Principal Architect – Programmatic / CTV

Principal Architect – Programmatic / CTV

Candidates must be based in Spain, UK, Paris or Italy | Senior Leadership Opportunity

We're working with an established international digital media business looking for a senior technical architect to lead the development of its next-generation advertising technology infrastructure.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a programmatic technology stack from the ground up, combining deep technical architecture expertise with commercial strategy and hands-on leadership.

What we're looking for:

• Significant experience architecting RTB, programmatic or ad-serving platforms at scale.
• Strong understanding of OpenRTB, auction mechanics, real-time systems and low-latency architecture.
• Experience across video advertising, CTV or related monetisation technologies.
• Proven ability to make build-vs-buy decisions and lead technical teams.
• Commercial understanding of the programmatic ecosystem, including SSPs, DSPs and yield optimisation.

You'll get ownership of the technical roadmap, influence over commercial strategy and the opportunity to build and develop a specialist team.