Lead Engineer (Node.js) – AdTech / RTB

BRAVER IT is looking for a Lead Engineer to join a Finnish AdTech company focused on building a programmatic advertising platform. You will work within a small, senior engineering team on backend systems where every millisecond counts, directly impacting business results through real-time auctions and ad-serving decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Build and scale high-throughput, low-latency backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Develop real-time bidding flows, integrations, and performance-critical backend components.
• Design robust solutions for systems processing large volumes of concurrent requests.
• Optimize system latency, throughput, reliability, and resource usage.
• Investigate bottlenecks and production issues while driving architectural improvements.

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Proven track record in building high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and API design.
• Experience with RTB, programmatic advertising, OpenRTB standards, and ad formats.
• Ability to make independent technical decisions and take full ownership of solutions.

What we offer

• Fully remote work environment.
• Opportunity to work in a small, senior engineering team with real influence on architecture.
• Access to modern AI engineering tools with high usage limits.
• Work on a product where backend performance has a direct and measurable impact.
• Private medical healthcare and multisport benefits.