Internship

Software Engineer Intern

Posted on 1/30/2024

Moloco

Moloco

501-1,000 employees

Machine learning for user acquisition and monetization

Compensation Overview

$8.1k - $10.1k/yr

+ Additional Benefits + Well-being Programs

Seattle, WA, USA + 1 more

More locations: San Carlos, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Full-Stack Engineering
Software QA & Testing
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
UI/UX Design
Data Structures & Algorithms
Java
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Able and willing to work from our Seattle, WA or Redwood City, CA office.
  • Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from (within the last 12-months), a Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD program in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Candidates pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree must be graduating and obtaining degree by June of 2025.
  • Strong background in data structures and algorithms.
  • Strong coding and problem solving skills.
  • Familiar with distributed systems and/or databases.
  • Fluent with at least one programming language for server development like C/C++, Java, Go, Rust.
Responsibilities
  • Joining in building a next-generation ML based ad-serving platform.
  • Being a full member of the team and treated as a junior engineer.
  • Adding features to high-performance, low-latency backend servers.
  • Enhancing the system in various aspects including scalability, availability, and performance.
  • Developing novel improvements to pricing theory and/or algorithms.
  • Designing / planning / shipping new features in collaboration with other engineers, PMs and UI Designers.
  • Developing internal tools to enhance developer productivity and system efficiency.
  • Turning unstructured logs, messages, and events into structured data for analytics, ML, and more.
  • Designing and implementing the backend data pipelines for manipulating and managing big data.
  • Developing APIs to deliver and / or demonstrate the results of advertising campaigns to customers.

Moloco helps businesses in the digital advertising industry acquire and re-engage high-value users by using machine learning and first-party data. Their services optimize advertising efforts based on real-time data, allowing clients to achieve specific business goals and increase revenue. Unlike competitors, Moloco focuses on delivering measurable outcomes for any advertising objective, maximizing the value of every user. The company's goal is to support clients in driving revenue growth through effective performance advertising.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$191.6M

Headquarters

Redwood City, California

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with MetaRouter enhances privacy-first ad personalization capabilities.
  • Expansion into India opens new growth opportunities in emerging markets.
  • Acquisition of Masterful boosts AI marketing capabilities and company growth.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from companies like The Trade Desk and Criteo.
  • Potential privacy concerns due to use of first-party data in strict regions.
  • Economic downturns may lead to reduced advertising budgets.

What makes Moloco unique

  • Moloco leverages machine learning to optimize user acquisition and monetization campaigns.
  • The company uses first-party data for precise targeting of high-value users.
  • Moloco's tech-driven approach is supported by talent from Google, Amazon, and Twitter.

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Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellness: Competitive health, dental, vision and life insurance (covered at 100% for you) and your family.

Professional development: Teach yourself something new and get reimbursed each year for your professional development.

Food and snacks: Enjoy lunch on us. We bring lunch in for employees everyday, In addition, our micro-kitchens are filled with healthy snacks and beverages for you to enjoy

Paid parental leave: Our maternity/paternity leave plan also has you covered when you welcome a new child into your family.

Unlimited vacation: We encourage team members to take time off to relax and recharge with our flexible paid time off policy.

Financial benefits: We provide stock options and generous 401k/pension with an employer match that helps you prepare for your future.

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

3%
Medianews4u
Mar 4th, 2025
KRAFTON teams up with Moloco for strategic CTV advertising of CookieRun India on LG channels

Mumbai: Moloco has announced a successful collaboration with global game publisher KRAFTON.

Thailand Business News
Feb 25th, 2025
Moloco Commerce Media and MetaRouter Partner to Drive Privacy-First Ad Personalization at Scale

SYDNEY, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Moloco, a leader in operational machine learning (ML) and performance advertising, today announced a partnership with MetaRouter, a leader in server-side tag management and pioneer in enterprise-grade data collection and integration.

Moloco
Feb 13th, 2025
Wayfair partners with Moloco to transform display advertising

Wayfair partners with Moloco to transform display advertising.

Homebrew
Jan 15th, 2025
Masterful Joins Moloco to Boost AI Marketing

Masterful has been acquired by Moloco to enhance its AI marketing capabilities. Masterful CEO Tom Rikert highlighted Moloco's rapid growth, achieving 100X growth over six years with billions in ad spend across three products. Rikert expressed excitement about joining Moloco, citing synergies in customer empathy, machine learning expertise, and a product-driven culture. He also praised Moloco's high-performance team and positive company culture.

Law.com
Jan 8th, 2025
Former Google Legal Exec Joins Ad Tech Unicorn as GC

The Bay Area ad tech startup Moloco announced on Wednesday that Iris Chen has stepped down as deputy general counsel of Airbnb to become the machine learning company's general counsel.

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