Senior Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure

About Moloco:

Moloco builds some of the most powerful AI advertising solutions in the world. Our name—short for "machine learning company"—reflects our core mission: democratizing access to the advanced AI that has historically been reserved for tech giants. Led by machine learning pioneers who built some of the most successful ad systems at Google, including YouTube's monetization engine and key search advertising technologies, we're transforming how businesses grow and compete in the digital economy.

Built with AI from day one, Moloco's planet-scale machine learning platform powers a suite of solutions for advertising growth and monetization. Moloco Ads is an AI-powered platform that delivers real business outcomes for mobile app marketers through performance-based user acquisition. Moloco Commerce Media and Streaming Monetization solutions enable retailers, marketplaces, and streaming platforms to build revenue-generating ad businesses that balance user experience and advertiser performance.

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

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

The Impact You'll Be Contributing to Moloco: 

• Moloco is seeking exceptional Software Engineers to contribute to the backend development of our state-of-the-art Machine Learning Advertising platform. You will build world-class infrastructure that integrates machine learning and big data, empowering companies of all sizes to significantly enhance their performance and growth. Globally, leading service owners and marketers rely on Moloco's innovative technology and market-validated prediction models to scale performance quickly and efficiently.

The Opportunity: 

• The Ads Infrastructure - Supply Team at Moloco is responsible for integrating various advertising technologies and platforms to enhance the overall performance of Moloco's machine learning advertising solutions. They are involved in key functions related to the integration, optimization, and maintenance of advertising infrastructure, ensuring seamless data flow and operational efficiency. This team works with large-scale distributed systems and data processing pipelines, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to achieve shared company goals. Their work supports both the backend infrastructure and the integration of machine learning models to improve ad targeting and performance.

How Do I Know if the Role is Right For Me? 

• Basic understanding of Ad-Tech, including how ads are served, monitored, and measured
• Fluent in Chinese and English 
• Able to travel for occasional business trips to China
• 5+ years of backend infrastructure software development experience
• Bachelor Degree or above in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree (Master's highly preferred)
• Excellent software development skills and fluency in at least one programming language (preferably Java, Kotlin, Go, C#, C++, etc.)
• Familiarity with basic machine learning principles and how they can be applied within the advertising ecosystem
• Experience developing large-scale, highly available distributed systems, data processing pipelines in a real time or near real time processing environment
• Experience with public cloud platforms and services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure to develop and optimize cloud-based infrastructure.
• Develop and implement Moloco's SDK solutions for publishers, ensuring seamless integration, robust functionality, and optimal ad performance. Focus on troubleshooting and improving SDK handling in client-side applications.
• Engage directly with publishers to support their needs in integrating Moloco's advertising technologies. Provide guidance on best practices, and work to resolve technical issues that may arise in bid request handling and SDK integration.
• Proven ability to engage and align cross-functional stakeholders, such as Product Management, SRE, Data Science, and ML Engineering, to achieve strategic goals.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the growth of the team. Lead by example in developing high-quality code and adhering to Moloco's best practices for software development.

Moloco is an engineering company founded by software engineers, and machine learning is the core of Moloco's engineering systems. We understand the value of a strong engineering team and strive to hire only the best software engineers as seen here.

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:

$184,000 - $230,000 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. 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: 

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 achieve our vision to become the scaling engine for the Internet economy.

Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and 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 or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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