Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Backend

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StackAdapt

StackAdapt

1,001-5,000 employees

Programmatic advertising and digital marketing platform

Consumer Software
Entertainment

Senior

Remote in Canada

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Redshift
Data Structures & Algorithms
Apache Kafka
Kinesis
Go
Elasticsearch
Redis
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
  • Very strong problem solving skills in data structures, algorithms, and optimization.
  • Experience working with relational databases and/or key-value stores.
  • Experience building scalable micro-services and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
  • Building highly scalable, distributed real-time micro-services primarily written in Go.
  • Working with large data sets and various databases including Aerospike, Elasticsearch, Redis, ScyllaDB, Redshift, TiDB, MariaDB.
  • Build software that utilize messaging queues such as Kafka, SQS, and Kinesis.
  • Write performance efficient and memory optimized code.

StackAdapt specializes in programmatic advertising, which uses software to automate the buying of digital ads. The company provides a platform that enables businesses to run display, video, and native advertising campaigns efficiently. Its main product is a Demand Side Platform (DSP) that allows advertisers to purchase digital ad space in real-time, ensuring that ads reach the right audience at the right moment. Unlike many competitors, StackAdapt does not require monthly minimum spending, giving clients flexibility in their advertising budgets. Additionally, StackAdapt is recognized for its expertise in native advertising, offering the largest scale in the industry with numerous integrations and partnerships. The company's goal is to help agencies and brands optimize their digital advertising efforts and achieve better performance through its platform and creative services.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$4.2M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

32%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Channel 4 expands broadcast advertising opportunities in the UK.
  • Self-serve brand lift tool in APAC enhances flexible campaign management.
  • Collaboration with DoubleVerify improves ad performance through enhanced measurement tracking.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging DSPs with innovative features may erode StackAdapt's market share.
  • Stricter privacy regulations could impact data-driven advertising strategies.
  • Economic downturns may lead to reduced advertising budgets from clients.

What makes StackAdapt unique

  • StackAdapt offers no monthly minimums, providing flexibility for brands and agencies.
  • The platform boasts the largest scale for native advertising with 30 integrations.
  • StackAdapt's Creative Studio optimizes ad content for better performance.

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