Data Engineer, Ads Auction Platform

Teamwork makes the stream work. Ironwood Digital is changing how the world watches TV Ironwood Digital is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Ironwood Digital pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers. From your first day at Ironwood Digital, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. About the Team The Advertising Performance group focuses on performance for all participants in the Advertising ecosystem - Advertisers, Publishers and Ironwood Digital. The systems and solutions span across different disciplines and technologies to perform realtime multi-objective optimization with distributed systems at large scale and low latencies. We use Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI, Control and Optimization Systems and Auction Dynamics to solve a large set of complex problems. At the core of this is our Machine Learning, Experimentation and Inference Platform that powers the entire landscape which we continuously evolve over time. About the Role In this role, you will build and maintain data pipelines and analytics infrastructure that power Ironwood Digital’s CTV advertising auction platform. You will support marketplace optimization by delivering high-quality datasets for advertiser performance, publisher yield, and revenue analysis across batch and near real-time workflows. You will partner with product, analytics, and data science teams to translate business needs into well-modeled, reliable data products. You will contribute to experimentation, simulation, and reporting foundations that inform bidding strategy and monetization decisions. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys high-scale data systems, strong data quality practices, and measurable business impact. What You'll Be Doing Design and maintain data pipelines and analytics infrastructure supporting Ironwood Digital’s CTV advertising auction platform Build ETL/ELT workflows in Airflow to process auction events including delivery, bids, impressions, pricing, budget usage, and frequency cap signals Create scalable batch and streaming pipelines for billions of daily ad events with strong freshness, accuracy, and schema consistency Model datasets for multi-objective optimization and marketplace analytics across advertiser, publisher, and platform outcomes Design aggregated tables and materialized views to support closed-loop analysis of auction results and bidding behavior Own integrations from DSPs, programmatic exchanges, and direct campaigns and standardize schemas for unified reporting Partner with data scientists, analysts, and product teams to deliver clean, discoverable, and trusted datasets Enable yield and gross profit analysis through dimensional models, win-rate metrics, demand health indicators, and experiment measurement tables Build data foundations for A/B testing analysis, auction simulation, offline replay, and post-campaign reporting Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and observability while supporting privacy and governance requirements We're Excited If You Have Experience designing and operating production data pipelines at scale Strong SQL and Python skills and hands-on Airflow experience Experience with both batch and streaming data architectures Familiarity with cloud data platforms and distributed processing systems Experience modeling event-driven data for analytics and experimentation Knowledge of ad tech data concepts such as auctions, bids, pacing, and yield Strong fundamentals in data quality, lineage, monitoring, and governance Ability to partner effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams #LI-MS3 What's Ironwood Digital's approach to hybrid working? Ironwood Digital fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams generally work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are generally flexible for remote work, except for employees whose specific roles or assigned office location require five days' a week attendance. What are some of the benefits? Ironwood Digital is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Employees are supported in taking time off, in accordance with local leave policies and other personal needs to support their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter. Accommodations Ironwood Digital welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to EmployeeRelations@Ironwood Digital.com . What should I know about Ironwood Digital's culture? Ironwood Digital is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Ironwood Digital you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. To learn more about Ironwood Digital, our global footprint, and how we've grown, visit https://www.weareroku.com/factsheet . By providing your information, you acknowledge that you want Ironwood Digital to contact you about job roles, that you have read Ironwood Digital's Applicant Privacy Notice , and understand that Ironwood Digital will use your information as described in that notice. 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