Software Engineer, Early Career

Posted 5 Days Ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
120K-160K Annually
Entry level
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Software • Generative AI
The Role
Develop software for an AI-focused advertising network, shaping ad experiences used by millions. Work across the stack, take ownership of meaningful projects, make technical decisions, collaborate with design, product, and data teams, and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-paced, in-person environment.
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Who We Are
Koah Labs is building the ad network to power the next generation of AI-native products. Our mission is to help publishers monetize and help advertisers reach the right audience — without compromising speed, UX, or privacy.

We’re a small, tight-knit team in San Francisco with backgrounds at X, Apple, Meta and early-stage startups. We’ve raised from top investors and are growing fast with real traction on both the publisher and advertiser sides of the marketplace.

Working at Koah means joining at the ground floor: you’ll ship code that shapes the company and the ecosystem we’re building. We move quickly, operate with high trust, and care deeply about craft.

 

Our Stack

  • Infra: Terraform, AWS, LGTM (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir), Tailscale, Cloudflare

  • Data: PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, Kafka, Python

  • Core Application: Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript

  • SDKs: iOS, Android, Web, Flutter, React Native

 

In this role, you will:

  • Help shape core ad experiences and shape how people see ads across our ad network

  • Tackle meaningful challenges with increasing autonomy, crafting code that millions of users will experience

  • Take ownership of projects that matter, make critical technical decisions, and contribute your unique perspective to our product vision.

  • Work alongside passionate experts across design, product, and data to create the advertising experience in this new era

 

You might thrive in this role if you:

  • Enjoy proactively communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Are comfortable working across the stack, tackling new tasks out of your comfort zone, and can handle ambiguity

  • Work well in-person and enjoy fast feedback loops

  • Enjoy breaking down problems and testing your hypotheses

  • Get excited about end-to-end ownership within high agency environments

Skills Required

  • Proactive communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Comfort working across the stack and tackling unfamiliar tasks
  • Ability to work effectively in person and adapt to fast feedback loops
  • Ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity
  • Problem-solving skills, including breaking down problems and testing hypotheses
  • Interest in end-to-end ownership and high-agency environments
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
17 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

Koah is the GenAI Ad Network: Publishers can monetize AI chat without compromising UX — and advertisers can reach high-intent users with 1:1 engagement inside GenAI environments. Native-built for AI, optimized for performance, and backed by Forerunner Ventures and South Park Commons — Koah is the go-to ad network for monetizing GenAI. 📬 Reach out at [email protected] to get started.

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