AI PRODUCT ENGINEER
You can turn an unclear operational problem into working software—and care equally about the interface, the model behavior, and what happens after launch.
TypeScript / Python / Product judgmentCAREERS / MANILA / GLOBAL
COME BUILD
STRANGE,
USEFUL THINGS.
A small, mixed team of Filipino builders and people who found their way here from elsewhere—making ambitious software work in the real world.
Find your lane TALENT RADAR / ON14.5995° N / 120.9842° E
01 / The invitation
THIS IS NOT A NORMAL
SOFTWARE JOB.
The briefs are often messy. The path is rarely obvious. You may be talking to an operator in the morning, prototyping by lunch, and testing a live workflow before the week is over. That is the job.
02 / Where you might fit
WE HIRE BUILDERS.
THE TITLES COME LATER.
These are the kinds of people we keep wanting to meet. Not every lane is open every week. Exceptional work is worth seeing before a requisition exists.
AUTOMATION + INTEGRATION ENGINEER
You like the hard middle: APIs, agents, data, events, edge cases, and the controls that make an automated workflow safe enough for real work.
Agents / APIs / Systems thinkingPRODUCT + EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
You can make complicated systems feel obvious. You prototype quickly, write clearly, and stay close enough to the build to shape the final behavior.
Product design / Prototypes / SystemsCREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
You move comfortably between code, motion, generative media, 3D, and storytelling—and know the difference between an impressive experiment and a useful experience.
WebGL / Motion / Generative mediaPRODUCT DELIVERY LEAD
You can hold the client context, product decisions, build sequence, and team momentum at once without turning the work into project-management theater.
Clarity / Ownership / Delivery03 / How the room works
SMALL TEAM.
HIGH CONTEXT.
Manila is our operating base. The standard is global. The work is collaborative, direct, and much more interested in the result than the performance of being busy.
CLOSE TO THE PROBLEM
The people shaping the idea stay close to the people building it.
SHOW WORK EARLY
A working slice teaches us more than a month of internal certainty.
OWN THE OUTCOME
We care whether the system works in the operation—not whether our handoff looked complete.
SAY THE TRUE THING
Direct, generous communication beats polite ambiguity every time.
04 / The honest fit check
YOU'LL PROBABLY
LIKE IT HERE IF…
GOOD SIGNAL
- You enjoy an ambitious brief before every answer is known.
- You show unfinished work early enough for feedback to matter.
- You can move fast without becoming careless.
- You care whether the person using the system succeeds.
PROBABLY NOT
- You need several layers of approval before taking a step.
- You are more excited by the newest tool than the actual problem.
- You want to own a narrow handoff instead of the outcome.
- You hide uncertainty until it becomes somebody else's emergency.
05 / Make first contact
SHOW US WHAT
YOU'VE MADE.
Skip the ceremonial cover letter. Send the best thing you have built, the hardest problem you helped solve, and a few honest lines about why Kooya feels interesting.
Introduce yourself hello@kooya.ph · Manila / Global