About Us
We are The Real Group (TRG) — a commerce media company specializing in fashion, lifestyle, and sneakers across North America and Europe.
As of 2025, we have achieved over ₩82B KRW (~$60M USD) in GMV, powered by:
- Realry — a global fashion search and price comparison platform
- Sneakers123 — a global sneaker inventory network
- StylMatch — a creator-driven commerce network
Through our proprietary programmatic infrastructure (dailyclicks.net), we connect high-intent fashion consumers with brands, building the next-generation commerce media network.
We are now taking the next step: Building our own Ad Exchange layer, benchmarked against Moloco, Criteo Commerce Grid, Taboola, and Connexity/Realize.
What You'll Do
1. Ad Exchange & RTB Infrastructure
- Design and build a low-latency RTB system capable of handling millions of bid requests per second
- Implement and maintain OpenRTB 2.6 / 3.0 compliant auction logic, bid caching, and floor pricing mechanisms
- Integrate with major SSPs and DSPs: Google Ad Manager / Open Bidding, Amazon TAM, The Trade Desk, DV360, Xandr / Microsoft, Index Exchange
2. Auction Logic & Yield Optimization
- Build and tune price floor strategies, deal ID / PMP (Private Marketplace) infrastructure
- Design bid request/response schemas and run A/B testing frameworks for pricing discovery and audience valuation
- Optimize win rates, fill rates, and bid timeout handling in high-QPS environments
3. Data & Performance Pipeline
- Build real-time data pipelines for bid stream analytics, win/loss reporting, and campaign pacing
- Collaborate with ML team to develop AI-driven bidding models using our proprietary 1st-party commerce intent data
- Contribute to data clean room capabilities (e.g., Google PAIR, LiveRamp)
4. Commerce Media Integration (Future Scope)
- Define specs for in-house bidding algorithms leveraging fashion shopping signals
- Package first-party shopping intent data into scalable audience segments for DSP activation
What We're Looking For
Must Have
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building RTB / SSP / DSP / ad exchange systems
- Deep understanding of OpenRTB protocol (auction mechanics, bid caching, floor pricing, deal IDs)
- Strong backend engineering (Go, Java, C++, or similar — high-throughput, low-latency systems)
- Experience with header bidding (Prebid.js or server-side S2S)
- Solid understanding of the adtech ecosystem (DSP ↔ SSP ↔ Publisher)
Strong Plus
- Experience at or exposure to: Moloco, Criteo / Criteo Commerce Grid, Taboola, Connexity / Realize
- Background in retail media, fashion, or e-commerce advertising
- Experience building or contributing to RTB algorithms / bidding strategies
- Hands-on with ML-based bidding or optimization models
- Experience with data clean rooms (e.g., Google PAIR, LiveRamp)
Mindset
- Leverages AI aggressively to improve output and efficiency
- Thinks like an engineer — structured, data-driven problem-solving
- Executes with speed and ownership
- Takes full responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
- Comfortable operating in high-intensity, high-growth environments
- Motivated by performance-driven compensation
Location
New York, NY (On-site / Hybrid)
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manhattan, NY
