About the job
Katapult Labs seeks a Staff Full-Stack Engineer based in Colombia to join a founding team building an AI-driven ad tech platform for regulated US sportsbooks and casino operators. This partner company, shaped by experience with major sports betting and gaming brands, is developing a Slack-first, AI-native operating layer for advertising. The platform focuses on compliance, creative generation at scale, and data-driven campaign management across channels like Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, and Apple Ads.
Role overview
This role centers on backend architecture and is critical to the early technical direction of the product. As the second core engineer, you will work closely with AI workflows, large language model orchestration, and creative generation pipelines. The position requires hands-on involvement in integrating with external APIs for regulated ad platforms, where accuracy and compliance are essential due to the potential for financial or legal impact.
What you will do
- Design and build backend systems that support AI-driven advertising workflows
- Develop and maintain integrations with external ad platform APIs, ensuring safe and compliant operations
- Collaborate on creative generation pipelines and performance learning features
- Help shape technical standards for auditability and operational safety in a compliance-sensitive environment
Requirements
- Experience in full-stack engineering, with a strong focus on backend architecture
- Background working in ad tech or other environments where compliance and auditability are critical
- Ability to build systems that are safe by default and support high-stakes, regulated operations
- Familiarity with AI workflows, LLM orchestration, or creative automation is a plus
