We are PMG
PMG, a global independent platform company engineered for impact, integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. With more than 1,000 employees, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has won 40+ workplace culture awards, including being the only company to rank among Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for 11 consecutive years.
Professional proficiency in written and spoken English is required, including for resume submission and interviews.
Who You Will Be Working With
As the AI & Software Engineering Senior Manager, you’ll work within Alli, our proprietary digital marketing platform. This group is dedicated to building organizational tools that help orchestrate multimillion-dollar budgets and enable seamless collaboration across globally integrated teams, supporting some of the world’s most recognizable brands.
In this role, you’ll work alongside engineers, product managers, and designers who thrive on tackling challenging problems and building innovative solutions. Together, you’ll leverage AI-powered tools and cutting-edge technology to transform how digital marketing strategies are developed and executed. This team doesn’t just dream up ideas—we bring them to life, delivering real-world impact for our clients and the industry at large.
Our collaborative and fast-paced environment fosters creativity, growth, and innovation. You’ll play a critical role in defining the technical vision and roadmap, driving solutions to complex challenges like data unification, AI-driven automation, and scalable system design. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, inspire your team, and contribute to a product that’s shaping the future of digital marketing.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Define and manage a multi-year product roadmap in collaboration with Product Managers and Designers to create transformative products.
- Drive innovative projects with a high impact on the media and advertising industry.
- Build and oversee the implementation of complex data integrations via APIs and other common methods.
- Design and manage highly scalable technical solutions, ensuring architectural excellence and cutting-edge performance.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and provide constructive feedback to help grow your team’s technical expertise.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional Data & Tech teams to integrate solutions across Alli.
- Champion agile methodologies, maintaining high team productivity and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture.
- Work within a dynamic environment that embraces short decision-making processes and empowers innovation.
What You Will Bring
- 6+ years of hands-on experience as a software engineer working across the entire SDLC.
- 3+ years leading and managing a team of 5–10 highly skilled developers in an agile SCRUM environment.
- 2+ years working with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) or a similar skill set.
- 3+ years of experience working within AWS cloud environments using ECS, Fargate, Lambdas, SQS, Postgres and other similar technologies
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet to streamline deployments.
- Experience or interest in Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and platforms like OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock, or LangChain.
- Experience building a team from the ground up
- Proficiency in automated testing, code reviews, clean code principles, and refactoring strategies to ensure high-quality code.
- Hands-on experience building and scaling RESTful APIs for robust and efficient systems.
- Proficiency in Docker or Kubernetes, with experience managing configurations in containerized environments.
- A commitment to curiosity and adaptability as a continual learner, staying at the forefront of media innovation while prioritizing client success with a customer-focused mindset that seeks opportunities to deliver meaningful value.
What We Offer
Performance-Based Rewards: Your impact should be part of your reward. This role is eligible for PMG’s annual bonus program—a standout part of our total compensation offering and an opportunity to share in our success. Bonus awards are informed by individual impact and performance, as well as team and company results, and are subject to applicable program terms.
Professional Development: Keep growing through learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and support for career advancement.
Generous Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge, connect with loved ones, and enjoy life outside work.
Parental Leave: Receive paid parental leave during life’s important family moments.
Retirement Benefits: Build for your future with competitive retirement benefits, including employer contributions or matching where applicable.
Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility and family-building benefits for eligible employees and their spouses or partners.
Healthcare: Choose from medical, dental, and vision coverage designed to support you and your family.
Pet Insurance: Access optional coverage for the four-legged members of your family.
Lifestyle Spending Account: Receive company-funded support for eligible health and well-being expenses.
Commuter Benefits: Access support for your commute where available.
Volunteering Opportunities: Receive eight paid hours each year to give back to your community.
AI Tools and Training: Access enterprise AI tools and ongoing training that helps PMGers use AI effectively, creatively, and responsibly.
Our benefits and compensation programs may vary by location and eligibility and are subject to applicable plan terms. We’ll share full details during the hiring process.
What Sets Us Apart
Being part of PMG means joining a company culture that’s unmatched in digital. We're dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients, delivering value, results, and innovation—which often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.
In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better, PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years managing a team of 5-10 developers
- 2+ years with the MERN stack
- 3+ years in AWS cloud environments
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools
- Experience with Generative AI and LLMs
- Proficiency in automated testing and code reviews
- Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes
- Experience building a team from scratch
PMG Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PMG and has not been reviewed or approved by PMG.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, with a broad baseline of PTO, holidays, and personal days. Feedback suggests occasional extra time off has been provided during challenging periods.
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Parental & Family Support — Support for families is emphasized through paid parental leave for various paths to parenthood and family-building benefits like fertility, surrogacy, and adoption resources. Feedback suggests return-to-work support further strengthens this area.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are highlighted through broad eligibility for annual performance bonuses and memorable spot gifts. Feedback suggests these incentives help offset lighter base pay for some roles.
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What We Do
PMG integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. Developed in-house, Alli connects strategy to execution and execution to measurement—aligning people, systems, and accountability to drive measurable business outcomes.
Why Work With Us
With more than 1,000 employees across North America and Europe, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has been recognized as MediaPost’s 2025 Independent Agency of the Year and Ad Age’s
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