As a Full-Stack Engineer at this early-stage startup, you will build the first two-sided marketplace connecting AI publishers with brands. You will own product slices end-to-end—from database schema to pixel-perfect UI—shipping features in hours that enable native, non-disruptive ads inside LLM-powered conversations for millions of daily active users.
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Full-Stack Engineer at Pre-seed AI advertising infrastructure startup
Join a high-caliber founding team building the first ad exchange for the AI era. Already serving millions of ads daily for Fortune 500 clients like Binance and TripAdvisor, this SF-based startup is creating the infrastructure layer for monetization inside LLM conversations. If you're a hungry builder who wants to own product end-to-end and ship code that impacts millions of users on day one, this is your chance to define a new category at the intersection of AI and Adtech.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Thrad
Pre-seed AI-native advertising infrastructure startup serving Fortune 500 clients
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Build and iterate on advertiser-facing dashboards and publisher integration tools using React, TypeScript, and FastAPI.
- Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency ad-serving APIs that process millions of daily impressions across a distributed infrastructure.
- Manage real-time data pipelines and analytics on ClickHouse and PostgreSQL to provide advertisers with instant performance metrics like CPC and ROAS.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Full-Stack Proficiency: Strong production experience with Python (Django/FastAPI), React, and PostgreSQL; ClickHouse or OLAP database experience is a major plus.
- Startup Veteran: Proven track record of building zero-to-one products in fast-paced environments where you successfully owned features from migration to deployment.
- Technical Depth: Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization for high-traffic APIs and real-time data streaming.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- First Mover Advantage: You will be defining an entirely new category of advertising infrastructure specifically designed for the generative AI and LLM era.
- Proven Traction: Join a lean, high-caliber founding team already serving millions of ads daily for global brands like Binance, Warner Music Group, and TripAdvisor.
- Direct Influence: Work alongside a CTO who is an ML PhD dropout and an ex-HubSpot founding engineer, making architectural decisions that shape the company's future.
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