Senior Engineering Manager

Overview: We are seeking a dynamic Product Strategy Engineer to formulate and execute product strategies from an engineering perspective. This role involves promoting business initiatives that blend technology and business, bridging management strategy with engineering practices, and enhancing our data infrastructure to support high transaction volumes.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Strategy:

• Develop and execute product strategies that align with business and technology goals.
• Bridge the gap between management strategy and engineering to ensure cohesive operations.
• Build and maintain a robust data infrastructure and ad delivery control system capable of handling a large volume of transactions.
• Improve and enhance a legacy product focusing on development efficiency.

Team Performance:

• Formulate and execute mid- to long-term organizational strategies.
• Design systems and organizational structures, including evaluation and career development for the development team.
• Plan and implement measures to improve product quality and maximize engineering team results.
• Educate and mentor team members, fostering motivation and engagement.
• Optimize development processes and build teams aligned with product and project goals.
• Select appropriate technologies (languages, development environments, tools) with a strategic outlook.

Development Environment:

• Utilize primary languages and frameworks including C++, Python, React, Symfony, and gin.
• Employ development tools such as GitLab, Slack, Redmine, and Confluence.
• Work with databases like RDB and KVS, and cloud services including GCP and AWS.
• Operate in a Linux environment (Debian, CentOS) with middleware like MySQL, Redis, and Aerospike.

Working Environment:

• Primarily office-based with the flexibility to work from home two days a week.

Experiences and Attractions:

• Engage actively in the growing ad tech SSP market.
• Develop high-traffic products capable of processing up to 90 billion impressions per month, ensuring rapid ad display within 100 milliseconds.
• Contribute to steering the company towards continuous improvement.

Desired Profile:

• Strong ability to think holistically about services and collaborate across departments.
• Embrace change and commit to constant improvement and growth.
• Focus on delivering value to customers beyond mere product satisfaction.
• Align with the company's purpose and mission.

Necessary Conditions:

• Experience in server-side construction and programming.
• Knowledge of web communications and domain expertise.
• Experience managing a development organization.
• Proven ability to formulate technology strategies.

Welcome Conditions:

• Experience in ad technology or related fields.
• Proficiency in C++ and other programming languages.
• Background in web and smartphone development, production, and direction.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

• Book Purchase Assistance: Up to ¥30,000 per semester.
• Refreshment Allowance: Up to ¥5,000 per month.
• Club Activity Allowance: Up to ¥5,000 per month.
• Rent Allowance: Up to ¥30,000 per month for designated company stations.
• Shuffle Lunch/Dinner: Up to ¥1,000 for lunch and ¥5,000 for dinner, once per quarter.
• Qualification Acquisition Support: Assistance for necessary qualifications and English language learning if required for work.
• Refreshment Leave: 2 special leave days granted annually after 3 years of continuous service.
• Regular Health Checkup: Provided once a year.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan: Participation in the company’s stock ownership program.

• Social Insurance Coverage: Comprehensive coverage through the Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association.

• Transportation Expenses: Full coverage of transportation costs.

Our client is a leading ad tech firm that boosts customer revenue through advanced advertising technology.