Posted 12 months ago
Senior Full Stack Engineer
@ StackAdapt
Canada
Overview
StackAdapt is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help lead its full-stack engineering team on its advertising platform. The role involves building scalable APIs, components and backend systems, mentoring engineers and reviewing code. The position is remote within Canada, with a base salary of $170,400 to $234,300 CAD.
Responsibilities:
- Advise the team on pragmatic technical approaches and engineering excellence
- Design scalable web APIs, component libraries and backend systems
- Collaborate with Data Science, Product and Design on end-to-end features
- Mentor engineers and conduct code and tech spec reviews
- Identify bottlenecks and system-wide performance issues
Requirements summary:
- 6+ years building highly performant web applications with strong UX
- Experience with React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails or Go preferred
- Extensive test-driven development experience
- Experience with relational databases and key-value stores
- Experience leading large-scale legacy modernization efforts
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Wellness, Paid training |
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StackAdapt
Funding & investors
Reported funding round: Growth capital
Investor named in the round: Teachers’ Venture Growth, Intrepid Growth Partners
Announcement date: · Source checked: 2026-11-02
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The leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision.
Full company description
StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels. Our state-of-the-art platform is where some of the most progressive work in machine learning meets cutting-edge user experience. StackAdapt is designed around the three core pillars of programmatic—planning, executing and analyzing. StackAdapt is ranked as the number 1 DSP on G2. For six consecutive years with over hundreds of reviews, StackAdapt has been recognized as a high performer and the highest-ranking DSP in customer satisfaction by G2. StackAdapt was also recognized as an Enterprise Fast 15 winner as part of the Technology Fast 50™ program in 2024 and is one of Ad Age’s Best Places to Work in 2024. Learn more about StackAdapt here: www.stackadapt.com. And if you're looking for a change, we'd love to have you on our team—check out our open roles by visiting: www.stackadapt.com/careers. StackAdapt is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We have teams and client support across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.
- LinkedIn followers
- 69,170
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,552
- Reported office locations
- 100 University Avenue, Floor 5, Toronto, ON M5J 1V6 , CA
- Business categories
- Ad Targeting
- Advertising Platforms
- Digital Marketing
- Marketing
- Mobile Advertising
- Advertising
- Ad Retargeting
- Machine Learning
- Video Advertising
- Other recorded names
- StackAdapt
- Specialties
- Advertising
- Native Ads
- Display Ads
- Audio Ads
- Connected TV Ads
- Programmatic Advertising
- Demand-side Platform
- Digital Advertising
- Cross-Channel Advertising
- Marketing Platform
- and Email Marketing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 536,611,643
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Information and Internet |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2014 |
| Specialties | AdvertisingNative AdsDisplay AdsAudio AdsConnected TV AdsProgrammatic AdvertisingDemand-side PlatformDigital AdvertisingCross-Channel AdvertisingMarketing Platform |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 42 |
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StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.
Engineering at StackAdapt: As an Engineer at StackAdapt, you will be directly involved in the development of our advertising platform, producing production level code that will have a direct impact on the success of our product. You will work with large data sets and have exposure to modern tech stacks around GoLang, Ruby on Rails, React, GraphQL and more. StackAdapt’s engineering organization believes in working collaboratively and cross functionally. You will get the opportunity to work in a diverse and flexible culture with dedicated career paths to help you succeed.
We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help lead our growing full-stack engineering team. The digital advertising industry is riddled with interesting challenges as we continue to scale out our platform with a fast-growing list of customers.
These are the teams that are currently hiring:
- Ivy: The Ivy team is building AI-powered experiences that help customers navigate and optimize complex advertising workflows more intuitively. Candidates will work at the intersection of applied AI, user experience, and large-scale advertising technology platforms.
- Developer Ecosystem: This team at StackAdapt focuses on building and supporting a thriving community of developers who integrate with, extend, and build upon our platform. We achieve this by providing essential tools, comprehensive documentation, and robust APIs, all designed to empower external developers and ensure their success. Our work also involves developing the necessary infrastructure to support our product offerings. We work closely with numerous internal teams to create solutions that benefit our users across various platforms, including our web platform, partner sites, applications, and AI assistants. Additionally, we actively engage with external partner developers, offering guidance and assistance to help them understand and resolve their challenges.
Watch our talk at Amazon Tech Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqu-a4gPuU
StackAdapt is a Remote First company, we are open to candidates located anywhere in Canada for this position.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Plays a key role in consistently advising the team on pragmatic technical approaches to problems that encourage engineering excellence and developer happiness
- Can structure coherent and iterative actionable plans toward delivering effective solutions across the planning surface
- Plans ahead by strategically architecting scalable web APIs, component libraries and backend systems that serve the team roadmap goals
- Collaborate with stakeholders from Data Science, Product & Design and other senior engineers across the organization to identify and solve technical challenges that drive impact across teams
- Advise teams on technical debt consolidation in ways that efficiently service our business needs
- Mentor the team and lead by example to uphold software development best practices in addition to conducting rigorous code and tech spec reviews
- Identify bottle-necks and general system-wide performance issues and offer actionable solutions to address them
- Be a significant individual contributor and a key asset in delivering critical projects that ultimately bring value to our customers
What You'll Bring to the Table:
- 6+ years of experience building highly performant web applications with outstanding UX
- Knowledge of our full-stack technologies is highly preferred - React, Typescript, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails and Go
- Extensive experience working with a test driven approach to writing code with one or more of our core full-stack (or comparable) technologies
- Experience collaborating closely with Product & Design to design, implement and iterate on high impact end-to-end product experiences
- Experience working with relational databases and key-value storesExperience analyzing, benchmarking and optimizing web application performance across the entire stack
- Experience leading large scale modernization efforts to revamp legacy systems from start to finish
- An appetite for unpacking complexity and simplifying it wherever possible
The compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in the posting country based on a global rate. It is informed by market data and the approved budget for this position. StackAdapt maintains different compensation ranges for roles across other countries and regions, and final offers will be aligned to the candidate’s current location. We do not ask candidates about current or prior salary history, and we will not use such information, if volunteered, in setting an offer.
This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Factors Influencing Final Compensation:
- The final compensation offer will be determined by a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to: the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities, and relevant education, licensure, and certifications.
- Other business factors, such as organizational needs and budget alignment, may also be considered in the final offer.
Base Salary Band
$170,400—$234,300 CAD
StackAdapter's Enjoy:
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.
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, superpower status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt.
StackAdapt is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know.
We use artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the resume reviews of candidates and assess their fit based on the criteria outlined in the job posting. We do not use AI to make any final hiring or interview decisions.
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:
G2 Top Software for 2026
2026 Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent and in Canada by Great Place to Work®
#1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel Advertising
2026 Winner in the (CTV/OTT) Product/Platform category for the 2026 ADWEEK Tech Stack Awards
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