Software Engineer - Backend
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Compensation
- $180k – $250k
- Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
About this role
Koah Labs is building an ad network for AI-native products, focusing on monetization for publishers and audience reach for advertisers. As a backend engineer, you will ship foundational code, build scalable data models, design abstractions for ad formats, and evolve real-time auction and ad-decisioning systems.
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Culture & values
Builder-first culture tied to indie developer and founder community
Values people who have founded companies, built in public, or shipped and grown their own apps
High ownership culture with no rigid playbook
Team members trusted to try creative and sometimes unusual ideas
Close-knit and hands-on team with co-founders closely involved in hiring and strategy
Candidates often come in for lunch with the team to assess cultural fit
Primarily on-site work culture with most work happening in-office
Team works closely across marketing, growth/sales and engineering, product and design
Looks for fast learners and curious people who learn quickly
Prioritizes learning ability over prior industry experience
Small team of about 20 people
Distributed across San Francisco, New York, and remote locations
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