Sr Staff Software Engineer, Agentic AI

About Moloco:

Moloco is a machine learning company empowering organizations of all sizes to grow and unlock the full value of their unique first-party data, elevating the traditional path to performance advertising. While the largest technology companies have proven the speed and scale of ad targeting using data, that same robust performance powered by machine learning has previously been unavailable beyond their platforms.

That's where Moloco steps in. With Moloco's powerful combination of cutting-edge machine learning technologies, we play a unique and visible role in shaping the digital economy, all while enabling companies to stay independent and scale.

An industry leader at the nexus of machine learning, performance marketing, and visionary product infrastructure, Moloco is advancing the advertising technology industry. We ranked in the top 10% of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies for 2023. We were recognized as one of 46 leading Cloud Computing companies, receiving the Stratus Award for 2023. That same year, we also received Google’s Cloud DevOps Dreamers Award, given to companies implementing DevOps practices to drive organizational success and high performance. Lastly, Moloco is a 2024-certified Great Place to Work!

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

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 carry out our mission, to empower businesses of all sizes to grow through operational machine learning.

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!

About the Team

This team is building the foundation for Moloco’s next-generation AI agentic platform—a scalable infrastructure designed to empower intelligent, automated decision-making at scale. The platform includes components such as a prompt store, orchestration engine, agent frameworks, and a data connector layer. Our mission is to drive real business impact by enhancing the productivity of internal teams (e.g., Sales) and improving customer experiences through intelligent automation.

The Impact You’ll Make

• Design and implement scalable, production-grade systems for agentic AI infrastructure
• Build components including the Prompt Store, Orchestrator/Sequencer, Data Connectors, and Agent Frameworks
• Enable intelligent agent behaviors to automate decision-making, support reasoning, and reduce time-to-insight for internal and customer-facing workflows
• Collaborate with product, ML, and data engineering to ensure system integration, performance, and agility
• Help drive the technical roadmap and influence broader AI strategy at Moloco

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend or systems engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing scalable and distributed infrastructure
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages
• Experience working with cloud-native systems and ML/AI pipelines
• Familiarity with orchestration tools, microservices architecture, and real-time data processing
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Experience working on LLM-based systems, agentic AI, or orchestration of autonomous agents
• Background in tools for campaign performance, troubleshooting, or optimization
• Startup or zero-to-one build experience
• Experience building frameworks that support modular, reusable agent components
• Passion for turning cutting-edge AI into practical, high-impact solutions

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:

$216,000 - $324,000 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.