Senior Mobile Monetization Engineer

Description

We are looking for a highly technical Senior Mobile Monetization Engineer to own and optimize the entire monetization infrastructure across our mobile applications. You will build, improve, and scale our ad-monetization stack to maximize revenue, fill rate, eCPM, and advertiser demand — working at the intersection of backend, mobile SDKs, mediation platforms, and real-time optimization, on systems that directly impact millions of users and significant revenue.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize the core monetization infrastructure across multiple mobile applications.
• Improve ad waterfall and bidding performance to maximize eCPM, fill rate, ARPDAU, and total ad revenue.
• Integrate and optimize mediation platforms (AppLovin MAX, AdMob, LevelPlay, etc.).
• Build intelligent optimization systems for ad placement, frequency, segmentation, and pricing.
• Develop backend services and automation tools for real-time monetization decisions.
• Analyze monetization performance using large-scale data and implement data-driven improvements.
• Optimize SDK integrations, latency, memory usage, and overall ad performance.
• Work closely with Growth, Product, and Data teams to continuously increase LTV and user monetization.
• Research and implement new monetization technologies, bidding strategies, and demand sources.

What you'll own:

• Increase overall monetization performance across millions of users.
• Maximize fill rate, eCPM, advertiser competition, and total revenue.
• Build the next generation of the monetization engine using automation and AI.
• Deliver measurable business impact through engineering excellence.

Requirements

Must-have skills:

• Ad-monetization domain (25%) — deep understanding of RTB, Header Bidding, Waterfalls, Fill Rate, eCPM/CPM optimization, and advertiser demand.
• Ad mediation platforms + mobile advertising SDKs (20%) — hands-on integration and optimization.
• Software development (20%) — strong backend, distributed systems, APIs, and performance optimization.
• Mobile development (15%) — Android and/or iOS.
• Analytical, data-driven optimization (12%) — analyze large-scale monetization data and implement data-driven improvements.
• High-scale consumer app experience (8%) — experience with high-scale consumer applications reaching millions of users.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Hands-on with AppLovin MAX, Google Ad Manager, AdMob, Unity Ads, or IronSource.
• Building internal optimization engines using AI or Machine Learning.
• Familiarity with attribution, user segmentation, A/B testing, and predictive monetization models.

Originally posted on Himalayas