Staff Software Engineer, Moloco
Ad Serving, Moloco Commerce Media
$216-270k
Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions
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Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$216-270k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses of all sizes to grow through operational machine learning.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years software development experience using one or more modern languages such as Java, C++, Go, and Python
- 2+ years of leadership experience in delivering technical projects with a small (3+) team of engineers
- Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, from requirements gathering and design to implementation and production deployment
- Experience in building platforms for digital advertising or e-commerce applications
- Experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, GCE, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery etc.)
- Experience working directly with customers having varying levels of technical knowledge, and translating their ambiguous requirements into actionable roadmaps and technical solutions
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain cross-functional and customer relationships
- Willingness to travel as needed (up to 15% travel)
- Communication proficiency, capable of elaborating engineering concepts and product features in detail even to non-technical audiences
What the job involves
- Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) is growing its engineering team to support our expanding number of customers with engineering rigor and efficiency
- We are looking for an experienced engineer, who can both lead complicated feature developments from end to end and can provide deep technological consultations both to customers and our business team members alike
- Our systems will need to be supported at a global scale handling billions of ad auctions per day, while our cutting-edge machine learning (ML) delivers high performance for advertisers and quality experiences for retail shoppers
- The Ad Serving team in MCM engineering is responsible for the foundational systems underlying this platform, closely collaborating with campaign management, data infrastructure, and customer integrations
- Design, develop and operate an end-to-end enterprise platform that remains fast, reliable and secure at scale
- Build and maintain APIs and features for ad serving, while shaping the technical roadmap for the future of the product
- Provide technical leadership and guidance for both internal/external engineering teams and cross functional business teams
- Directly engage with customers to identify gaps, translate real world needs into engineering solutions, and deliver outcomes including legacy platform migrations, data connectors, bespoke features, workflows and analytics
- Contribute to the strategic vision of the platform, strongly influencing technical decisions and long-term architecture
- Explore and prototype next generation features including those enabled by generative AI
Our take
Moloco offers a cutting-edge platform that allows app developers and eCommerce marketplaces to fuel their growth through machine learning-driven advertising. Its suite of tools enables users to fine-tune campaigns, enhance user engagement, and broaden outreach, ultimately boosting profitability.
Positioned as the premier demand-side platform for ad performance across the open internet, Moloco has experienced substantial growth, securing significant funding and achieving Unicorn status in mid-2021. At the core of its Cloud DSP and Retail Media Platform lies a powerful ML engine leveraging deep neural networks (DNNs), facilitating automated, profitable, and scalable growth strategies for marketers.
Continuously evolving its flagship DSP with advanced features, Moloco consistently sets new benchmarks in ad spend. With expansion into retail media and MLaaS offerings, Moloco aims to democratize access to advanced machine learning capabilities for businesses of all sizes.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Apr 2021
$20m
SERIES C
Total funding: $191.6m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness: Competitive health (100% coverage for you), dental, vision and life insurance for you and your family. In addition, enjoy membership to Calm, Headspace, Spring Health, as well as fitness and health reimbursements
- Professional development: $2,500 Learning and Development stipend annually to grow yourself professionally
- Food and snacks: Enjoy lunch on us. We bring lunch in for employees everyday, In addition, our kitchens are filled with healthy snacks and beverages for you to enjoy
- Paid parental leave: Our parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers have you covered when you welcome a new child into your family
- Unlimited vacation: We encourage team members to take time off to relax and recharge with our flexible paid time off policy. We also offer leave time for various reasons
- Financial benefits: We provide equity and generous retirement benefits that help you prepare for your future. In addition, home office setup and phone, internet and transportation reimbursements
Company HQ
Centennial, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Ikkjin Ahn
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a Software Engineer at O1 and Humanex, before spending 2 years at YouTube and 3 at Google.
David Sehyuk Park
(Co-Founder & CIO)Prior to co-founding Moloco in 2013, David spent nearly 7 years at Oracle Corporation as a Software Engineer.
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