Programmatic ad monetization platform for publishers and app developers
Freestar operates a programmatic ad-tech stack built on Google Cloud (BigQuery, Looker, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes) with heavy data infrastructure: dbt, Apache Airflow, and custom monitoring systems power yield optimization and revenue detection. The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward data roles (8 of 14 open positions), with active projects around A/B testing frameworks, yield management monitoring, and publisher onboarding — indicating the core problem Freestar solves is yield volatility and revenue visibility for publishers at scale.
Freestar provides programmatic monetization solutions for publishers, e-commerce sites, and app developers. The platform automates ad operations and yield optimization, removing manual configuration and guesswork from publisher ad stacks. Founded in 2015 and based in Scottsdale, AZ, the company operates at 201–500 employees and is actively hiring across data, sales, and support functions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Brazil. Core product areas include auction mechanics, ad stack optimization, and real-time revenue monitoring.
Freestar runs on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Run, GCP), with data pipelines via Apache Airflow and dbt, monitoring in Looker, and infrastructure-as-code via Terraform and Kubernetes. Frontend stack includes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; Prebid and Google Ad Manager handle ad operations.
Current projects center on yield optimization (A/B testing frameworks, yield management monitoring, auction mechanics), publisher onboarding automation, analytic monitoring/alerting systems, and revenue-affecting issue detection—all aimed at reducing publisher ad operations overhead.
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