Director, Engineering (Platform Services)

Job Title: Director of Engineering, Platform Services
Location: Remote, US
Department: Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Experience: Senior (10+ years)
Salary Range: $228,550.00 - $240,000 (+Bonus, Equity and Benefits)
Core Hours: 9 AM - 1 PM PST / 12 - 4 PM EST

About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes. Our solution combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one, efficient platform. Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising, digital media, and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

Role Summary

The Director of Platform Services is responsible for leading the strategy, development, and operations of our internal and external platform infrastructure. This role oversees a team of engineers and service owners to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing platform capabilities that support the company’s products, internal development, and business operations.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the platform services strategy in alignment with business objectives and technical goals.

• Lead initiatives that drive high availability, reliability, efficiency, and performance across all platform services.

• Mentor and support technical leaders across Core Services, DevOps, Data Engineering, and IT.

• Champion customer satisfaction by leveraging feedback loops, interviews, and collaborative planning to ensure alignment with needs and priorities.

• Advance a data-driven culture by expanding and refining operational metrics (KPIs, SLOs) that measure platform and team effectiveness.

• Advocate for engineering excellence by identifying and supporting key investments in people and technology.

• Establish and uphold best practices around security, compliance, and infrastructure governance.

• Partner closely with Software Engineering, Data Science, and Product Management to ensure seamless integration of platform capabilities.

• Manage vendor relationships and oversee budgets related to infrastructure and platform tooling.

• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

You’ll Be Successful in This Role if You Have/Are

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in technology leadership, with a focus on platform engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or Data Engineering.

• A track record of strategic initiative ownership, driving alignment, and delivering results in fast-paced environments.

• Strong customer focus, with experience driving developer productivity and satisfaction.

• Deep expertise in managing and scaling cloud-based infrastructure (preferably AWS), with knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools.

• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling.

• The ability to design modern system architectures that follow best practices—such as asynchronous processing, loose coupling, redundancy, and observability.

• A strong understanding of the modern data ecosystem, including distributed computing (e.g., Spark), Data Lakes, storage formats, and normalization trade-offs.

• A history of building and leading high-performing technical teams.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

You May Also Have

• Experience in a high-growth SaaS or technology company.

• Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR).

• Experience with IT service management (ITSM) practices.

• Domain knowledge of the Ad Tech or Media ecosystem.

• An advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Culture and Benefits

At tvScientific we believe people do their best work when they feel challenged and engaged by their day to day responsibilities, when they’re surrounded by smart, hard working people, and when they have a healthy work life balance. Our company culture and benefits package reflects these beliefs.

• Full health, dental, and vision insurance - up to 95% funded by the company for employees.
• Employee stock option program.
• Company-sponsored retirement plan with a matching contribution program through Fidelity Investments.
• 12 annual paid holidays (including 2 flexible days).
• Generous PTO policy (get your work done and take the time you need).
• A remote-first environment that allows employees flexibility to work from most places in the US.

As tvScientists We Are...

• Big Thinkers: We believe in setting audacious goals and envisioning transformative change.
• Radically Transparent: We value transparency in all aspects of our business. We foster a culture of open communication, honesty, and accountability.
• Performance-obsessed: We are passionate about achieving exceptional results. We strive for excellence in everything we do and set high standards for ourselves.
• Data-driven: We embrace the power of data, science, and technology as crucial drivers of our success.
• Trust Builders: We prioritize building and nurturing trust with our stakeholders. We understand that trust is the foundation of successful relationships and business partnerships. Through our actions, integrity, and commitment to delivering on promises.
• Forever Students: Challenge assumptions to look for solutions. We create a safe environment for experiments and risk-taking by our customers and employees.

tvScientific is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. tvScientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.