Full-Time

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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Moloco

Moloco

501-1,000 employees

Machine learning for user acquisition and monetization

Consumer Software
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$176k - $214kAnnually

Senior

Seattle, WA, USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineering
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Python
AWS
Go
Terraform
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Hands-on experience working with GCP or other cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure)
  • Practical, proven knowledge of a high-level language (e.g. Go, Python)
  • Experience working with infrastructure-related software (e.g. Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, etc.)
  • Experience developing infrastructure, configuration and deployment scripting and automation for large scale / high complexity services in a microservices environment
  • At least 5 years of experience in large-scale software development
  • Passionate about operational excellence and thrive in an environment where you are able to provide extremely high levels of customer support
  • Tenacious problem solver who takes ownership of issues from end-to-end to full resolution
Responsibilities
  • Play a role in engineering partner teams for company-wide infrastructure adoption and standard methodologies
  • Contribute to technical direction and decisions across the organization by conducting / leading research with other technical leaders in the organization
  • Traditional SRE/Operational support areas such as tooling and automation, monitoring, workflow management, maintaining and improving data pipelines, CI/CD, etc.
  • Actively participate in and contribute to code reviews and technical design documents to identify performance and reliability bottlenecks.
  • Partner with and support other engineering teams with operational guidance and expertise on various project initiatives.
  • Participate in capacity planning and scaling
  • Ensure that Moloco is delivered in a highly performant manner that can handle viral traffic spikes.
  • Collaborate with others in SRE and SWE to leverage tools, processes and techniques to improve service reliability.
  • Reduce business risk in areas such as infrastructure and configuration management, provisioning, capacity modeling and planning, and incident handling, mitigation, root cause analysis, and post-mortems.
  • Identify common patterns in the challenges of operating services in production, and work with others in SRE and SWE to design and implement reusable solutions and/or other cross-functional work that reduces the complexity, difficulty, cost, and risk of operating the business.

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 for specific business goals by making accurate predictions based on real-time data, allowing companies to monetize effectively regardless of budget or location. Unlike competitors, Moloco focuses on delivering measurable outcomes for any advertising goal, maximizing the value of every user. The company's goal is to assist clients in increasing their revenue through performance advertising.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$529.3M

Headquarters

Redwood City, California

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

66%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Moloco's recognition by Goldman Sachs and partnerships with industry giants like SK Telecom and Viacom18 indicate strong growth potential and market validation.
  • The launch of the Agency Partner Program expands Moloco's reach and influence, providing agencies with advanced tools to drive client success and revenue.
  • Their machine learning engine's ability to make accurate real-time predictions can significantly boost client ROI, making Moloco an attractive partner for performance advertising.

What critics are saying

  • The digital advertising space is highly competitive, with major players like Google and Facebook posing significant threats to market share.
  • Dependence on first-party data may limit Moloco's effectiveness in markets with stringent data privacy regulations.

What makes Moloco unique

  • Moloco leverages machine learning and first-party data to optimize user acquisition and monetization, setting it apart from competitors relying on third-party data.
  • Their focus on delivering outcomes for any advertiser goal ensures a tailored approach, unlike one-size-fits-all solutions in the market.
  • Strategic partnerships with major players like SK Telecom and Viacom18 highlight Moloco's ability to integrate and enhance existing platforms with advanced AI capabilities.

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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.