Full Stack Developer

About us Nova provides advertising technology to hundreds of media companies around the world including publishers, buy-side media agencies, and ad tech platforms. American Express, Dell, L’Oréal, McDonalds, Microsoft, P&G, Samsung, Spotify, Lego, Intel, Starbucks, Gucci, Dyson, and Unileaver are some of the 5,000+ brands that have used our ad solutions. Our AI-powered suite of ad tools provides media companies all of the tools they need to sell, plan, build, traffic, and optimize ad campaigns. Our Social Display & Video solutions are used by agencies and publishers to extend social ads & campaigns from TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and more onto web (display) & video (CTV) ad inventory. Our Branded Content solution is used by publishers to power native ads across their websites & apps. Over 2,500 publisher sites have delivered over 100 billion direct-sold native ads using Nova over the past several years. Our team is our “secret sauce” that must be experienced to be fully understood and appreciated. You’ll work with a talented, diverse, fun, knowledgeable, hard-working, experienced, and capable team that loves to work hard and play hard! We’re a 100% remote team: we keep in touch with each other via Slack and Zoom. You must have access to your own workspace with a reliable broadband internet connection (annual stipend for office expenses will be provided). From time-to-time, we hold “on-sites” in person to give everyone some face time with their colleagues (will involve very occasional travel). About the role We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to join our Engineering team, reporting to the EVP Product & Engineering. We’re looking for a proficient software developer - years of experience is less important than skill, virtue, a strong desire to learn & improve, and an inclination towards our problem domain. The role is focused on web development & related infrastructure automation. We are looking for a developer who is comfortable and confident writing Python, SQL, and JavaScript on a daily basis. Competitive salary based on your experience and ability to contribute. About you The following soft skills are an absolute necessity. These may strike you as the usual “required skills” platitudes, but their importance cannot be understated or ignored: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English . You need to be able to understand a situation, convey a point clearly, and ensure all sides understand each other. You must be able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of mediums and contexts, including: git commit messages, pull request descriptions, code review comments, GitHub issue descriptions, Slack messages, etc. Personality traits that emphasize curiosity and perseverance . You thrive on problem solving and tinkering, and enjoy daily challenges. You are comfortable with self-guided learning of new technologies, frameworks, and concepts. When speed is the utmost priority, you can be fast & nimble; but you can also be relentless, thorough, and exhaustive when the situation demands it. High level of comfort with multi-tasking and prioritization. You will work on projects across various applications, ad formats, and backend services. You have no trouble diving into unfamiliar code and can quickly grasp the underlying system design. Tech stack You should be familiar with a healthy subset of the following: Languages: Python JavaScript TypeScript HTML CSS Frameworks/libraries: Django React Tailwind FastAPI FastHTML jQuery Puppeteer Jest Node Databases: MySQL Mongo Redis Clickhouse Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Kubernetes Docker Terraform Linux