Forward Development Engineer
Pixalate, Inc.4 days ago
Base Salary
$110k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical authority for an assigned Pixalate product line during sales calls.
- Validate technical feasibility, answer architecture questions, and remove technical blockers.
- Own product-line technical accountability throughout customer trials and integrations.
- Translate customer problems into Pixalate configurations and map data fields and business logic to the platform.
- Build custom reports, feeds, and APIs tailored to customer workflows.
- Define use cases, trial completion criteria, and client-specific definitions of done.
- Verify that client dashboard data matches the promised use case and demonstrate measurable value.
- Provide market and product feedback to Core Engineering through PRD input.
- Coordinate with Solutions Engineering, Sales, Engineering, Product, and Customer Success.
- Document configurations and transfer functioning integrations to Customer Success after contract signing.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in the digital advertising ecosystem is required.
- Working knowledge of programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, CTV, and/or IVT or ad fraud concepts is required.
- Experience with data integration, APIs, system architecture, and translating business requirements into technical configurations.
- Background in solutions engineering, technical account management, pre-sales engineering, or implementation consulting.
- Strong client-facing verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex integration challenges and solve problems in ambiguous environments.
- Strong documentation and process-definition skills.
- Ability to manage multiple high-volume client engagements simultaneously.
- Willingness to accommodate early morning or late evening calls across US, EMEA, and APAC time zones.
- Experience at an adtech company, DSP, SSP, publisher, ad verification platform, or measurement company is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with CTV, mobile app analytics, data feed integrations, trial management, customer success metrics, ad fraud detection platforms, brand safety tools, or supply path optimization is preferred.
- Experience with AI coding tools is a plus; deep coding ability is not required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package with trial-conversion and revenue incentives.
- Monthly internet reimbursement.
- Casual remote work environment with flexible hours.
- Opportunity for advancement and professional development.
- Annual team events.
- Global team environment.
- Early morning or late evening calls may be required to support global teams.
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Pixalate, Inc.
Pixalate builds fraud detection, privacy, and compliance analytics for digital advertising, used by advertisers, publishers, and ad platforms across CTV, mobile, and web. Its products include MRC-accredited sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) measurement and tools that support COPPA/child-privacy compliance. Founded in 2012 and privately held, Pixalate is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has been recognized by UNICEF as a key innovator in protecting children’s online privacy.