Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Moloco
Moloco Commerce Media
$232-348k
AI-powered performance advertising solutions
Posted today
AI-powered performance advertising solutions
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$232-348k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the scaling engine for the internet economy, applying AI to help businesses of all sizes grow.
Role
Who you are
- Bring 8-12 years of experience in applied machine learning or machine learning engineering, with a track record of shipping production models in ads, recommender systems, search, or large-scale ecommerce
- Apply deep hands-on expertise with modern ML toolchains (e.g., Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow/JAX, feature stores, distributed training, and large-scale data processing frameworks) to solve complex ranking and prediction problems
- Demonstrate experience building and optimizing models such as CTR predictors, retrieval models, conversion models, or recommendation systems, ideally including exposure to transformer-based architectures
- Navigate ambiguity by breaking loosely defined or novel business problems into well-structured ML projects, defining metrics, setting up experiments, and iterating based on data
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners, tailoring complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and decision-making across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
- Lead as the most senior technical IC on a team, independently owning high-impact technical initiatives, influencing architecture and roadmap decisions, and setting a high bar for code quality and model performance
- Thrive in a fast-moving environment where combining rigorous experimentation with pragmatic engineering unlocks measurable value for advertisers, retailers, and end customers
What the job involves
- Design, build, and productionize core ML models for CTR prediction, retrieval, conversion, and search/recommendation that directly drive performance for Moloco Commerce Media customers
- Lead end-to-end experimentation cycles, from problem framing and offline modeling to online A/B testing and iteration, to continuously improve auction, ranking, and recommendation quality
- Partner closely with product, engineering, and solutions teams to translate retail media and ecommerce requirements into robust ML solutions, features, and evaluation frameworks
- Drive technical excellence across the ML stack by improving pipelines, model serving, and monitoring for low-latency, high-throughput, and highly reliable inference at scale
- Mentor and uplevel other machine learning engineers through design reviews, knowledge sharing, and best practices in modern ML and MLOps
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
Menlo Park, 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.
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