Full Stack Engineer

About Ovative Group:

Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm transforming how brands grow. We partner with leading names like American Eagle, Best Buy, Domino's, The Home Depot, Polaris, and UnitedHealth Group to build smarter media and measurement programs that drive real, profitable growth.


We don't just track performance-we redefine it. Powered by our proprietary intelligence platform, EMRge, and our holistic metric Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), we help brands connect revenue, customer, and brand outcomes into one clear picture of success. Our approach to full-funnel strategy, buying, and measurement delivers results that matter-and it's getting noticed. Our work has been recognized by Digiday, Google, USA Today, Inc. 5000, and Search Engine Land.

About the Role:
We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join our rapidly growing product and engineering development team. Our company specializes in enterprise-level media measurement and optimization across various industries.

In this role, you will be an integral part of a cross-functional team responsible for creating, optimizing, and maintaining scalable software and data solutions to enhance performance, stability, and scalability. You will work under the guidance of experienced team members and closely collaborate with stakeholders throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in iterative development practices, familiarity with version control systems like GitHub, and a passion for developing both conceptual and pragmatic problem-solving skills. You are curious about using modern AI tools as part of your daily workflow and can balance AI-assisted development with rigorous testing, documentation, and review. Your attention to detail and communication skills, both written and oral, will enable you to work directly with a variety of users, understand their objectives, and contribute to translating them into technical requirements and solutions. As a valuable team member, you will be encouraged to learn and grow in a supportive environment, actively participate in team activities, and set the foundation for your professional development.

Responsibilities of a Full Stack Engineer:
• Assist in designing, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• Contribute to the effort of identifying opportunities for automation with a focus on the operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Collaborate with your team to support translating business goals and user requirements into detailed, actionable technical requirements.
• Contribute to documentation and technical requirements, including software designs, evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals and formal recommendations and reports.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of robust, performant solutions that provide high customer impact at scale.
• Provide technical assistance to teammates as needed through collaboration and by sharing your expertise.
• Follow established software and product engineering best practices, including code quality, documentation, deployment, and testing.
• Explore new technologies and tools under guidance to enhance software development.
• Troubleshoot software issues with support from senior team members as needed.
• Participate in technical knowledge sharing with other team members.
• Stay current with emerging technology and software engineering innovations and continuously enhance skills.
• Adhere to SDLC and DevOps best practices, maintaining high standards of quality and security across all phases of development.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, internal LLM tooling) to explore solution options, generate scaffolding code, and improve development velocity while maintaining code quality and security.

Requirements:
• 3+ years of relevant web application development experience
• Experience with cloud-based platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Proficient in front-end languages: HTML/CSS, XML, JavaScript
• Proficient in one or more backend languages, API frameworks, and servers
• Experience with common frontend JavaScript frameworks
• Experience building and deploying containerized application code
• Experience collaborating with technical and business stakeholders to understand project requirements

Preferred:
• Experience with iterative development and Agile methodologies, including familiarity with SAFe or similar scaled frameworks
• Experience with, or a strong curiosity about, AI-assisted development tools and their practical applications
• Experience working with big data
• Experience with security best practices and tools
• Experience with authentication strategies
• Experience with microservices
• Experience in DevOps & CI/CD
• Experience working with databases

Pay Transparency:

At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of the total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits.

For our Sr. Analyst positions, including the position of Full Stack Engineer, our compensation range is from $75,000 to $93,000 on an annualized basis, with the potential for an annual bonus of up to 15% of base salary.

Working at Ovative Group:

We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.


At Ovative, culture isn't a buzzword-it's the reason we've been named a Top Workplace for ten years running. We lead with trust, transparency, and a commitment to doing the hard work others avoid.

We offer flexibility. You'll work from our Minneapolis, Chicago, or New York office on set days each week, and an option to work remote on others.


Our open floor plan reflects our open communication and flat structure-where interns collaborate with VPs, analysts partner with senior leaders, and our CEO engages with every team member. Together, we create an environment where smart, driven people can do their best work and support one another in the process.


We're equally committed to inclusion and belonging. Ovative fosters a workplace where everyone can participate and thrive-regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or other protected class status. Our benefits and policies reflect that commitment, from inclusive medical leave coverage for same-sex spouses to equitable care and support for all families.


Benefits:


We strive to hire and retain the best talent by offering fair, competitive compensation, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent health coverage. When the company performs well, we all benefit.


Some tangible benefits and amenities we enjoy:

• Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI

• Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams

• Generous paid vacation policy

• 401k match program

• Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners

• Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs

• Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan

• Sabbatical program

• Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program

• Shenanigan's Day

Additional information can be found at Ovative's Career Page.

The details of the benefits are covered by applicable plan documents for group benefits and by company policies where a plan document does not apply.

Working at Ovative won't be easy-but if you like challenging, hard work, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it has the potential to be the most rewarding job you'll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!


EEO & Accessibility:

Ovative is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a respectful, inclusive workplace for all. Applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics (e.g., color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity/, gender expression, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, marital/ status, familial status, military or veteran's status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, and any other status protected under applicable law).


We provide reasonable accommodations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law to qualified applicants and employees with disability, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

If you need assistance or accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Application Details and Process:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis, without current or future need for visa sponsorship. Ovative is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification documentation upon hire.

Open Until Filled or Otherwise Withdrawn:


We encourage interested candidates to apply early. The position will remain open for at least 10 business days from the first day of posting. After this time, if the position has not been filled, the posting will remain open until the position is filled, or until the posting is otherwise closed or withdrawn for business reasons.