Philo

Backend Engineer

• Provide strong people management for the Video and Ads Engineering teams, including regular 1:1 meetings, career development guidance, and general check-ins to support individual growth and team morale.
• Collaborate with technical engineering leads to gather feedback on project delivery, execution, and timelines to ensure efficient and on-time releases for our video ingest, transcode, delivery pipeline, and advertising platform.
• Work closely with engineering leads to gather insights on code quality and areas for improvement, supporting continuous improvements in reliability, performance, video quality, and user experience.
• Drive the professional development of direct reports, helping them grow their technical and leadership skills, and offering guidance on career progression.
• Support team members with feedback on their performance, offering coaching and mentorship tailored to each individual's goals.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with product, ad operations, data science, and client engineering teams to ensure smooth and coordinated feature delivery.
• Monitor the health of the backend teams by managing workloads, identifying bottlenecks, and maintaining a strong, transparent communication flow.
• Advocate for team needs, including addressing tech debt and making decisions about project prioritization and resource allocation in collaboration with technical leads.
• Manage the hiring and growth of the teams as needed, working with recruiting to identify and onboard top backend engineering talent.
• Manage day-to-day partnership operations with content providers, CDN partners, and ad tech ecosystem partners to ensure optimal video delivery and ad performance.
• Serve as a technical leader and advocate for the video streaming and advertising infrastructure, staying informed of industry trends and emerging technologies.

Backend Software Engineering Manager – Video & Ads Engineering