Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Video Advertising
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The New York TimesDigital Advertising
Remote - USAFull-TimeSenior
Salary$140,000 — $160,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- JavascriptTypeScriptCI/CD
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a heavy focus on AdTech.
- Deep understanding of programmatic advertising, bidder configuration, and universal identity providers (e.g., UID2, LiveRamp).
- Proficiency in outstream and programmatic video workflows, including ad-signaling protocols and video players.
- Strong technical proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript.
- Experience with front-end library CI/CD tooling and version control.
- Ability to analyze impact of technical decisions on programmatic yield and latency.
- Hands-on experience with agentic or AI-assisted coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code.
- Willingness to participate in a limited on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
- Architect seamless outstream and instream video ad experiences across products.
- Design and implement identity resolution solutions within the programmatic stack for privacy and auction performance.
- Ensure compatibility with industry standards like VAST and VPAID.
- Monitor end-to-end performance of video ads, focusing on Core Web Vitals and load times.
- Mentor team members and advocate for codebase quality and programmatic auction best practices.
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