OpenX operates a supply-side platform (SSP) for publishers in programmatic advertising, with a polyglot backend spanning Java, Go, Erlang, Elixir, and Rust running on GCP + Kubernetes. The active project list reveals a company mid-pivot: while yield optimization and ad exchange features dominate, a significant thread of work targets connected TV (CTV) go-to-market and sales enablement — suggesting CTV is being positioned as a new growth vector. Pain points cluster around real-time scaling (low-latency integrations, deployment speed) and operational infrastructure (payroll compliance, cloud platform streamlining), indicating growing infrastructure debt as the platform scales.
Notable leadership hires: Business Development Director
OpenX is an independent supply-side platform (SSP) serving publishers and media companies in programmatic advertising. Founded in 2007, the company operates out of Pasadena, CA with 201–500 employees across engineering, sales, and data functions. The platform handles yield optimization, header bidding, and ad exchange operations across web and mobile, with emerging focus on connected TV. Recent hiring velocity targets sales leadership and senior engineering roles across the US, UK, Poland, Singapore, and Australia, signaling expansion into both client account management and technical infrastructure.
Java, Go, Rust, Erlang, Elixir, JavaScript, React, Python, C++, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and GCP. Jenkins and Spinnaker handle CI/CD.
Yield optimization, ad exchange data features, direct supply integrations, and go-to-market for connected TV (CTV). Also scaling low-latency real-time systems and improving cloud infrastructure reliability.
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