CTO / Head of Traffic Monetization Technology - J567

Remote | Contractor | Confidential Search

We are looking for a highly technical, commercially minded CTO / Head of Traffic Monetization Technology to architect and build the technology ecosystem behind a high-volume performance marketing business.

This is not a traditional management-only CTO role. We are looking for a hands-on technical expert who can architect, code and build core systems from the ground up, with the opportunity to eventually build and lead the technical team.

The Role

The core objective is to maximize the economic value of every acquired click.

You will design and build technology capable of understanding traffic quality, identifying the best available monetization opportunity and intelligently routing traffic across multiple demand and revenue sources.

The environment combines Engineering, Affiliate Marketing, AdTech, Media Buying and Traffic Monetization.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and personally build the core traffic monetization platform

• Develop scalable backend and data infrastructure for high-volume traffic

• Build traffic routing and monetization decision systems

• Develop real-time or near-real-time systems

• Build tracking, attribution, analytics and reporting infrastructure

• Integrate advertisers, affiliate networks, demand partners and internal offers

• Develop and maintain API and smartlink integrations

• Build cascade/waterfall logic for non-converting traffic

• Optimize traffic yield, secondary revenue and overall margins

• Work closely with affiliate and media-buying teams

• Define the long-term technical architecture and roadmap

• Eventually build and lead the engineering team

What We're Looking For

• Strong hands-on software engineering experience

• Strong Backend / Full-Stack development capabilities

• Experience building scalable, high-volume systems

• Strong knowledge of APIs and third-party integrations

• Experience with databases, data and analytics

• Experience with traffic routing and decision engines

• Strong understanding of tracking and attribution

• Deep knowledge of Affiliate / Performance Marketing

• Experience with CPL, CPA, CPC and CPM monetization

• Understanding of smartlinks and API monetization

• Experience with affiliate and advertiser integrations

• Experience with real-time or near-real-time systems

• Strong understanding of traffic economics and yield optimization

• Ability to work independently and build from scratch

Most importantly, you need to think commercially as well as technically.

We are open to candidates currently working as a CTO, Head of Technology, Head of AdTech, Technical Lead, Software Architect, Lead Backend Engineer or similar. The title is less important than having the right combination of hands-on engineering expertise and deep affiliate/traffic monetization knowledge.

Benefits

• 🌍 Fully remote working environment

• 💰 Competitive compensation based on experience

• 🚀 Opportunity to build a technology platform from the ground up

• 🏗️ Full ownership of the technical architecture and core systems

• 📈 Work with high-volume performance marketing traffic

• 💡 High level of technical autonomy and decision-making

• 👥 Opportunity to build and lead the engineering team as the platform grows

• 🌐 Work at the intersection of Engineering, AdTech, Affiliate Marketing & Traffic Monetization