Programmatic Technical Operations Engineer
3 months ago
We are Outbrain
Outbrain (Nasdaq: OB) is a leading technology platform that drives business results by engaging people across the open internet. Outbrain predicts moments of engagement to drive measurable outcomes for advertisers and publishers using AI and machine learning across more than 7,000 online properties globally. Founded in 2006, Outbrain is headquartered in New York with offices in Israel and across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.
Outbrain is seeking a results-driven and highly technical and analytical Programmatic Tech Ops Engineer for our Programmatic Operations team.
The Programmatic Technical Operations Engineer will be responsible for integrating and maintaining supply and demand partners and closely working with Product, RnD to establish or improve processes or products and to provide technical tools and solutions for internal stakeholders.
A day in the life
Work with external partners on programmatic integrations, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving, as well as automation and optimization of technical processes. Provide real insights about the activity through deep analysis using multiple internal and external tools and platforms. Work closely with product, BI, and R&D, and other internal and external stakeholders to provide quality technical support and solutions.
What you’ll bring:
Ad-tech products/tech/operations background. Proven track of prior experience in businesses that have developed and operated successful digital ad tech products. A technical individual with highly analytical skills and mandatory proficiency in SQL. Integrations knowledge: RestAPI, HTTP protocol, JSON, knowledge with OpenRTB protocols, PostMan. Fluent and proficient in English (verbal and writing).
Nice to have:
Education and Training: Bachelor’s degree in industrial and management engineering or in a similar discipline. Analyzing: Making data into business suggestions Connect all relevant data points to a clear conclusion - familiarity with Hive, Vertica, MySQL, BQ, Redshift. Automation: Familiarity with scripting in Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, working with API, Testing. Troubleshooting: Good understanding of information system concepts to better understand possible problems in the production environment. Monitoring: Familiarity with reading, creating tracking reports, dashboards, graphs, monitoring changes within production environment, advantage - familiar Grafana, Druid. Time management Skills: Managers of technical operations are well versed in coordinating technical processes to ensure timely completion of projects. Understanding of 2 sided marketplaces. Understands the metrics and levers involved in scaling a B2B2C marketplace. Ability to be a Project Owner, working simultaneously on multiple projects and delivering results while maintaining routine tasks. A natural team player who has an inclusive approach but also the ability to make key decisions based on experience.
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