Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Moloco Commerce Media

About Moloco: 

Moloco is a machine learning company empowering organizations of all sizes to grow and unlock the full value of their unique first-party data, elevating the traditional path to performance advertising. While the largest technology companies have proven the speed and scale of ad targeting using data, that same robust performance powered by machine learning has previously been unavailable beyond their platforms. 

That's where Moloco steps in. With Moloco's powerful combination of cutting-edge machine learning technologies, we play a unique and visible role in shaping the digital economy, all while enabling companies to stay independent and scale.

An industry leader at the nexus of machine learning, performance marketing, and visionary product infrastructure, Moloco is advancing the advertising technology industry. We ranked in the top 10% of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies for 2023. We were recognized as one of 46 leading Cloud Computing companies, receiving the Stratus Award for 2023. That same year, we also received Google’s Cloud DevOps Dreamers Award, given to companies implementing DevOps practices to drive organizational success and high performance. Lastly, Moloco is a 2024-certified Great Place to Work! 

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

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 carry out our mission, to empower businesses of all sizes to grow through operational machine learning.

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: 

• We're seeking a software engineer to help us design, develop and maintain the backend of our state of the art Moloco Commerce Media (MCM) product
• You will be responsible for developing an ML-based online advertising platform for the rapidly growing retail media industry
• You will play a pivotal role building and developing our enterprise-ready solution. We’ve determined clear market fit and are now seeking senior and staff engineers to refine the MCM product
• You will lead feature development, design, optimization, testing, and maintenance of software applications and solutions for internal and external end users
• You will mentor others on the team and have the opportunity to lead high-impact projects

The Opportunity: 

• Drive innovation in MCM, setting the technical vision and roadmap for the team
• Enhance our system in various aspects, including but not limited to scalability, availability, and performance
• Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives, offering technical expertise and guidance
• End-User Product: design and implement server APIs and web services for customers and partners
• Large-Scale Server: Write server-side code that handles millions of requests per second 
• Cloud Infra: Build on public cloud infrastructure
• Ideate new features for the next generation state of the art advertising platform 

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

• 8+ years of software engineering experience using one or more modern languages such as Go, Java, Python 
• Experience with enterprise SaaS applications
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering high-quality, innovative solutions
• Interest and experience in platforms in the advertising or e-commerce domains
• Experience working with large-scale distributed systems
• System design and development skills; from gathering requirements to design to implementation to production
• Experience in Cloud/Big Data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCE, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery etc.) 
• Programming fundamentals, testing, and common algorithms and structures
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills
• Growth mindset, with a passion for staying updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, and a willingness to share knowledge