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We’ve gone from 0 to XXM users in our publisher network in 45 days of inception.\nBackground\nWith AI becoming the primary surface of interaction for internet users, it is inevitable that digital advertising will happen within AI experiences (including but not limited to chat).\nElo is aggregating supply across consumer AI apps to help them monetize their users via ads and help advertisers reach the right audience at the right moment.\nWe’re backed by top funds like PearVC and Audacious Ventures who’ve invested in billion dollar companies like Doordash and WorkOS. We also have advisors from mobile ad-tech and large consumer AI companies helping us in our mission. Founder is a published researcher and has previously built AI infrastructure at Google.\nProgress \nWe’ve already solved the hardest cold start problem with ad networks: onboarding both advertisers and publishers. Now, we need to build and improve the core infrastructure to serve the most contextually relevant ads at the right moment.\nRole\n Founding engineer who’ll help us design the engine for ad delivery inside AI experiences and supporting infrastructure. 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