Hybrid Full-Stack Ad Tech Engineer

Hearst Magazines; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Hearst Magazines is seeking a Full Stack Ad Tech Developer to design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines powering advertising, audience insights, and revenue across our media brands. You will work with Python, SQL, and JavaScript on React and Node.js front-ends, and deploy across Google Cloud and AWS in a hybrid NYC setting.

Join a collaborative team shaping digital publishing with privacy-by-design principles and modern software practices, including CI/CD, testing, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full stack development experience, with a backend/data engineering focus.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and JavaScript.
• Experience building apps with React and Node.js.
• Hands-on design of ETL workflows, data pipelines, APIs, and backend services.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud or AWS) including serverless tech.
• Familiarity with data warehouses such as BigQuery or Redshift.
• Experience with ad tech ecosystems (Google Ad Manager, OpenRTB, etc.).
• Knowledge of privacy-by-design and data privacy practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services that process high volumes of ad events and audience data via ETL pipelines.
• Build and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment systems with ad servers, SSPs, DMPs, and third parties.
• Develop APIs and internal tools supporting ad delivery, campaign measurement, and revenue reporting.
• Create front-end applications using React and Node.js for internal tools.
• Implement scalable data storage and processing across Google Cloud and AWS.
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and ad operations to deliver privacy-compliant data solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize apps, APIs, and pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Contribute to CI/CD, automated testing, and privacy-by-design across systems.

Skills

Backend development

Data engineering

Python

SQL

JavaScript

React

Node.js

ETL workflows

Cloud platforms

BigQuery

Redshift

Looker

Ad tech

CI/CD

GDPR/CCPA

Job description

Hearst Magazines is seeking a Full Stack Ad Tech Developer to design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines powering advertising, audience insights, and revenue across our media brands. You will work with Python, SQL, and JavaScript on React and Node.js front-ends, and deploy across Google Cloud and AWS in a hybrid NYC setting.

Join a collaborative team shaping digital publishing with privacy-by-design principles and modern software practices, including CI/CD, testing, and