Senior Applied Scientist, Moloco
Moloco Commerce Media
$176-219k
Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions.
Job no longer available
Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions.
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$176-219k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the scaling engine for the internet economy.
Role
Who you are
- MS or Ph.D. degree in a quantitative discipline with exposure to advanced modeling and statistical techniques
- 6+ years of work experience (industry or postgraduate) in data science related fields or an advanced degree such as Master’s or PhD in a quantitative discipline with 4+ years of experience
- Experience with one or more programming languages including Python, Java or C++
- Past experience with ad-tech/ranking/retrieval and/or search quality is preferred
What the job involves
- Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) enables marketplaces to leverage the recent advances in AI for delivering tailored ads to relevant users, driven by first-party data. MCM has established a strong product market with several leading marketplaces working with us to show relevant ads
- We’ve established our MCM’s product market fit with strong interest in our product
- MCM is an important product that is key to Moloco’s continued success and is in a high growth phase
- The science team supports MCM's growth by supporting the launch of new features through modeling, algorithmic and analytical excellence
- As a senior applied scientist in MCM, you will have the opportunity to work on and improve various components of our ad-tech stack including ranking, retrieval, auction/bidding and budget pacing
- Conduct deep-dive analysis to influence R&D decisions and strategies: analyze large datasets, extract valuable signals out of noise, and design state of the art machine learning models to optimize Moloco’s complex bidding system
- Design and deploy advanced optimization approaches to improve our ad-delivery: identifying the best ranking, retrieval and bidding strategies that strike the right balance between ROI and revenue trade-offs
- Leveraging the latest advances in deep learning to evaluate and improve our search quality
- Build the right metrics for product areas and guide ramps with domain data expertise: improve performance monitoring of a large and complex ads ecosystem by establishing the right metric framework, and understanding cause-and-effect relationships across drivers; guiding ramp decisions through rigorous A/B testing
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
(CEO)Worked as a Software Engineer at O1 and Humanex, before spending 2 years at YouTube and 3 at Google.
David Sehyuk Park
(CIO)Previously a Software Engineer at Oracle.
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