Director of Algorithms, Bidder Strategy & Algorithm

About UsMintegral is a leading programmatic and interactive mobile advertising platform. Focused on the APAC region and radiating out globally. Powered by advanced AI technology, we provide global advertisers and developers with innovative, comprehensive experiences. With our efficient mobile marketing and monetization solutions, we help our clients exceed their marketing goals.As Mobvista’s self-developed programmatic platform, since Launched in 2015, Mintegral has quickly grown to become one of the largest mobile advertising platform in Asia. We offer a full stack of programmatic products and services including our Self-service Platform, DSP, SSP, Ad Exchange and DMP. We have also created the Mindworks Creative Studio, which offers publishers and brands cutting-edge creative solutions, from traditional creative right through to the latest interactive ad formats. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.mintegral.com/en/ResponsibilitiesOwn the overall strategy, architecture, and iteration of Mintegral’s bidder strategy and bidder algorithm systems, including bidding strategy, win-rate prediction, value prediction, budget pacing, traffic filtering, model ranking, and strategy controls.Design and optimize the real-time bidding decisioning pipeline in an OpenRTB environment to improve bid response quality, bidding efficiency, win rate, ROI, eCPM, margin, and overall platform revenue.Build and improve machine learning and deep learning models for advertising scenarios, including but not limited to CTR/CVR prediction, LTV prediction, ROAS prediction, bid shading, price prediction, and auction dynamics modeling.Develop a deep understanding of DSP, ad network, and programmatic advertising mechanics, and work closely with product, engineering, commercialization, and operations teams to translate algorithmic capabilities into measurable business growth.Build experimentation and evaluation frameworks for bidder strategies, including online A/B testing, counterfactual evaluation, offline replay, causal analysis, revenue attribution, and long-term impact assessment.Partner with engineering teams to optimize the algorithm platform and system architecture for low latency, high concurrency, and high availability, ensuring strategies and models can run reliably at global advertising scale.Provide technical leadership to algorithm, data science, and machine learning engineering teams, setting technical direction, raising execution quality, and mentoring team members where needed.Track frontier trends in global ad tech, programmatic bidding, mobile growth, and machine learning, and help Mintegral maintain industry-leading competitiveness in bidder algorithms and intelligent campaign optimization.QualificationsBachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Master’s or PhD preferred.5+ years of hands-on experience in algorithms, machine learning, ad tech, real-time bidding, or recommender systems.Proven track record of successfully building, scaling, or significantly improving bidding algorithms, bidder strategy systems, advertising algorithms, campaign optimization systems, or large-scale ML systems in production.Deep understanding of programmatic advertising, RTB, OpenRTB, DSPs, ad exchanges, or mobile ad networks, with hands-on experience in bidder strategy, ad bidding, and campaign optimization.Strong expertise in core advertising algorithm problems, including CTR/CVR prediction, conversion value prediction, ROI/ROAS optimization, budget control, bidding strategy, traffic quality assessment, auction pricing, and bid shading.Strong data analysis and business judgment, with the ability to identify growth opportunities from complex bidding data and drive strategies to production with measurable business impact.Ability to operate as a senior technical leader in a high-impact environment, working directly with executive leadership and cross-functional partners.Experience at mobile advertising platforms is strongly preferred.Nice to HaveExperience building bidder strategies, advertising algorithm platforms, or campaign optimization systems from 0 to 1.Familiarity with mobile app growth, IAA/IAP monetization, game advertising, and the global traffic ecosystem.Experience with reinforcement learning, causal inference, long-term value optimization, multi-objective optimization, or automated campaign optimization systems.Experience influencing technical strategy across global or cross-functional teams.Deep understanding of ad market mechanisms, including second-price / first-price auctions, floor prices, and exchange dynamics.What We OfferThe opportunity to build core bidding systems for a global mobile advertising platform and directly influence large-scale commercial revenue.Direct visibility and collaboration with Mintegral’s CEO and senior leadership team.Deep technical challenges at the intersection of global advertising traffic, real-time bidding, and complex machine learning problems.Significant ownership over technical strategy, algorithmic direction, and business impact.Competitive compensation, bonus, and long-term incentive packages.What We OfferThe opportunity to build core bidding systems for a global mobile advertising platform and directly influence large-scale commercial revenue.Direct visibility and collaboration with Mintegral’s CEO and senior leadership team.Deep technical challenges at the intersection of global advertising traffic, real-time bidding, and complex machine learning problems.Significant ownership over technical strategy, algorithmic direction, and business impact.Competitive compensation, bonus, and long-term incentive packages.