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How Smartly hires

Truth index
A 89/100
Median time to fill
56 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
43%
Reposted roles
0%

Smartly scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 30 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 43% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 56 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Smartly is a Finnish advertising technology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Helsinki. Its platform automates creative production and social media ad buying. The service manages billions of dollars in ad spend.

News

News newsletter.signoz.io 8 months ago
How to Reduce Telemetry Volume by 40% Smartly (Java)
But with great power comes great responsibility.
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News stateofstreaming.com 11 months ago
As consumer journeys converge, why is brand advertising still stuck in silos?
In an era of converged media, consumers seamlessly navigate between social feeds and streaming television, often using multiple screens at once. By 2025, nearly four out of five adults will engage with devices simultaneously, creating a fluid, always-on j
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News adweek 1 year ago
Smartly's Laura Desmond Predicts a Renaissance for Creativity With AI
Unlike past changes, AI is accelerating everything.
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3410: Smartly CEO Laura Desmond on how AI is Rewriting the Rules of AdTech
I invited Laura Desmond, CEO of Smartly, to make sense of what feels like the biggest shake-up in marketing since the mobile era. She has led through every...
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News Cheddar 1 year ago
Ad Dollars at War: Big Tech's Battle for Brands
Laura Desmond, CEO of Smartly, explores how Big Tech giants are competing for ad dollars in a shifting digital landscape and how Smartly is here to help.
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Award Digiday 1 year ago
Equativ, Contentful and Yahoo are among this year's Digiday Technology Awards finalists
This year's finalists for the Digiday Technology Awards reflect the rapid evolution of digital marketing, where AI-powered personalization, omnichannel programmatic strategies and privacy-first approaches are driving innovation. As regulations grow more s
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News Business Insider 1 year ago
Advertisers are thinking about tariffs, but they haven't cut spending. Check back in a month, says an industry veteran.
If warnings about the impact of tariffs on the US economy come true, ad spending will crater. But it hasn't so far, Smartly CEO Laura Desmond says.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Smartly over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
72
Postings analysed
47
Stack modernity
80/100AI adopter
Languages
TypeScript47%
JavaScript47%
Node JS36%
Python30%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js34%
PyTorch15%
TensorFlow15%
PyTorch C++6%
Databases
PostgreSQL38%
BigQuery13%
Google BigQuery13%
Redis11%
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes32%
AWS19%
GCP19%
Apache Kafka19%
AI & ML
LLM2%
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Full Smartly tech stack 72 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$150k
Typical range
$40k – $250k
Open positions
12
10 Jobs
Junior 10%
Middle 10%
Senior 40%
Staff 20%
Architect 20%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $75k $75k
Middle 1 $100k $100k
Senior 4 $160k $130k – $160k
Staff 2 $165k $140k – $190k
Architect 2 $218k $185k – $250k
Highest paying role Vice President, Agency Partnerships - North America $250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Smartly By role, level and city, against the market · 12 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
76/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
57
14 opened / 32 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
57 days
faster than 25% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Customer Success
19% ▼
Sales
16% ▲
Backend
12%
Marketing
12% ▲
HR
9% ▲
Analytics
5% ▼
Actively hiring for Customer Success (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Philippines Oct 2026
Added HubSpot to stack Oct 2026
Added Model Context Protocol to stack Oct 2026
Added Docker to stack Sep 2026
New location: Hong Kong Sep 2026
Added Dimensional Modeling to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Kotlin to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026
Added Marketo to stack Sep 2026
Added Looker to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
27
Hiring now
10
Countries
19
Busiest office
Helsinki
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Helsinki Finland
HQ
Helsinki
19 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 79% engineering 16% remote 50-200 est. staff $40k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Data Science, Leadership
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
New York United States
Sales office
New York
16 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $149k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Finance, Marketing
seen since Jul 2024 careers board, job postings
Manila Philippines
Support & operations
Manila
7 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Solutions, Customer Success, Analytics
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Mexico City Mexico
Remote hub
Mexico City
6 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 100% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, Leadership, Design
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Berlin Germany
Support & operations
Helsinki
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 20% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Data Science, Backend
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Chicago United States
Regional office
Illinois
3 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $160k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Finance, Sales
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
London United Kingdom
Regional office
London
1 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
São Paulo Brazil
Support & operations
São Paulo
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Singapore Singapore
Sales office
Singapore
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Support & operations
Hong Kong
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Bengaluru India
Regional office
Bangalore
10-50 est. staff
seen since May 2026 careers board
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Regional office
Dubai
1-10 est. staff
seen since Feb 2026 careers board
Madrid Spain
Regional office
Madrid
1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
seen since Aug 2026 careers board
Paris France
Regional office
Paris
careers board
San Francisco United States
Regional office
San Francisco
careers board
Tokyo Japan
Regional office
Tokyo
careers board
Amsterdam Netherlands
Regional office
Amsterdam
careers board
Warsaw Poland
Regional office
Warsaw
careers board
Sydney Australia
Regional office
Sydney
careers board
Tel Aviv Israel
Regional office
Tel Aviv
careers board
Dublin Ireland
Regional office
Dublin
careers board
Miami United States
Regional office
Florida
careers board
Seattle United States
Regional office
Washington
careers board
Omaha United States
Regional office
Nebraska
careers board
Boston United States
Regional office
Massachusetts
careers board
Austin United States
Regional office
Texas
careers board
Ramat Gan Israel
Regional office
Ramat Gan
careers board

Jobs

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