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About Moloco: 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 YouTube'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 enables retailers and marketplaces 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, 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! About the Role The Ads Applied Data 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. Responsibilities 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. Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical field. 5+ years of software engineering experience with one or more modern languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, C++, C#, or Python). Proven experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems and backend services. Hands-on experience with data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Dataflow, or Spark, and orchestration tools like Airflow. Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and data storage technologies (BigQuery, Bigtable, Redis, GCS, Kafka, Pub/Sub). Demonstrated experience delivering impactful projects through collaboration with cross-functional teams (Product, ML, Data Science). Preferred Qualifications Experience with Feature Infra / Feature Store architecture and operations. Experience in Identity Graph design and construction to enhance user signal quality. Deep familiarity with AdTech or Machine Learning infrastructure domains. Experience working with Petabyte-scale data and high-availability systems. Compensation & Benefits U.S.-based employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits and perks. U.S.-based employees also receive up to 12 scheduled paid holidays per calendar year and one Thrive Day off per quarter. Additionally, all employees have Flexible Time Off (FTO). The successful candidate may be eligible for a bonus and equity awards. Eligibility and amounts are determined by performance and the terms of the applicable plans. The location for this role is listed above. For base pay range purposes, location-based compensation is grouped into the following regions. Your region is determined by your assigned work location. Region A: Menlo Park Office, New York Office, SF Bay Area, New York Metro Area Region B: Seattle Office, Seattle, Los Angeles/Orange County, San Diego, Austin, Boston, Washington DC Metro Area, Miami Region C: All other U.S. locations Salary Ranges: Region A: $188,000 — $235,000 USD Region B: $184,000 — $230,000 USD Region C: $159,800 — $199,750 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 that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives. 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 AI Use in Interviews Our interview process is designed to get to know the real you. 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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.