Software Engineer - Ads Applied Data

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 You Tube'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 Ads Data Infra team builds and scales the foundational data infrastructure that powers Moloco’s advertising platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize distributed data systems for real‑time and batch processing, ensuring reliable and low‑latency delivery of data across the ads ecosystem. You’ll work closely with Product, ML, and Data Science teams to enable feature engineering, identity resolution, and advanced user signal enrichment across online and offline pipelines.

• Design and build large‑scale distributed systems for data ingestion (Petabyte‑scale), transformation, and serving.
• Partner with ML and Serving teams to support feature engineering workflows, connecting offline data to serving systems.
• Contribute to the evolution of Feature Infra / Feature Store, ensuring scalability, discoverability, and consistency of feature data.
• Collaborate on Identity Graph construction to unify user and device identifiers for more effective signal enrichment and targeting.
• Improve system observability, resilience, and performance in high‑throughput, low‑latency environments.
• Mentor engineers and help define best practices for data and backend engineering.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical field.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience with one or more modern languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, C++, C#, or Python).
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services or data‑intensive systems.
• Hands‑on experience with data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Dataflow, or Spark, and orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and data storage technologies (e.g., Big Query, Bigtable, Redis, GCS, Kafka, Pub/Sub).
• Demonstrated experience delivering impactful projects through collaboration with cross‑functional teams (Product, ML, Data Science).

• Experience with AdTech systems or data pipelines (e.g., bidding, attribution, identity, measurement, or audience platforms).
• Exposure to Feature Infrastructure or Feature Store concepts and workflows.
• Familiarity with Identity Graph–related systems or large‑scale user data processing.
• Experience working with Petabyte‑scale data and high‑availability systems.

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:

$140,400 - $175,000 USD

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