Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Moloco Commerce Media

About Moloco:

Moloco builds some of the most powerful AI advertising solutions in the world. Our name-short for "machine learning company"-reflects our core mission: democratizing access to the advanced AI that has historically been reserved for tech giants. Led by machine learning pioneers who built some of the most successful ad systems at Google, including YouTube's monetization engine and key search advertising technologies, we're transforming how businesses grow and compete in the digital economy.

Built with AI from day one, Moloco's planet-scale machine learning platform powers a suite of solutions for advertising growth and monetization. Moloco Ads is an AI-powered platform that delivers real business outcomes for mobile app marketers through performance-based user acquisition. Moloco Commerce Media and Streaming Monetization solutions enable retailers, marketplaces, and streaming platforms to build revenue-generating ad businesses that balance user experience and advertiser performance.

Moloco is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Beijing, Singapore, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Tel Aviv, and Berlin.

Creating a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion and belonging is core to our existence. To reach our goals, diversity of talent and thought is a critical component of how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging gives us the greatest opportunity to achieve our vision to become the scaling engine for the Internet economy.

Moloco is a truly rewarding place to work and in an exciting period of growth, which you could be a part of. Join us today and apply now!

The Impact You'll Be Contributing to Moloco: 

• We're seeking a software engineer to help us design, develop and maintain the backend of our state of the art Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) product
• You will be responsible for developing an ML-based online advertising platform for the rapidly growing retail media industry
• You will play a pivotal role building and developing our enterprise-ready solution. We've determined clear market fit and are now seeking senior and staff engineers to refine the MCM product
• You will lead feature development, design, optimization, testing, and maintenance of software applications and solutions for internal and external end users
• You will mentor others on the team and have the opportunity to lead high-impact projects

The Opportunity: 

• Build and maintain core APIs for the ad campaign lifecycle in MCM: create, target, budget, bid, pace, pause, and approve.
• Deploy reporting and analytics APIs that provide answers to spend, performance, and attribution questions in near real-time and batch.
• Integrate billing and invoicing flows from start to finish: spend tracking, invoice generation, and multi-currency support.
• Design services that remain fast and reliable at scale.
• Collaborate with PM, data science, and partner teams to turn goals into clear milestones and documentation.
• Operate what you build: dashboards, alerts, runbooks, and an on-call rotation that is healthy and respectful.
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical design discussions.
• Explore and prototype next-generation features such as advanced ad performance analytics and creative-level reporting across millions of campaign items.

How Do I Know if the Role is Right For Me? 

• 8+ years of software engineering experience using one or more modern languages such as Go, Java, Python 
• Experience with enterprise SaaS applications
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering high-quality, innovative solutions
• Interest and experience in platforms in the advertising or e-commerce domains
• Experience working with large-scale distributed systems
• System design and development skills; from gathering requirements to design to implementation to production
• Experience in Cloud/Big Data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCE, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery etc.) 
• Programming fundamentals, testing, and common algorithms and structures
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills
• Growth mindset, with a passion for staying updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, and a willingness to share knowledge and mentor others
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Our Compensation And Benefits (for United States Residents Only)

In accordance with various state laws, the range provided is a reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. We also offer a competitive benefits package.

Base Pay Range:

$184,000—$256,000 USD

Moloco Thrive: Benefits and Well-Being:  

We take care of you and create the conditions for you to do the best work of your career. Through a lens of inclusion, we offer innovative benefits that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives.

Moloco Values: 

• Lead with Humility: Everyone's voice is respected, valued, and heard. With humility, we become more open and accessible to each other. We win, lose, and learn together. Accountability and feedback are essential to our success. 
• Uncapped Growth Mindset: We see all situations as opportunities to learn, grow, and improve as individuals and as an organization. We seek diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and promote experimentation to push the boundaries of what's possible. 
• Create Real Value: We pursue the most impactful opportunities with rigor and integrity. We take intelligent risks and make disciplined trade-offs to maintain deep focus. We help our customers win by delivering durable value. 
• Go Further Together: We're one team working towards one mission and vision. We collaborate proactively and inclusively, involving the right people at the right time and in the right way. We strive to create a more equitable workplace. We won't let each other fail. 

Additional Resources: 

• Moloco Company Blog 
• Moloco Leadership
• Moloco Newsroom 

Equal Opportunity: 

Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex and gender, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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