About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in US, UAE, India, Malaysia and Australia.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced
Technical Lead to lead the design and development of a new product vertical focused on
visitor identity resolution and data enrichment.
This role will drive the creation of a
real-time identity graph system that transforms anonymous website visitors into enriched, actionable profiles by leveraging large-scale interaction data.
This is a
zero-to-one product build, offering the opportunity to architect, scale, and own a high-impact data platform.
Key Responsibilities
- System Architecture & Development
- Design and develop scalable identity resolution systems within a microservices architecture
- Define and manage data models including identity profiles, visitor sessions, and data signals
- Build real-time processing pipelines for high-volume data streams
- Design browser fingerprinting and signal collection strategies
- Data Integration & Enrichment
- Integrate and manage multiple third-party data providers for enrichment
- Develop orchestration pipelines with fallback logic, caching, and cost optimization
- Continuously monitor and improve data accuracy and enrichment performance
- Performance & Scalability
- Ensure low-latency, real-time identity resolution capabilities
- Optimize system performance for high-throughput environments
- Implement caching, deduplication, and efficient API usage strategies
- Work with large-scale analytical data systems for aggregation and insights
- Privacy & Compliance
- Design and implement data privacy frameworks aligned with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR)
- Manage consent, opt-out mechanisms, and data retention policies
- Ensure compliance with third-party data usage and licensing
- Technical Leadership
- Lead end-to-end delivery from MVP to scalable production system
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams
- Define testing strategies for system accuracy and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and frontend
Requirements
Experience
- Minimum 8+ years in backend or data engineering
- At least 2–3 years working on data-intensive systems such as identity resolution, enrichment pipelines, or similar platforms
Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in system architecture and microservices
- Experience integrating third-party APIs with caching and performance optimization
- Solid understanding of data modelling for both transactional and analytical use cases
- Experience working with high-scale distributed systems
Domain Knowledge (Preferred)
- Identity resolution, browser fingerprinting, or tracking technologies
- Experience in AdTech / MarTech / data platform environments
- Familiarity with enrichment data providers and APIs
Other Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance scalability, performance, and cost
- Good understanding of data privacy and compliance
Nice to Have
- Experience with analytical databases (e.g., ClickHouse, BigQuery)
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka)
- Knowledge of Node.js / TypeScript
- Experience with usage-based billing systems
- Background in ETL or data pipeline engineering
Why Join
- Opportunity to build a zero-to-one product with strong business impact
- High ownership and visibility in a fast-growing environment
- Exposure to large-scale, real-time data systems
- Collaborative and innovation-driven culture
