Manager, Technology

About AffinityAffinity is pioneering new frontiers in AdTech: developing solutions that push past today’s limits and open up new opportunities.

We are a global AdTech company helping publishers discover better ways to monetize and enabling advertisers to reach the right audiences through new touchpoints.

Operating across 10+ markets in Asia, the US, and Europe with a team of over 575 experts, we are building privacy-first ad infrastructure that opens up opportunities beyond the walled gardens.

Role: Manager, Technology

Role OverviewWe are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Manager, Technology to lead the engineering efforts for our NucleusLinks product.

The ideal candidate will combine strong full-stack development expertise with technical leadership, ownership mindset, and experience in building scalable, high-performance products.

This role requires close collaboration with product, design, and business stakeholders to drive end-to-end delivery while maintaining high engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end development and technical execution for the NucleusLinks product

Architect, design, and develop scalable, secure, and high-availability systems

Be hands-on with full-stack development while guiding and mentoring engineers

Drive technical decision-making, code quality, and best engineering practices

Collaborate closely with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Own system performance, reliability, security, and scalability

Review code, enforce coding standards, and ensure timely delivery of features

Manage technical debt and continuously improve system architecture

Full-Stack Development experience

Strong proficiency in Go / Python / PHP (any two preferred)

with modern backend frameworks and RESTful APIs

Front-end experience with modern JS frameworks (React / Angular / Vue preferred)

Strong understanding of databases (SQL & NoSQL)

with cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure preferred)

Knowledge of microservices, system design, and distributed architectures

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and version control systems

Familiarity with spec-driven coding and high proficiency in utilizing AI tools to optimize the development lifecycle.

B.Tech / M.Tech / BE / ME from a premium institute (IITs, NITs, IIITs, or other reputed engineering institutes preferred)

Experience* 6–10+ years of relevant software engineering experience

• Prior experience in a tech lead / engineering manager / hands-on manager role is a strong plus
• Product-based company experience preferred

What we are looking for* Strong problem-solving and system-thinking skills

• Ability to balance hands-on coding with people and stakeholder management
• High ownership, accountability, and bias for action
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills