StackAdapt is a self-serve advertising platform that specializes in multi-channel solutions including native, display, video, connected TV, audio, in-game, and digital out-of-home ads. We empower hundreds of digitally-focused companies to deliver outcomes and exceptional campaign performance everyday. StackAdapt was founded with a vision to be more than an advertising platform, it’s a hub of innovation, imagination and creativity.
Ranking the highest in performance by G2 Crowd for the fourth time, we're one of the fastest growing companies in Canada and ranks 6th in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 ranking and 23rd in Fast 500 in North America.
We're always keeping an eye out for talented developers as we build cutting edge software. The digital advertising industry is riddled with interesting challenges as we continue to scale out our platform with a fast growing list of customers. Our technologies include Ruby on Rails, Go, React, Typescript, GraphQL, Aerospike, Redis, Elasticsearch, Amazon Redshift, and others.
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StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in North America for this position.
About the team: The AI Copilot team is focused on building a copilot platform experience where users can optimize their digital advertising campaigns by blending an LLM chat-based copilot with the precision and control of traditional UI elements. Our approach ensures users can navigate complex setups by expressing their intentions, such as targeting specific audiences or setting campaign budgets, with the copilot automatically configuring the UI and offering clear, actionable suggestions based on campaign insights. 
The team is also improving our internal copilot that currently answers hundreds of questions from StackAdapters on a daily basis. Our vision is to advance our internal copilot’s capabilities to be a subject matter expert that StackAdapters can consult with to better plan & execute their campaigns in verticals they’re unfamiliar with.

What You'll be doing

• Leading a team to build a chat copilot framework that enables the copilot to orchestrate UI workflows on the platform and provide intelligent recommendations
• Working closely with our PM to understand internal stakeholder pain points and build internal copilot capabilities to help users make data-driven decisions
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineers across the organization to identify and solve technical challenges related to expanding our copilot’s capabilities in different platform domains
• Focused on metrics and execution to ensure the highest performance from your engineering team
• Championing our development methodology and leading scrum ceremonies
• Promote software development best-practices and conduct rigorous code reviews
• Review technical designs, conduct code reviews and write code as needed
• Helping team members troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Build hiring plans and conduct interviews to identify potential high performing candidates
• Balance and prioritize projects to maximize efficiency and ensure company objectives are achieved

What We Are Looking For

• At least 8 years experience of software development in web technologies and architecting scalable systems in a successful high-growth technology company
• Proven track record of having shipped multiple products
• At least 2 years of people management experience with at least 4 direct reports
• Knowledge of our full-stack technologies is highly preferred - React, Typescript, GraphQL
• A strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (we have not forgotten our basics!) - data structures, system design, cloud computing, full-stack development etc.
• Passion to build a positive and fun engineering culture
• Experience leading a team to conceptualize, design, and iterate on new user experiences with a keen eye for user-centered design & usability
• Experience building fullstack conversational UX such as chatbots including underlying backend technologies that powers them such as LLMs & RAG
• Experience in the AdTech industry is a plus

StackAdapters Enjoy

• Competitive salary + equity
• RRSP matching
• 3 weeks vacation + 3 personal care days + 1 Culture & Belief day + birthdays off
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platformFull benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• Mentorship opportunities with industry leaders
• An awesome parental leave policy
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.
About StackAdapt
We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:
Ad Age Best Places to Work 2024G2 Top Software and Top Marketing and Advertising Product for 2024Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2023 for the UK2024 Best Workplaces for Women and in Canada by Great Place to Work®#1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel Advertising
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StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.
About StackAdapt
We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:

Ad Age Best Places to Work 2024G2 Top Software and Top Marketing and Advertising Product for 2024Campaign’s Best Places to Work 2023 for the UK2024 Best Workplaces for Women and in Canada by Great Place to Work®#1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel Advertising
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