Engineering Manager, Data
Job Summary
Job Description
Xsolla is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Data Science & Data Engineering team. This role involves innovation in data infrastructure, statistical modeling, and advertising technology. The manager will lead a globally distributed team, focusing on scaling and building data-powered systems for attribution, experimentation, campaign analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. The position offers a chance to shape Xsolla's data platform and ad tech capabilities to improve decision-making and growth strategies for their publishing and monetization products.
Must have:
- Lead and grow a distributed team of data scientists and engineers.
- Define and execute data science and ad tech roadmap.
- Architect and manage ML pipelines and experimentation frameworks.
- Oversee real-time pipelines for ad events.
- Collaborate with Product, Growth, and Marketing.
- Ensure scalable, privacy-compliant data infrastructure.
- Foster engineering excellence.
- Drive feedback loop between experimentation and business outcomes.
- Mentor engineers and scientists.
- 5+ years in software/data engineering or applied data science.
- 3+ years managing technical teams in ML, analytics, or ad tech.
- Deep understanding of machine learning and statistical modeling.
- Hands-on experience with ML/data platforms.
- Proven experience architecting and deploying end-to-end ML systems.
- Knowledge of ad tech ecosystems.
- Familiarity with audience management, segmentation, and personalization.
- Experience with privacy-preserving measurement.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field.
Good to have:
- PhD is a plus.
9 skills required
Job Details
Xsolla is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Data Science & Data Engineering team. This role focuses on innovation within data infrastructure, statistical modeling, and advertising technology. You will manage a globally distributed team, scaling and building data-powered systems for attribution, experimentation, campaign analytics, user segmentation, and personalization. This is a unique opportunity to shape Xsolla’s data platform and ad tech capabilities, enabling smarter decision-making and more effective growth strategies for our publishing and monetization products.
RESPONSIBILITES
- Lead and grow a high-performing, distributed team of data scientists, ML engineers, and data platform engineers.
- Define and execute the data science and ad tech roadmap, advancing initiatives in user modeling, campaign optimization, targeting, and personalization.
- Architect and manage ML pipelines and experimentation frameworks, including feature engineering, training pipelines, model serving, A/B testing, and causal inference systems.
- Oversee real-time pipelines for ad events (e.g., impressions, clicks, conversions), enabling responsive attribution and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with Product, Growth, and Marketing to develop audience scoring, LTV/churn models, and incrementality testing for media measurement and bidding efficiency.
- Ensure scalable, privacy-compliant data infrastructure aligned with GDPR, CCPA, and ATT, including support for SKAdNetwork, CMPs, and identity frameworks.
- Foster engineering excellence with a focus on reproducibility, model evaluation, observability, and model lifecycle management.
- Drive a strong feedback loop between experimentation and business outcomes, translating data science insights into product and go-to-market wins.
- Mentor engineers and scientists on career development, technical depth, and cross-functional leadership.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
- 5+ years of experience in software/data engineering or applied data science, with 3+ years managing technical teams in ML, analytics, or ad tech domains.
- Deep understanding of machine learning and statistical modeling, including regression, classification, causal inference, uplift modeling, and forecasting.
- Hands-on experience with ML/data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark, Airflow, dbt, MLFlow, and feature stores.
- Proven experience in architecting and deploying end-to-end ML systems into production (batch and real-time).
- Knowledge of ad tech ecosystems, including campaign hierarchies, attribution models (multi-touch, view-through), and creative performance tracking.
- Familiarity with audience management, segmentation, and personalization frameworks in programmatic or CRM marketing.
- Experience with privacy-preserving measurement, including support for SKAdNetwork, GAID/IDFA deprecation, and consent systems.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field. PhD is a plus.
$120,000 - $160,000 a year
The listed range is specific to Canada and varies based on factors such as location and experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.
Criminal History Consideration:
For the Engineering Manager, Data, we will conduct a background check that may include the following:
Criminal history check
Employment verification
Education verification
Relevance to Job Responsibilities:
The background check is relevant to this position because of the following role responsibilities:
Accessing confidential company data
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
Handling sensitive financial information/managing budgets/accessing funds
Rights Under the Fair Chance Act:
Applicants are encouraged to inquire about their rights under the Fair Chance Act. If you have questions regarding our hiring practices, please contact careers@xsolla.com.
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