Software Engineer, Backend (AI-Native Ad Network)

An early-stage startup building an ad network for AI-native products, helping publishers monetize and advertisers reach new audiences, is hiring a Backend Software Engineer.

What you’ll do

• Ship foundational backend code and own production services end to end
• Build scalable data models and abstractions for new ad formats
• Evolve real-time auction and ad-decisioning systems
• Take services through the full development lifecycle with a small, senior team

What you bring

• 3+ years as a backend engineer owning production services
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or Python, PostgreSQL, Redis and Kafka; React/TypeScript a plus
• Familiarity with OLAP databases such as ClickHouse or with Terraform, and AWS-based observability
• Nice to have: ad tech or bidding systems, trading-firm or early-stage startup experience

Hybrid in San Francisco. Visa transfers and sponsorship available.