Internship

Data Science Intern

Posted on 9/3/2024

Moloco

Moloco

501-1,000 employees

Machine learning for user acquisition and monetization

Compensation Overview

$47.31 - $57.69Hourly

San Carlos, CA, USA

Candidates must work from the Redwood City, CA office.

Category
Data Science
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Data Science
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Able and willing to work from our Redwood City, CA. office.
  • Available to work during the summer of 2025 (May through September).
  • By the start of the internship, actively enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD program in a technical or quantitative discipline, and returning back to the school program at the completion of the internship.
  • Candidates pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree must be graduating and obtaining the degree by June of 2026.
Responsibilities
  • Work on and improve various components of our ad-tech stack including ranking, retrieval, auction/bidding and budget pacing.
  • Conduct deep-dive analysis to influence R&D decisions and strategies: analyze a large dataset with queries and scripts, extract valuable signals out of noise, and produce actionable insights into how we could optimize Moloco’s complex bidding system.
  • Design and deploy advanced optimization approaches to improve our ad-delivery: identifying the best ranking, retrieval and bidding strategies that strike the right balance between ROI and revenue trade-offs.
  • Validating and quantifying the efficiency and performance gain from hypotheses through rigorous simulation and modeling.
  • Developing a robust experiment design and metric framework, and providing reliable and unbiased insights for product and business decision making.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest researches and developments in experimentation and causal inference, and identify opportunities of applying these techniques to business challenges.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with SQL, Python and/or R coding languages.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time while paying attention to detail and translate analysis results into business recommendations.
  • Ability to work independently, owning projects end-to-end, solving problems without much guidance.

Moloco helps businesses in the digital advertising industry acquire and re-engage high-value users using machine learning and first-party data. Their services optimize advertising campaigns based on real-time data, allowing clients to achieve specific business goals and monetize effectively, regardless of budget or location. Unlike competitors, Moloco focuses on delivering measurable outcomes for any advertiser goal, maximizing the value of every user. The company's goal is to empower businesses to grow their revenue through effective performance advertising.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$186.4M

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

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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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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