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# Senior Data Engineer, Big Data and Cloud at Vistar Media

- **Company:** Vistar Media
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vistar/be9e9c48-865c-495d-9353-a204fd68b160

## Job description

Vistar Media is the home of out-of-home (OOH). As a global ad tech company and the world's largest digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising marketplace, we offer technology designed to make buying and selling OOH media easier. Our goal is simple: to help the world's marketers leverage OOH's unique ability to motivate and delight.

From strategic partnerships with major media owner networks to executing impactful campaigns with renowned global brands such as Nestlé, Porsche, Target, and Levi's, our team is filled with passionate, innovative, and collaborative problem solvers, engaging and entertaining consumers like you in the real world. Find your home in out-of-home - find your people at Vistar.

As of January 2025, Vistar Media was acquired by T-Mobile and is now part of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions. By combining our DOOH expertise with T-Mobile’s unique customer insights and expansive omnichannel capabilities, we’re creating new opportunities to innovate at scale and make a meaningful impact on the future of out-of-home media.

At T-Mobile Advertising Solutions (T-Ads), we're building privacy-first advertising and data products powered by advanced machine learning, large-scale data processing, and cloud technologies. Our proprietary algorithms enable rich consumer insights, intelligent audience solutions, and measurable performance for advertisers while maintaining a strong commitment to consumer privacy.

We are adding a creative and motivated Senior Data Engineer to join our team, where you’ll use modern technologies in big data, cloud, and metadata. As a tech-first product company, the work you do will have a direct impact on our customers and the business. You'll work closely with other engineers, data scientists, and product managers, gaining a holistic understanding of how our systems come together.

We adhere to structured design principles inspired by Lean Development, and we encourage continuous learning and growth. As part of our team, you'll enjoy mentoring, brainstorming, and pairing up to tackle ambitious challenges. Our supportive culture fosters a collaborative atmosphere where everyone can thrive.

- Job Responsibilities:
- Design and develop data engineering solutions that enable data pipelines, visualization, and analytical tools to support business requirements.
- Innovate, implement, support, and iterate on scalable big data pipelines and ETL processes.
- Write robust, efficient, and highly maintainable code in Python, Spark and Scala.
- Contribute to team knowledge sharing and drive the advancement of new data engineering capabilities.
- Assist technical, product, and operational leaders in project definition, including estimating, planning, and scoping work to meet objectives.
- Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

Education and Work Experience:

- Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 3 years of related experience (Required)
- Acceptable areas of study include Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related subject area (Required)
- 4-7 years Hands-on implementation and architectural familiarity with streaming data, relational and non-relational databases, and distributed processing technologies. (Required)
- 4-7 years Designing and developing advanced data engineering tasks in Python, SQL, Spark, and related Python libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, scipy, numpy). (Required)
- 4-7 years Advanced knowledge in building complex data pipelines and cloud bases services (GCP) to support robust and scalable infrastructure (Airflow, Kafka). (Required)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Strong background in software engineering, large-scale data and algorithms, cloud architecture, and design thinking. (Required)
- Experience with production-level engineering around GIS and geospatial data processing. (Preferred)
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for DataOps.
- Ability to work quickly and precisely, capturing requirements and designing before implementation.
- Knowledge of Google BigQuery and tools for solving data-centric problems and working with graph datasets and databases.

Base Pay Range: $105,100 - $189,600

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ353917¶dox=1

If you’re ambitious, highly driven, and interested in making an impact, Vistar is the place for you. Apply to join our team… we’ll see you out there.

## About Vistar Media

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Vistar Media provides a programmatic platform and software solutions that connect marketers, media owners, and audiences to power out-of-home (OOH) advertising campaigns globally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by T-Mobile in January 2025)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, United States
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Michael Provenzano (CEO & Co-Founder) and Ben Baker (CIO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Advertising Services, Ad Tech, Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) Programmatic
- **Target customers**: B2B - brands, advertising agencies, and media owners (supply-side) globally
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To help marketers leverage out-of-home advertising’s unique ability to motivate, delight, persuade, and captivate by providing the scale, data, and expertise needed to capture a better kind of attention in the real world.

## Products & Services
- **[Vistar Marketplace]**: The world’s most extensive programmatic OOH inventory exchange, allowing marketers to buy ad space across a vast network of digital billboards, transit ads, place-based screens, and more.
- **[Vistar Ad Server]**: An ad serving and campaign management platform that enables precise targeting, measurement, and optimization of OOH campaigns.
- **[Vistar for Media Owners]**: A suite of tools designed for media owners to manage, price, and automate the sale of their OOH inventory, providing access to Vistar’s extensive demand-side partner network.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Acquired by T-Mobile for **$600 million** (January 13, 2025). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistar-media) – See Financials
- **Key Metric**: **Annual Revenue of $23.4M** (LinkedIn estimate); **Total Funding** of $2.8M prior to acquisition.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Valhalla Partners (lead investor in Seed round). Parent company: T-Mobile USA, Inc. (part of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions).
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Recent strategic acquisitions: Acquired **ADstruc** (April 2024) and **Sage + Archer** (May 2022) to expand technology and market share. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistar-media)
    - **6.7% YoY headcount growth** (+22 people), now at 301 employees.
    - Operates in 16 countries including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, and Germany.
    - Active job postings increased **54.5% year-over-year**. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistar-media)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Inventory**: Hosts the world’s most extensive OOH inventory, offering hyper-local and global reach from a single platform.
- **Proven Leadership**: Founded by Michael Provenzano, who previously co-founded Invite Media (the first universal DSP for display advertising, acquired by Google in 2010).
- **T-Mobile Backing**: Post-acquisition, Vistar benefits from the resources, data, and reach of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, providing a significant competitive moat.
- **End-to-End Platform**: Provides a full-stack solution for both buyers (demand-side) and sellers (supply-side), creating a strong network effect.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global Expansion**: Deepening presence in EMEA and APAC, with dedicated managing directors for those regions.
- **Product Innovation**: Continuing to build out its programmatic platform with advanced data, measurement, and targeting capabilities.
- **Integration with T-Mobile**: Leveraging the parent company’s data and mobile ecosystem to enhance OOH targeting and attribution.
- **Marketplace Growth**: Expanding its supply-side partnerships to bring new and diverse OOH inventory into its programmatic exchange.

## Why Work Here
- **Strong Culture**: Vistar emphasizes a culture of "hustle with heart," "blunt truth, sharp results," and being "knowledge junkies." They describe themselves as a "community, not a spreadsheet" and focus on genuine connections.
- **Growth & Development**: The company invests in professional development through career resources and an employee recognition program. [vistarmedia.com/careers](https://www.vistarmedia.com/careers)
- **Tech Stack**: Engineers work with TypeScript, React, Python, GoLang, Java, Scala, and AWS, with openness to new technologies. [vistarmedia.com/careers](https://www.vistarmedia.com/careers)
- **Hybrid/Virtual**: Interviews are conducted virtually or onsite depending on the role. The company has a vibrant office environment with perks.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
    - Comprehensive health coverage including an employer-sponsored One Medical subscription.
    - Quarterly lifestyle stipend for well-being.
    - Generous PTO for work-life balance.
    - Retirement planning with a company match.
    - Paid parental leave.
    - Office perks: complimentary snacks, drinks, weekly lunches, and company-sponsored events.
- **Interview Process**: Typically a recruiter phone screen, followed by 2-3 team interviews, and a project/presentation round. Recruiters provide feedback within 3-5 business days.

## Sources
1. [vistarmedia.com](https://www.vistarmedia.com/)
2. [vistarmedia.com/careers](https://www.vistarmedia.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com/company/vistar-media](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vistar-media)

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