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Engineering19 days agoOn-site

Moloco

Staff Software Engineer - Ad Serving - Moloco Commerce Media

javac++gopythondistributed systemscloudawsgcpbeamsparkbigtablebigqueryad servingmachine learningleadershiptechnical leadershipe-commercedigital advertisingapigenerative AI

Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Lead

Years experience

5+

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

Full job description

Moloco Commerce Media is seeking a lead software engineer to design, develop, and operate a scalable, reliable, and secure ad serving platform. The role involves building APIs and features, providing technical leadership to engineering and business teams, engaging directly with customers to translate needs into engineering solutions, and contributing to the platform's strategic vision and architecture. Candidates must have 7+ years of software development experience in languages such as Java, C++, Go, or Python, 2+ years of leadership experience managing small engineering teams, and hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery). Experience in digital advertising or e-commerce platforms and strong communication skills are required. The position is full-time, on-site in Menlo Park, CA, with up to 15% travel. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with match, disability coverage, paid holidays, flexible time off, and eligibility for bonuses and equity awards.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop and operate an end-to-end enterprise platform that remains fast, reliable and secure at scale
  • Build and maintain APIs and features for ad serving, while shaping the technical roadmap for the future of the product
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance for both internal/external engineering teams and cross functional business teams
  • Directly engage with customers to identify gaps, translate real world needs into engineering solutions, and deliver outcomes including legacy platform migrations, data connectors, bespoke features, workflows and analytics
  • Contribute to the strategic vision of the platform, strongly influencing technical decisions and long-term architecture
  • Explore and prototype next generation features including those enabled by generative AI

Requirements

  • 7+ years software development experience using one or more modern languages such as Java, C++, Go, and Python
  • 2+ years of leadership experience in delivering technical projects with a small (3+) team of engineers
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, from requirements gathering and design to implementation and production deployment
  • Experience in building platforms for digital advertising or e-commerce applications
  • Experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, GCE, GCP, Beam, Spark, BigTable, BigQuery)
  • Experience working directly with customers having varying levels of technical knowledge, and translating their ambiguous requirements into actionable roadmaps and technical solutions
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain cross-functional and customer relationships
  • Willingness to travel as needed (up to 15% travel)
  • Communication proficiency, capable of elaborating engineering concepts and product features in detail even to non-technical audiences

Tech stack

JavaC++GoPythonAWSGCEGCPBeamSparkBigTableBigQuery

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance401(k) plan with company matchShort-term and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefits and perksUp to 12 scheduled paid holidays per calendar yearOne Thrive Day off per quarterFlexible Time Off (FTO)Eligibility for bonus and equity awards based on performance

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