Staff Frontend Software Engineer, Moloco
$216-280k
Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions.
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Machine learning-powered performance advertising solutions.
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$216-280k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the scaling engine for the internet economy.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a deep focus on frontend development
- Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (React strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of web application architecture, performance optimization, and scalability
- Experience with enterprise SaaS applications and customer-facing platforms
- Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems and how the frontend integrates with backend services
- Solid grounding in system design, data-driven UI development, and testing practices
- Experience building or contributing to design systems and UI component libraries
- Interest and experience in advertising technology, retail/e-commerce, or cloud-based platforms
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions
- Growth mindset and enthusiasm for mentoring, collaboration, and staying current with frontend technologies and industry trends
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a Staff Frontend Software Engineer to help design, develop, and scale the user-facing side of Moloco Commerce Media (MCM), our state-of-the-art retail media advertising platform
- As part of this team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building intuitive, high-performance, enterprise-ready interfaces that bring advanced ML-powered advertising capabilities to retailers and brands. MCM has clear market fit, and we’re expanding rapidly
- You’ll lead feature development and system design, elevate frontend architecture, and mentor others while contributing directly to products that serve customers across the rapidly growing retail media industry
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, user-friendly web applications that power efficient ad campaign operations and enable data-driven decision-making
- Own frontend architecture, setting best practices for reliability, reusability, and long-term maintainability
- Partner closely with product, design, backend, and ML teams to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions
- Build reusable UI component libraries and design systems that accelerate product development
- Explore and prototype next-generation features including advanced ad performance analytics and creative-level reporting across millions of campaign items
- Mentor and coach engineers, sharing expertise in modern frontend practices and leadership in cross-functional initiatives
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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Insights
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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