The opportunity
As the Senior Engineering Manager for the Advertiser Optimization team, you'll lead a team of engineers and applied research scientists to build state-of-the-art systems that optimize ad performance via bidding, pacing, targeting, etc. Building on Instacart’s unique data and…
What you'll do
Guide and mentor team members, building career development plans and supporting their professional growth.
Nurture a culture geared towards innovation and ongoing enhancement, ensuring: the team's efforts are in harmony with the company's vision and engineering excellence. Regularly assess team performance, offering constructive feedback, and advocate for a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
Build strategic partnerships with data science, infrastructure, and other: technical teams to drive synergy across the organization, ensuring seamless integration of software engineering and machine learning solutions.
Shape a long-term technical vision in the auto-bidding, budget pacing and: user targeting space, which supports the company's business goals. Identify and integrate emerging technologies to boost product features. Manage the technical aspects of key projects, proactively addressing risks. Foster a culture of continuous improvement in software engineering processes.
Oversee the delivery of key projects, proactively addressing risks, and: establish team processes that improve delivery velocity, quality, and operational stability with minimal incidents.
Facilitate the translation of complex algorithms into impactful solutions,: and prioritize the product backlog to manage development timelines effectively. Collaborate with product managers to ensure engineering efforts are aligned with market needs.
What they're looking for
- PhD in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Control: Systems, Computational Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- + years of experience in software engineering management.
- Experience building machine learning models and solutions.
