Forward Development Engineer
Pixalate, Inc.1 day ago
Base Salary
$110k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical authority for an assigned product line during sales calls and validate feasibility, architecture, and integration requirements.
- Own product-specific trial delivery from technical scoping through a stable, value-proving live integration.
- Translate customer problems into Pixalate configurations, data mappings, business logic, custom reports, feeds, and APIs.
- Define use cases, trial success criteria, Definitions of Done, and client KPIs in collaboration with Customer Success.
- Provide product roadmap and PRD feedback to Core Engineering based on market needs.
- Diagnose integration issues, verify dashboard data against promised use cases, and mitigate churn risk.
- Document configurations and use cases and complete the technical handoff to Customer Success after contract signing.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in the digital advertising ecosystem is required, including working knowledge of programmatic advertising, DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, CTV, or IVT and ad fraud concepts.
- Experience in solutions engineering, technical account management, pre-sales engineering, or implementation consulting.
- Strong understanding of data integration, APIs, and system architecture, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical configurations.
- Experience diagnosing complex integration challenges and solving problems in ambiguous technical environments.
- Strong client-facing verbal and written communication, cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and process-definition skills.
- Ability to manage high-volume, multi-client engagements and accommodate early morning or late evening calls for global teams.
- Preferred experience includes CTV, mobile app analytics, data feed integrations, trial management, customer success metrics, ad fraud detection platforms, brand safety tools, or supply path optimization.
- Experience with AI coding tools is a plus; deep coding ability is not required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package at market rate, commensurate with experience, with incentives tied to trial conversion and revenue.
- Monthly internet reimbursement.
- Casual remote work environment with flexible hours.
- Opportunity for advancement and professional development.
- Annual team events and participation on a global team.
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.