About us

ShowHeroes is a global leader in CTV and digital video advertising solutions. Through premium publisher partnerships, advanced contextual targeting technology, and innovative creative formats, the company helps brands and publishers build meaningful audience connections across all screens.

Powered by its SemanticHero AI platform, ShowHeroes delivers highly relevant, privacy-conscious advertising, and video solutions at scale. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, the company operates internationally across Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

The Principal Product Architect is an independent contributor, working with the Yield Optimization and Product teams to ideate and design solutions that are scalable, secure, and practical to build while helping product teams turn rough feature specifications into concrete roadmaps.  The impact this role brings to the company is improved monetization and an improved product strategy.  In addition, the candidate will act as a subject matter expert on industry areas such as CTV, DSPs, SSPs.

You will be working directly with the VP Yield Optimization, VP Global Product Development, and Global Product Lead.  In addition, your other team members will be subject leads and product managers.

What You'll Take Charge Of: 

• Assessing potential ad tech solutions for viability so that optimal monetization is achieved.
• Scoping ad tech product concepts, advising on the feasibility of various approaches to implementation.
• Writing technical specifications and proposing technical architecture which helps to define product features.
• Participating in quarterly planning with PMs and TPMs of other product tracks to update the feature roadmap.  Examples of topics are oRTB signal enhancement, identity signals, floor price management, ad podding and CTV ad tech solutions.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of total technical experience with at least 8 years in ad serving technology and system design.
• Hands-on experience with integrating SSPs, DSPs, designing ad services, cloud infrastructure and creating data processing pipelines.
• In-depth knowledge of digital advertising standards such as Prebid, oRTB, VAST, VPAID and ad podding.
• Proficient in English.

What's In It for You

• A technology and media company with numerous branches worldwide (e.g. Paris, New York, São Paulo, Milan and Berlin)
• Flexible workplace and working hours
• A friendly and inclusive culture with equal opportunities for everyone
• A place to grow and take initiative
• One mental health day per year to focus on your well-being
• Team events, winter parties, and more to celebrate our successes together
• Four impact days per year to contribute positively to our environment and society

People at ShowHeroes

At ShowHeroes, we are committed to fair and objective decision-making across all stages of the employee lifecycle. This includes recruitment, hiring, promotion, and compensation processes.

We evaluate candidates and employees based on qualifications, performance, and alignment with our company values, regardless of gender, age, origin, religion, or disability.