We are seeking a Software Engineer to build out our simulation and AI capabilities. You'll design and implement systems that model the CTV advertising ecosystem - auction dynamics, bidding strategies, campaign outcomes, and counterfactual scenarios - and develop AI-driven tools that accelerate how we build, test, and deploy ML systems.
What you'll do:- Design and build simulation environments that model CTV auction mechanics, inventory supply, and advertiser competition
- Develop counterfactual and what-if frameworks for evaluating bidding strategies, budget allocation, and pacing algorithms offline
- Build AI agents that explore strategy spaces, generate hypotheses, and automate experimentation within simulated environments
- Use simulation to de-risk ML model deployments - validate new bidding and optimization strategies before they touch live traffic
- Define the technical direction for simulation and AI infrastructure and mentor engineers on the team
What we're looking for:- Systems programming experience in Zig or similar (C, C++, Rust)
- Deep understanding of probabilistic modeling, stochastic processes, or agent-based simulation
- Hands-on experience with modern AI tools: LLMs, code generation, agentic workflows - and good judgment about when they help vs. when they don't
- Adtech experience: you understand RTB mechanics, and the dynamics of programmatic advertising
- Ability to translate business questions ("what happens if we change our bid strategy?") into rigorous simulation frameworks
- Clear written communication: you'll be defining new technical directions and need to bring others along
- Ownership: you scope, design, and ship systems end-to-end with minimal direction
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs
- Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)
- High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
- Nice-to-Haves:
- Strong production Python skills and experience building simulation or modeling systems
- Causal inference - uplift modeling, synthetic controls, difference-in-differences, or incrementality testing
- Experience with discrete event simulation, Monte Carlo methods, or digital twins
- Reinforcement learning - using simulated environments for policy learning and evaluation
- Experience building agentic AI systems or multi-agent simulations
- Big data experience with Scala and Spark
- MLOps experience - model deployment, monitoring, and pipeline orchestration on AWS
In-Office Requirement Statement:- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
Relocation Statement:- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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US based applicants only
$123,696-$254,667 USD
