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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer, Ads (Remote) - **Company:** Jane - **Location:** Santa Cruz, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $195,000.0 - **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, Software Engineering, Cloudformation, Terraform - **Published:** June 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=92d22b5feb2587f5 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Technical writing?, * 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. 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