QA Engineer

About Times Internet
At Times Internet, we create premium digital products that simplify and enhance the lives of
millions. As India’s largest digital products company, we have a significant presence across a wide range of categories, including News, Sports, Fintech, and Enterprise solutions.Our portfolio features market-leading and iconic brands such as TOI, ET, NBT, Cricbuzz, Times Prime, Times Card, Indiatimes, Whatshot, Abound, Willow TV, Techgig and Times Mobile among many more. Each of these products is crafted to enrich your experiences and bring you closer to your interests and aspirations.

As an equal opportunity employer, Times Internet strongly promotes inclusivity and diversity. We are proud to have achieved overall gender pay parity in 2018, verified by an independent audit conducted by Aon Hewitt.
We are driven by the excitement of new possibilities and are committed to bringing innovative
products, ideas, and technologies to help people make the most of every day. Join us and take us to the next level!

About the Business Unit (across Colombia)
Colombia is a contextual AI-driven AdTech platform that revolutionizes digital advertising with
cutting-edge technology. By utilizing advanced machine learning and AI, Colombia delivers
highly targeted and personalized ad experiences, ensuring optimal engagement and
performance. Our platform seamlessly integrates with publishers and advertisers, offering robust
solutions for display, video, and native advertising.
With over 650 million unique users monthly, Colombia leverages data-driven insights to provide
unmatched reach and engagement. As part of India’s largest premium content network, we
ensure high-quality user interaction and engagement. With over 15 billion recommendations per
month & 650 Mn + unique users, we guarantee massive audience reach.
Utilizing AI & ML models for lookalike audience creation, bid prediction, and contextual
targeting, Colombia enhances campaign effectiveness and user engagement. Our AI-powered
user segmentation and article annotation streamline processes, delivering more accurate and
relevant user experiences.
Experience the future of advertising with Colombia...

About the Role:

We are looking for a skilled AdTech QA Specialist to support our operations across ad platforms, reporting pipelines, and performance dashboards. This is a versatile technical role involving API integrations, crawler development, and automation of reporting flows across platforms like Google Ad Manager (GAM), Google Ads, Google Analytics, and custom data sources.
The ideal candidate is someone who can think like a developer and act like a problem-solver—comfortable writing python script that scales, automates, and simplifies recurring tasks across our ad operations and analytics processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Python scripts and tools for automating reports, monitoring KPIs, and fetching campaign data from various platforms.
  
• Write and maintain web crawlers to fetch information from web pages and ad delivery endpoints.
  
• Create data pipelines that process, store, and sync data with Google Sheets, BigQuery, Dashboards, and internal tools.
  
• Automate performance dashboards, blending data from multiple sources using APIs or Apps Script.
  
• Debug and resolve API errors or data discrepancies in reports.
  
• Implement scheduling and error-handling mechanisms for daily/weekly tasks using tools like cron, Airflow, or custom schedulers.
  
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand campaign KPIs and deliver automated insights.

• 1 + yrs of Strong programming skills in Python (mandatory).
  
• Proficiency in API integrations and handling REST, SOAP, or GraphQL APIs.
  
• Hands-on experience with data manipulation libraries and Google APIs (Sheets, Drive, Gmail).
  
• Familiarity with web scraping tools.
  
• Ability to write modular, reusable, and well-documented scripts.
  
• Strong troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.

• Experience with Google Apps Script for spreadsheet and email automation.
  
• Exposure to SQL, BigQuery, or other cloud databases.
  
• Knowledge of cron jobs, Linux-based scripting, or CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Familiarity with ad tech KPIs: CPM, CTR, viewability, IVT, pacing, etc.