Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering - 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 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% of 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, 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 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: 

• 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 designing, developing and optimizing the data infrastructure and pipelines to build robust and scalable solutions.
• You will mentor others on the team and have the opportunity to lead high impact projects.

The Opportunity: 

• Design and develop complex data pipelines and ETL processes for manipulating and managing big data.
• Improve cost effectiveness on the data pipelines, storages, and databases, directly and/or in collaboration with full-time developers across teams.
• Design and implement data quality and governance processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Enhance our system in various aspects including but not limited to scalability, availability, and performance. 
• Develop internal tools to enhance developer productivity and system efficiency.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives, offering technical expertise and guidance.
• Collaborate with other teams, including but not limited to Infra, Machine Learning, Data Science and Analytics, and production, to help Moloco build the best ad platform.

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

• 7 years software engineering experience using one or more modern languages such as Java, C#, Go, C , Python, etc along with advanced proficiency in SQL and SQL or NoSQL database technologies.
• Working with computer systems architecture, operating systems, or distributed systems.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), or equivalent on-premise systems.
• Programming fundamentals, testing, and common algorithms and structures.
• System Design and development skills.
• Working with at least one of the following: data modeling, analytics, management, or big data processing/MapReduce.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills.
• Growth mindset, with a passion for staying updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, and a willingness to share knowledge and mentor others.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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 that 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: 

• Moloco Company Blog 
• Moloco Leadership
• Moloco Newsroom 

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.

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