Closed month report
AdTech Hiring Report – August 2026
Monthly AdTech hiring trends based on job openings created in August 2026 across programmatic, Ad Ops, CTV, Retail Media, Measurement, Engineering and related companies. The report includes active and expired jobs because it measures hiring activity during the closed month.
Period: August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026, using UTC month boundaries.
Openings created
1,199
Companies hiring
75
Locations / cities
164
Remote / hybrid share
53%
Top hiring company
The Trade Desk
Top hiring city
New York 🇺🇸
Top category
Engineering
Engineering jobs
771
Expanded metric using the Engineering category and broader technical role signals.
Key insights
- The Trade Desk created the most tracked openings in August 2026, with 132 jobs.
- Engineering was the largest formal job category, with 240 openings (20%).
- Remote or hybrid roles accounted for 53% of openings, covering 640 jobs.
- Using the Engineering category together with broader technical role signals, engineering-related positions accounted for 771 openings (64%).
- Python, SQL and AI were the most common skills or tags mentioned in job posts.