Skimlinks operates a commerce affiliate platform connecting publishers to merchants, with embedded monetization technology across editorial content. The hiring mix—heavily weighted toward sales roles with minimal engineering capacity—reflects a business model driven by publisher acquisition and account management rather than product velocity. Active projects center on geographic expansion (Australia, EMEA/APAC), retention, and commercial enablement, while engineering challenges signal scaling friction in test automation and deployment stability.
Skimlinks is a publisher monetization platform owned by Taboola. The service connects publishers to merchant networks and automatically generates affiliate revenue from product links within editorial content, positioning commerce as an alternative revenue stream to advertising. The platform operates at scale: 60,000 publishers, 48,500 merchants, and approximately $2.5 million in daily sales. The product spans desktop, tablet, and mobile experiences and includes reporting, analytics, and compliance tooling (GDPR, EDAA, IAB certified). Based in London, the company operates across UK, US, and APAC regions.
Core stack: Python, JavaScript, SQL on GCP. Testing/QA: Cypress, Pytest, Cucumber, Postman. CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions. Monitoring: Sentry. Sales/operations: Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint. Also uses Taboola products.
London, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2007 and is a privately held subsidiary of Taboola.
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