Senior Director, Software Engineering (Demand) - Outfront Media : Job Details

Senior Director, Software Engineering (Demand)

Apply locations: New York, NY | Time type: Full time | Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago | Job requisition id: R-004770

At OUTFRONT Media, a leader in Digital Out of Home (DOOH) advertising, we blend cutting-edge technology with our nationwide network of digital billboards and transit displays to create innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible. We're seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Director, Software Engineering to join our growing team. If you're excited about building high-performance ad platforms, solving complex problems, and collaborating with internal and external teams, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Director, Software Engineering, you will leverage your expertise in software architecture, APIs, microservices, and cloud technologies to design and implement scalable platform solutions that deliver real business results. You will partner with leadership to influence strategic decisions, ensuring our software systems evolve to meet future needs. You'll be the go-to expert for all things software, shaping innovative, customer-focused solutions.

The software engineering organization at OUTFRONT manages our cloud-based enterprise advertising platform, providing tools for creating RFPs, executing contracts, pitching, planning, measuring campaigns, and transacting at scale.

We seek a Senior Director of Software Engineering to manage and develop a new team that will deliver foundational capabilities for our platform and iterate as the business transforms. You will use your experience in building large-scale, highly available distributed systems to remake our core ad platform, utilizing SaaS solutions and API gateways with microservices. You'll collaborate with senior stakeholders across product, project management, engineering, operations, and data analytics to establish and execute the vision for our new platform.

Your experience with technologies including functional and flexible programming languages, gRPC and REST web service frameworks, container (e.g., Kubernetes) and serverless (e.g., AWS Lambda) environments, cloud databases, and security will greatly benefit our organization. If you are a multitasker with strong attention to detail and are ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, let's build the future of advertising technology together!

What You'll Do:

• Lead, manage, and grow a team of platform-focused software engineers
• Work with product and cross-functional partners to develop vision and roadmap, ensuring timely execution
• Continuously improve software engineering practices from design to deployment
• Influence system design, architecture, and lead the craftsmanship, resilience, and scalability of solutions
• Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with new technologies, participate in tech communities, and mentor team members
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
• Lead efforts to deploy applications into AWS environments
• Partner with leadership to align on business objectives, provide updates, and make data-driven decisions
• Be the subject matter expert in ad tech, leveraging OUTFRONT's market position
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve challenges to keep projects on track

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 9 years in software development
• At least 5 years in people management
• Strong collaboration skills, experience in complex organizations
• Exceptional communication skills
• Quick learner with ability to grasp business and technical needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• 12+ years in software development
• 10+ years in complex architectural patterns, APIs, microservices, event streams
• 5+ years AWS cloud experience
• Experience leading agile teams using tools like Jira and Confluence

OUTFRONT Media will consider sponsoring qualified applicants for employment.

The salary range is $225,000-$250,000 per year, with incentive compensation. Compensation is determined during interviews based on experience, skills, and market benchmarks. This information is provided in accordance with the New York City Salary Transparency Law.

OUTFRONT Media LLC does not accept agency or unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to employees or other company locations. OUTFRONT Media is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

OUTFRONT Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability. Refer to our Affirmative Action policy statement.

At OUTFRONT, we focus on growing our people, our reach, and our partners' businesses. As a prominent platform in America, we have a responsibility to positively impact communities where our canvases exist. We are proud to be named on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2021 and to be a certified Great Place To Work.

We provide a platform connecting brands to target audiences in their daily lives. Famous for the impact and creativity of our medium, we leverage the largest canvases across North America to grow advertisers' businesses through engagement, fame, and trust.

We operate everywhere—across 500,000 canvases, in 25 top markets, and with local relevance. We are present where people live, work, and travel, from urban centers to highways, transit hubs, and neighborhoods. We offer permanence in a landscape full of transient media, blending digital and physical with transparency, trust, and visibility. We are committed to making OOH more relevant, responsive, and rewarding through new technology.