Koah Labs is hiring an Early Career Software Engineer in San Francisco, offering an excellent opportunity for an aspiring software engineer to begin or accelerate their career at a growing technology company. If you enjoy building software, solving technical problems, and working in a collaborative environment, this role could be a strong fit for launching your engineering career.
Job Overview
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Koah Labs |
| Role | Early Career Software Engineer |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field |
| Job Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Salary | $120,000–$160,000 USD per year |
| Work Type | On-site |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Level | Early Career / Entry Level |
| Industry | Technology / Software |
Job Description
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
Selection Process
- Application and resume screening
- Initial recruiter or hiring team conversation
- Technical assessment or coding interview
- Technical and behavioral interviews
- Final interview with the hiring team
- Offer and background verification
How to Apply
- Review the Early Career Software Engineer position and requirements.
- Prepare your updated resume highlighting relevant technical skills and projects.
- Submit your application through the official Koah Labs hiring portal.
- Complete any required technical assessment.
- Participate in the interview process if shortlisted.
- Follow up with the hiring team regarding the application status.
