Head of Product Engineering

Head Of Product Engineering

Appodeal is a dynamic US-based product company with a truly global presence. We have offices in Warsaw, Barcelona and Parkland (FL), along with remote team members located around the world. Our company thrives on diversity, collaboration, and innovation, making us a leader in the mobile app monetization space.

Bid Machine's UA business unit is looking for an experienced Head of Product Engineering to own the technical and product vision of our demand-side platform (DSP) — the engine that runs managed-service campaigns for advertisers today, with a self-service version on our roadmap.

You will unify Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, BI, and our bidding/prediction stack into a single, coherent product, replacing today's fragmented workflow with one clear roadmap and one set of aligned decisions. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll sit above our Data Science function, work daily with our go-to-market and sales leadership, and carry direct influence over how we compete with the handful of full-stack players (exchange + mediation + DSP) in this industry.

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end technical and product roadmap for the UA DSP, from bidding and prediction through to reporting and BI.
• Unify Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, BI, and backend engineering (predictor/bidder) into one product function with consistent, aligned decision-making.
• Lead, grow, and mentor a team of roughly 20 across engineering, data science, and analytics; accelerate the growth of the existing Data Science function.
• Partner closely with the Go-to-Market/Revenue lead and Head of Sales to translate market opportunities into technical feasibility assessments and vice versa.
• Drive the long-term transition from managed-service to self-service tooling for advertisers.
• Bring engineering rigor and a genuine product mindset — at Bid Machine, "product" means engineers who understand the business and can set direction, not a separate function.
• Move quickly from close collaboration on direction-setting to independently owning and defending product strategy.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated hands-on experience having built and scaled a DSP or comparable real-time bidding platform.
• 5+ years in a senior engineering or product engineering leadership role, managing teams of 15–20+ across multiple disciplines.
• Strong working knowledge of machine learning and data science concepts — sufficient to credibly manage, grow, and set direction for a Data Science organization.
• Solid grounding in data engineering, analytics, and BI, with the ability to operate fluently across all of them.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate with significant ambiguity in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment.
• Advanced Business English, particularly in writing and speaking.
• Willingness to relocate to Barcelona.

Nice to Haves:

• Prior experience at a full-stack ad tech company (exchange + mediation + DSP).
• Experience building or scaling machine learning-driven bidding/prediction systems specifically in mobile UA or programmatic advertising.

With an outstanding product and a mission that excites and inspires, Appodeal offers a unique opportunity to make an impact while being part of an amazing team.

Join us and help shape the future of mobile app success!