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 utilizing data— the 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 allowing 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% in the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies for 2023. Recognized as one of 46 leading Cloud Computing companies, receiving the Stratus Award for 2023. In 2023, we received Google’s Cloud DevOps Dreamers Award, a recognition given to companies that are implementing DevOps practices to drive organizational success and high performance. Lastly, Moloco is a 2024 certified Great Place to Work! Check us out on Glassdoor and be sure to get an inside look at working at Moloco on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Moloco is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, London, Berlin, Seoul, Singapore, Beijing, Gurgaon, 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 to how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging will allow 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:

Feature development, design, optimization, testing, and maintenance of software applications and solutions for internal and external end users. Help scale our products (RMP and the #1 Independent DSP) as we push for growth and scalability.

The Opportunity:

Customer Facing: Design and implement server APIs, mobile SDKs, and web services for customers and partners.
Large-Scale Server: Write server-side code that handles millions of requests per second. The current stack consists of proprietary code in Java or Golang as well as Google Cloud Products including Bigtable and BigQuery.
Data Platform: Construct streamlined platforms to enhance big data processing and machine learning pipelines. The current stack employs Google Cloud Products including Dataflow and Bigtable.

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

Bachelor's Degree or above in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
4+ years of professional software engineering experience using one or more modern languages such as Java, C#, Golang (Go), C++, etc.
4+ years of professional software development experience on backend/infrastructure systems
Experience working with large-scale distributed systems
Outstanding problem-solving skills
Strong computer science fundamentals and experience with Data Structure and Algorithms
Experience delivering projects with material impact, and collaborating within and across teams and roles (Product Management, SRE, Data Science, ML engineering, etc)

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 Compensation Range:

$150,000—$168,350 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. Through a lens of Inclusion, we offer innovative benefits which empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives. For an overview of our global benefits, click here.

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:

Equal Opportunity:

Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we 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 gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidate Privacy Notice:

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Backend Software Engineer