Programmatic Operations interview practice
Prepare to explain how you would investigate and operate this role in production. Trace bid requests, buyer eligibility, header bidding handoffs and supply authorization across the complete auction path.
Operating workflow
- Validate the request, deal ID, buyer seat, currency and auction scope.
- Compare browser, server and ad server timestamps from one auction.
- Confirm price keys, line item matching and endpoint request coverage.
- Verify ads.txt, sellers.json and SupplyChain identifiers before escalating to demand.
Evidence you inspect
- OpenRTB request and response pairs
- Prebid auction timestamps
- No-bid reasons
- Price keys
- Supply authorization records
Skills demonstrated
- Prebid timing
- OpenRTB evidence
- Deal diagnostics
- ads.txt and schain
Authoritative references
- Prebid documentationPrebid.org
- OpenRTB specificationIAB Tech Lab
Updated August 4, 2026. Scenarios are based on current AdOps job workflows, official platform documentation and recurring support patterns.