Software Engineer, Ad Serving - Moloco Commerce Media
Job Description
- Experience working in software development for ad tech.
- Experience working closely with PMs to refine requirements.
- Experience working closely with ML engineers and/or data scientists.
- Experience with API development.
- Design, develop, expand and maintain the ad serving engine of our next generation Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) product.
- Develop and maintain ad serving features that have a direct impact to our customers.
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of our back end service.
- Work on a sophisticated ad serving application built as a highly distributed system.
- Develop new features for our customer exposed APIs, directly impacting customers.
- Write server side code that can handle a large amount of traffic coming from world wide.
- Build systems on top of a public cloud infrastructure.
- Implement and utilize various data structures that fit the need of various applications.
- Constantly improve system efficiency both to lower latency and lower cost.
- Design and implement advanced logging and monitoring mechanisms.
- Design and implement fraud prevention/detection algorithms through analysis of complex time-series data.
- Collaborate with other SW/ML engineers and data scientists.
- Design features while implementing security measures for our systems in various layers.
- Ideate new features and architecture to improve our advertising platform with an uncapped growth mind set.
- Competitive benefits package.
- Innovative benefits that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families.
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 senior software engineer to help us design, develop, expand and maintain the ad serving engine of our next generation Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) product.
The Opportunity:
- Develop and maintain ad serving features that have a direct impact to our customers
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of our back end service
- Work on a sophisticated ad serving application built as a highly distributed system
- Develop new features for our customer exposed APIs, directly impacting customers
- Write server side code that can handle a large amount of traffic coming from world wide
- Build systems on top of a public cloud infrastructure
- Implement and utilize various data structures that fit the need of various applications
- Constantly improve system efficiency both to lower latency and lower cost
- Design and implement advanced logging and monitoring mechanisms
- Design and implement fraud prevention/detection algorithms through analysis of complex time-series data
- Collaborate with other SW/ML engineers and data scientists
- Design features while implementing security measures for our systems in various layers
- Ideate new features and architecture to improve our advertising platform with an uncapped growth mind set
How Do I Know if the Role is Right For Me?:
- 2+ years of software development experience on backend with high exposure to large scale distributed systems
- Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
- Excellent software development skills and fluency in at least one server programming language (Go, Java, C, C++, Rust etc.)
- Experience working in Cloud/Big Data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- System Design and development skills; from gathering requirements to design to implementation to testing to production
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and strategic planning
Preferred:
- Experience working in software development for ad tech
- Experience working closely with PMs to refine requirements
- Experience working closely with ML engineers and/or data scientists
- Experience with API development
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:
$156,000 - $203,000 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:
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.
Candidate Privacy Notice:
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