Fluent, LLC

Providing legal support and strategic advice on compliance, contracts, and risk management for a technology company. | 20+ years of legal experience with expertise in data privacy, compliance, and corporate law, but lacking technical ML or data science skills. | Fluent is building the next-generation advertising network, Partner Monetize & Advertiser Acquisition. Our vision is to build an ML/AI-first network of advertisers and publishers to achieve a common objective — elevating relevancy in E-commerce for everyday shoppers. As our Engineering Manager - Data Science, you will lead the team responsible for driving business value through machine learning and advanced analytics. You will own ROAS optimization, audience propensity modeling, and ML-powered capabilities that differentiate Fluent's advertising products and drive client success. This role combines hands-on ML expertise with people leadership, requiring you to set technical direction for modeling initiatives while building and developing a high-performing data science team. This role is fully remote in the United States or Canada (Ontario), with occasional travel to NYC. What You'll Do Machine Learning & Modeling Drive ML/AI strategy: audience propensity models, lookalike modeling, and segmentation algorithms that improve campaign performance. Own ROAS optimization: develop and refine models that maximize return on ad spend for clients. Build production ML systems: feature engineering, model training, batch/online inference, and serving infrastructure. Establish MLOps practices: model versioning, monitoring, drift detection, and reproducible training pipelines. Champion experimentation: A/B testing frameworks, statistical rigor, and data-driven decision making. Leadership & Collaboration Lead and grow the Data Science team: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development. Partner with Product and Client Success to translate business requirements into ML solutions and communicate model capabilities. Coordinate with Data Platform team to ensure reliable data foundations and feature pipelines for modeling. Translate complex ML concepts into actionable insights for business stakeholders and executives. Set technical direction and foster a culture of innovation, rigor, and continuous improvement. Must-Haves 5+ years of experience in Data Science or ML Engineering, with at least 2 years managing or leading teams. Strong ML fundamentals: classification, regression, clustering, and production ML deployment. Experience with audience/customer modeling: propensity, lookalike, segmentation, or recommender systems. Production ML experience: not just notebooks — deploying, monitoring, and maintaining models at scale. Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, or similar). Proven people management skills: hiring, mentoring, and developing data science talent. Excellent communication skills for translating technical concepts to business stakeholders and executives. Nice-to-Haves Ad tech, marketing tech, or performance marketing modeling experience. ROAS optimization and campaign performance modeling. Databricks and MLflow experience. Experience with real-time scoring and feature stores. Deep learning experience for NLP or computer vision applications. Experience with LLMs and generative AI applications. About Us Fluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNT) is a commerce media solutions provider connecting top-tier brands with highly engaged consumers. Leveraging diverse ad inventory, robust first-party data, and proprietary machine learning, Fluent unlocks additional revenue streams for partners and empowers advertisers to acquire their most valuable customers at scale. Founded in 2010, Fluent uses its deep expertise in performance marketing to drive monetization and increase engagement at key touchpoints across the customer journey. For more insights visit:https://www.fluentco.com/ At Fluent, we like what we do, and we like who we do it with. Our team is a tight-knit crew of go-getters; we love to celebrate our successes! In addition, we offer a fully stocked kitchen, catered lunch, and our office manager keeps the calendar stocked with activity filled events. When we’re not eating, working out, or planning parties, Fluent folks can be found participating in networking events, and bonding across teams during quarterly outings to baseball games, fancy dinners, and a variety of activities. And we have all the practical benefits, too… Competitive compensation Ample career and professional growth opportunities New Headquarters with an open floor plan to drive collaboration Health, dental, and vision insurance Pre-tax savings plans and transit/parking programs 401K with competitive employer match Volunteer and philanthropic activities throughout the year Educational and social events The amazing opportunity to work for a high-flying performance marketing company! Salary Range: $160,000 to $225,000 base, + competitive bonus. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Fluent salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Candidates may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors seeking personal information. Fluent recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with an @fluentco.com domain. Any outreach by Fluent via other sources (e.g. text, other domains etc) should be ignored. Fluent participates in the E-Verify Program. As a participating employer, Fluent, LLC will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Fluent, LLC follows all federal regulations including those set forth by The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC). The OSC enforces the anti-discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

Lead and develop data infrastructure and analytics teams, manage data pipelines, and drive platform strategy and reporting capabilities. | Extensive experience in data engineering or analytics, deep Databricks and Spark expertise, leadership skills, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure. | Fluent is building the next-generation advertising network, Partner Monetize & Advertiser Acquisition. Our vision is to build an ML/AI-first network of advertisers and publishers to achieve a common objective — elevating relevancy in E-commerce for everyday shoppers. As our Engineering Manager - Data Platform & Analytics, you will lead the teams responsible for Fluent's data infrastructure and business intelligence capabilities. You will own the full data lifecycle from ingestion through reporting — managing our Data Engineering team that builds and maintains pipelines, and our Analytics/BI team that transforms data into actionable business insights. This role combines deep technical platform expertise with business acumen, requiring you to drive our Databricks platform strategy while ensuring the organization has reliable, high-quality data and reporting to make informed decisions. This role is fully remote in the United States or Canada (Ontario), with occasional travel to NYC. What You'll Do Data Platform & Engineering Own Databricks platform strategy: architecture decisions, Unity Catalog migration, cost optimization, and operational excellence. Drive data pipeline development: real-time and batch pipelines using PySpark, Spark Structured Streaming, and Delta Lake. Establish data quality standards: validation frameworks, monitoring, alerting, and SLA management. Partner with Data Architects to translate Enterprise Data Models into performant physical implementations. Integrate streaming infrastructure: Kafka-based event-driven ingestion and processing. Analytics & Business Intelligence Build reporting capabilities: dashboards, KPIs, and self-service analytics for internal and client-facing use. Drive data storytelling: executive presentations, client reporting, and strategic business insights. Develop metrics frameworks: campaign performance, audience quality, and platform health KPIs. Support ad-hoc analysis for campaign optimization and business questions. Leadership & Management Lead and grow DE and Analytics teams: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development. Coordinate with offshore partners to extend team capacity and manage distributed development workflows. Partner cross-functionally with Data Science, Product, and Client Success to align data capabilities with business needs. Champion engineering best practices: code reviews, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and observability. Must-Haves 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Analytics, with at least 2 years managing or leading teams. Deep Databricks expertise: Workflows, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and platform administration. Strong Spark experience: PySpark, Spark SQL, and understanding of distributed processing internals. Business intelligence expertise: dashboard development, KPI frameworks, and analytics tooling (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or similar). Experience with streaming architectures: Kafka, event-driven processing, and real-time pipelines. Proven people management skills: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and team development. AWS experience: S3, IAM, and cloud infrastructure fundamentals. Strong communication skills for partnering with technical and business stakeholders. Nice-to-Haves Ad tech or marketing tech data platform experience. Experience managing offshore or distributed engineering teams. Data governance and cataloging experience. Cost optimization experience for cloud data platforms. Client-facing analytics and reporting experience. Experience with medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) patterns. About Us Fluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNT) is a commerce media solutions provider connecting top-tier brands with highly engaged consumers. Leveraging diverse ad inventory, robust first-party data, and proprietary machine learning, Fluent unlocks additional revenue streams for partners and empowers advertisers to acquire their most valuable customers at scale. Founded in 2010, Fluent uses its deep expertise in performance marketing to drive monetization and increase engagement at key touchpoints across the customer journey. For more insights visit:https://www.fluentco.com/ At Fluent, we like what we do, and we like who we do it with. Our team is a tight-knit crew of go-getters; we love to celebrate our successes! In addition, we offer a fully stocked kitchen, catered lunch, and our office manager keeps the calendar stocked with activity filled events. When we’re not eating, working out, or planning parties, Fluent folks can be found participating in networking events, and bonding across teams during quarterly outings to baseball games, fancy dinners, and a variety of activities. And we have all the practical benefits, too… Competitive compensation Ample career and professional growth opportunities New Headquarters with an open floor plan to drive collaboration Health, dental, and vision insurance Pre-tax savings plans and transit/parking programs 401K with competitive employer match Volunteer and philanthropic activities throughout the year Educational and social events The amazing opportunity to work for a high-flying performance marketing company! Salary Range: $160,000 to $225,000 base, + competitive bonus. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Fluent salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Candidates may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors seeking personal information. Fluent recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with an @fluentco.com domain. Any outreach by Fluent via other sources (e.g. text, other domains etc) should be ignored. Fluent participates in the E-Verify Program. As a participating employer, Fluent, LLC will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Fluent, LLC follows all federal regulations including those set forth by The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC). The OSC enforces the anti-discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.

Lead multiple engineering teams, develop platform architecture, and ensure operational excellence for Fluent's ad tech platform. | Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, backend expertise in C#/.NET, API and SDK development, cloud experience, and team management skills. | Fluent is building the next-generation advertising network, Partner Monetize & Advertiser Acquisition. Our vision is to build an ML/AI-first network of advertisers and publishers to achieve a common objective — elevating relevancy in E-commerce for everyday shoppers. As our Engineering Manager - Development, you will lead the software engineering teams responsible for Fluent's core platform, SDKs, and product applications. You will oversee our Core engineering team, SDK developers, and specialized engineers working on client integrations and internal tools. This role requires balancing technical leadership with people management, ensuring your teams deliver high-quality, scalable software while maintaining engineering excellence and developer velocity. This role is fully remote in the United States or Canada (Ontario), with occasional travel to NYC. What You'll Do Lead multiple development teams: Core platform, SDK, and specialized engineers — hiring, mentoring, and performance management. Own technical strategy for platform architecture, API design, and SDK development. Drive engineering excellence: code quality, testing practices, CI/CD, and technical debt management. Partner with Product Management to translate roadmap priorities into technical execution plans. Coordinate client integrations: technical requirements, implementation support, and partner API development. Manage offshore development partnerships to extend team capacity and deliver on roadmap commitments. Ensure platform reliability: monitoring, incident response, and operational excellence. Build scalable backend services: APIs, integrations, and event-driven architectures. Foster engineering culture: knowledge sharing, technical growth, and cross-team collaboration. Must-Haves 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years managing or leading engineering teams. Strong backend development experience: C#/.NET, APIs, microservices, or similar modern stack. Experience with SDK or platform development: building tools and APIs consumed by external developers or partners. Cloud infrastructure experience: AWS preferred, including deployment, scaling, and operational concerns. Proven people management skills: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and team development. Strong communication skills for partnering with Product, clients, and executive leadership. Experience with agile delivery and managing engineering roadmaps. Nice-to-Haves Ad tech, marketing tech, or performance marketing platform experience. Experience managing offshore or distributed engineering teams. Kafka or event-driven architecture experience. Multi-tenant SaaS platform experience. Experience with partner/client-facing technical relationships. About Us Fluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNT) is a commerce media solutions provider connecting top-tier brands with highly engaged consumers. Leveraging diverse ad inventory, robust first-party data, and proprietary machine learning, Fluent unlocks additional revenue streams for partners and empowers advertisers to acquire their most valuable customers at scale. Founded in 2010, Fluent uses its deep expertise in performance marketing to drive monetization and increase engagement at key touchpoints across the customer journey. For more insights visit:https://www.fluentco.com/ At Fluent, we like what we do, and we like who we do it with. Our team is a tight-knit crew of go-getters; we love to celebrate our successes! In addition, we offer a fully stocked kitchen, catered lunch, and our office manager keeps the calendar stocked with activity filled events. When we’re not eating, working out, or planning parties, Fluent folks can be found participating in networking events, and bonding across teams during quarterly outings to baseball games, fancy dinners, and a variety of activities. And we have all the practical benefits, too… Competitive compensation Ample career and professional growth opportunities New Headquarters with an open floor plan to drive collaboration Health, dental, and vision insurance Pre-tax savings plans and transit/parking programs 401K with competitive employer match Volunteer and philanthropic activities throughout the year Educational and social events The amazing opportunity to work for a high-flying performance marketing company! Salary Range: $160,000 to $225,000 base, + competitive bonus. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Fluent salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Candidates may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors seeking personal information. Fluent recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with an @fluentco.com domain. Any outreach by Fluent via other sources (e.g. text, other domains etc) should be ignored. Fluent participates in the E-Verify Program. As a participating employer, Fluent, LLC will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Fluent, LLC follows all federal regulations including those set forth by The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC). The OSC enforces the anti-discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.