Hey bflesch, a year ago we weren’t even running our own ad server and had just released an early v1 of our new ads management interface. It probably felt like the “worst ad management experience [you] have ever witnessed” because the other major ad management platforms have multiple years and hundreds of engineers/designers on us :) We’ve made substantial progress since then, I’d encourage you to not judge us too early and give it another shot, the platform and products are improving rapidly.
p.s. If any engineers or PMs are interested in helping us build out a world class, high-scale ad platform please get in touch (email in profile). We are hiring for senior and above positions in NY and SF.
If you work in the ad group, my advice is to fix the ad approval process. I've never had such a disappointing experience in my life. Seems like the approvers have editorial control based on personal preference over any objective evaluation. Since reddit is all about the ebs and flows of whats hot and whats not, sure is a shame your advertising platform is a joke at monetizing that because of the terrible approval process.
Thanks for the feedback! We are completely revamping the approval process over the next few months so I am expecting substantial improvement in this area.
p.s. If any engineers or PMs are interested in helping us build out a world class, high-scale ad platform please get in touch (email in profile). We are hiring for senior and above positions in NY and SF.