Senior Data / Product Engineer

Senior Data / Product Engineer

Location : San Francisco, CA (In-person)

Compensation : $150K-$220K + 1-2% equity

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About KOA Labs

KOA Labs is building the monetization layer for AI. We're creating the ad network for generative AI applications , helping developers seamlessly integrate contextual ads that capture value from free users without disrupting user experience.

Founded in 2024, KOA is tackling the $1T+ advertising industry by enabling AI-native monetization and accelerating the creation of AI applications. With a lean team of

Learn more : www.koahlabs.com | KOA Labs on LinkedIn

Why Join Us

At KOA, you'll join a high-caliber, mission-driven, and fun team where engineers own projects end-to-end. You'll work on systems that soon will operate at the scale of modern analytics platforms - high-volume, low-latency, and deeply queryable . Every line of code you write will contribute directly to defining the future of AI monetization.

What You'll Work On

Example projects you might own :

• Building real-time data pipelines with Debezium to stream changes from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse for analytics.
• Reducing p99 latency in core write paths by optimizing SQL execution, implementing retries, and enforcing strict timeouts.
• Designing algorithms to tune CTR and conversion metrics in our ad matcher from impression / click data.
• Running regression analysis to improve predictive ad matching features .
• Setting up experiment tracking and observability tooling with logs and custom metrics.

Our Stack & Tooling

Who We're Looking For

You might be a fit if you :

Requirements

Compensation & Perks

Reporting

You'll report directly to : Mike Choi (LinkedIn)