About Rakuten TVRakuten TV is one of Europe's leading video streaming platforms, offering premium transactional (TVOD) and advertising-based (AVOD/FAST) content to millions of users across more than 40 countries. Backed by Rakuten Group — one of the world's largest internet services companies — we operate a cutting-edge B2B2C model, partnering with leading device manufacturers, broadcasters, and advertising networks to deliver premium entertainment experiences.Headquartered in Barcelona, our international team combines deep expertise in technology, content, sales, and finance to drive continued growth across EMEA. We are a data-driven, fast-paced organization that values intellectual curiosity, ownership, and collaboration.This is a greenfield role — there is no existing architecture to inherit.You will partner with commercial and ad operations teams on yield strategy, translate revenue requirements into architectural decisions, and represent the engineering side of AdTech in conversations with external partners and senior leadership. What you will be responsible forPlatform architectureDesign and own the end-to-end architecture of our programmatic stack: bid handling, auction logic, CTV ad delivery, and the impression and measurement pipeline. Advertising strategyWorking with the CPO and commercial leadership, you will contribute to the organisation's overall advertising strategy: how programmatic fits within our revenue model, which standards and integrations to lead on, how our ad product evolves, and what capabilities differentiate us in the market.What we are looking forExperience8-12 years in AdTech, with a significant portion in programmatic and CTVYou have owned the design of an RTB or bid management system end-to-end,



not just contributed to oneYou have made or meaningfully influenced build-vs-buy decisions on critical stack components and can demonstrate the reasoning behind themYou are comfortable in commercial conversations — floor pricing, yield trade-offs, DSP relationships — and can connect those back to technical decisionsBackground in a broadcaster, streaming platform, SSP, DSP, or ad technology vendorTechnical (must-have)OpenRTB 2.x / 3.0: bid request and response design, auction mechanics, deal types (PMP, PG)VAST / VMAP / SCTE-35: creative compliance, trafficking workflows, and live stream ad break signallingCTV ad integration: client-side and server-side ad insertion, ad measurement SDKs and third-party verification frameworksReal-time event streaming and low-latency system design: experience building impression and event pipelines at scale, and designing systems that operate under strict real-time constraintsFirst-party audience data architecture: identity resolution across device, email and behavioural signals (UID2, ID5 or equivalent) and activation in programmatic buyingDomain knowledgeSSP and DSP ecosystem, programmatic economics, PMP and PG structuresYield management: x,



consent chain across surfacesBroadcaster or streaming audience measurement frameworksNice to haveExperience implementing direct DSP integrationsCleanroom data collaboration (AWS Clean Rooms, LiveRamp Safe Haven or equivalent)Translating audience signals into IAB-compatible segments for programmatic targetingFamiliarity with AI-native buying channels and agent-based transaction protocols (MCP or equivalent) as an emerging demand path alongside traditional programmatic.Some Good Reasons To ApplyJoin a leading general tech company.Flexible work: hybrid model, flexible hours and Friday afternoon off!Interesting training resources & free language classes.Access wellbeing & mental health platforms.Free coffee, juice & lunch allowance in the office.Flexible Remuneration: medical insurance or extra funds for meals/commuting/childcare.Rakuten Shugi PrinciplesRakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The greatest satisfaction in a service industry is to see our customers smile.Our D&I; MissionRakuten’s corporate mission is to “contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.” Diversity is one of Rakuten's core strategies and a driving force for innovation. To continue to provide innovative services, we strive to respect the uniqueness and values of every one of our Rakutenians, located all around the world, and to create environments where they are able to demonstrate their full potential.When a candidate applies for a position in a Rakuten Group Company, Candidates consent to the use and sharing of their information in accordance with the terms of the Rakuten Recruiting Privacy Policy. Barcelona, SpainType: Full time

📌 Senior Services Architect (Barcelona)
🏢 Rakuten Tv
📍 Barcelona