retail media, sponsored listings, or marketplace advertising. Hands-on with one or more of: ad serving and real-time decisioning, campaign pacing and budgeting, or attribution and measurement. You understand the constraints that make AdTech distinct: low-latency decisioning at scale, accurate pacing and billing, and closing the loop from impression to conversion.
 * Systems-level problem solver: comfortable navigating ambiguous, high-complexity challenges across distributed systems and infrastructure.
 * Strong Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and code design principles.
 * Proficiency in at least one system language (Go preferred, Java, etc.) with a demonstrated ability to pick up new languages and adapt to a rapidly evolving stack.
 * Database fluency: familiar with relational, columnar, and document-based databases with a strong sense of their respective strengths and ideal use cases.
 * Strong technical communication: expresses ideas clearly through well-crafted code, written documentation, and team communication with both technical and non-technical audiences
 * Collaborative by nature: as eager to mentor and share knowledge as to learn from others, with a genuine passion for craft and how great software gets built.
 * Experience proposing, provisioning and testing infrastructure with cloud ops: Terraform (preferred), Cloudformation, etc.

## Description

* Lead a team of software engineers building scalable services, APIs, and SDKs that power our digital merchandising platform.
 * Work cross-functionally with other technical leads to establish shared prioritization frameworks and ensure delivery stays aligned with roadmap goals
 * Drive architecture and design decisions for the ads platform, setting technical direction and building consensus across the team in conjunction with staff engineers
 * Work with Product Managers to make Jane's advertising product offerings sound, robust and easy to use.
 * Work with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to collect data, analyze data, and use data to improve advertising through iterations.
 * Own and evolve engineering standards for the team, including code quality, review culture, and technical process
 * Perform and participate in design reviews and code reviews.
 * Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks through delegation.
 * Manage and grow a team of 3-4 engineers through regular 1:1s, goal-setting, and performance feedback
 * Partner with engineering leadership on hiring: help define roles, evaluate candidates, and assess technical leveling
 * Identify gaps in team capability or process and propose concrete improvements. You don't wait to be asked.