Director of Engineering – Advertiser Experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the engineering strategy and results for Advertiser Experience.

• Define technical direction and collaborate with Product and Design on priorities, sequencing, and success metrics.

• Spearhead the development of the next generation of Fetch Ad Manager (FAM) for campaign planning, creation, budget oversight, and reporting across both self-service and managed workflows.

• Oversee the transition from existing tools to FAM by consolidating, rebuilding, integrating, or phasing out capabilities and implementing a structured migration plan.

• Direct the architecture across applications, APIs, services, and data flows.

• Set standards for reliability, scalability, security, and maintainability.

• Coordinate with Sales, GTM, AdOps, Product, Design, and related Ad Platform teams on priorities, dependencies, ownership, and rollout adjustments.

• Recruit and mentor technical leads and engineers; foster leadership skills and career development.

• Enhance engineering efficiency through defined ownership, consistent planning, delivery practices, progress communication, risk management, and accountability.

• Influence AI-assisted advertiser experiences, including interfaces, APIs, permissions, transparency, and human oversight.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading multiple engineering teams and nurturing engineering leaders, with responsibility for technical strategy, delivery, performance, and team well-being.

• Extensive experience in advertising or ad tech, particularly in advertiser workflows, campaign management, reporting, and the operational requirements of Sales and AdOps.

• A history of translating ambiguous business challenges into technical guidance and delivering quantifiable customer and business results.

• Strong technical acumen across web applications, APIs, backend services, and data flows.

• Capability to guide architectural choices, set standards among teams, and assess trade-offs concerning reliability, scalability, security, and maintainability.

• Experience in modernizing established platforms and transitioning users and workflows while preserving essential operations.

• Proven ability to align Product, Design, Sales, GTM, and operational partners around common priorities, clear decisions, and actionable delivery plans.

• Success in mentoring engineering leaders, developing talent, and forming teams with clear accountability, high expectations, and sustainable work practices.

• Effective communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including the ability to clarify complex decisions and influence teams outside your immediate reporting structure.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity: We provide full-time employees with equity in Fetch, allowing everyone to share in Fetch's growth.

• 401(k): Fetch matches your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 4% of your eligible pay.

• Benefits for humans and pets: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for all employees, including their pets.

• Continuing Education: Fetch offers $10,000 per year in education reimbursement.

• Employee Resource Groups: Engage in employee-led groups focused on promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace through events, discussions, and advocacy. The ERGs are involved in our Inclusion Council with executive leadership members.

• Paid Time Off: In addition to our flexible PTO, Fetch provides 9 paid holidays and a week-long break at year-end.

• Robust Leave Policies: 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all employees, along with 6 additional weeks of paid childbirth recovery leave for birthing parents and a flexible return-to-work schedule.

• Calvin Care Cash: Employees welcoming new family members will receive a one-time $2,000 bonus to help cover the costs of childcare, clothing, diapers, and more!

• Flexible Work Environment: Work collaboratively with your team in one of our beautiful offices, or opt for fully remote work from anywhere in the US for US-based roles. We ensure you have all the necessary hardware and software to perform your job effectively from home.